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which of the following genetic disease occur most frequesntly?
A. AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE
B. DOMINANT
C. X-LINKED
D. MULTIFACTORIAL
E. CHROMOSOMES ABNORMALITIES
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bbbbbbbbbb the most common genetc disease is von wi....it is dominant.....what do you think?
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the most common genetic disease in general is multifactorial. the answer is D.
remember. HTN. diabetes, heart disease, cancer. are all multifactorial.
multifactorial= multi + factors ( genetics + environmental factors)
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frequencyof incidence:
recessive = 1.7/1000 livebirths
dominant = 1.4/1000
x-linked = 0.5/1000
multifactorial ( onset before 25 yrs of age)= 46.4/1000
chromosomes= 1.8/1000