Monogenic Inheritance

Question 1

Autosomal Recessive Diseases

Answer 1

1. Albinism
2. Cystic Fibrosis- Fatal by early adulthood
3. Phenylketonuria
4. Sickle cell anemia- Early death
5. Tay-Sachs disease- Early death

Question 2

Autosomal Dominant Diseases

Answer 2

1. Huntington’s disease- Early death
2. Marfan’s syndrome- death by aortic rupture
3. Porphyria

Question 3

X-linked Recessive Diseases

Answer 3

1. Colour blindness
2. Haemophilia
3. Muscular dystrophy