Genetic Disorders Color Blindness Those with this genetic

Genetic Disorders

Color Blindness • Those with this genetic disorder have trouble seeing or mix up certain colors.

Sickle-Cell Anemia • A person’s red blood cells are misshapen so oxygen can’t be carried efficiently.

Type 1 Diabetes • Insulin can’t be made, so blood sugar is not stable.

Tay-Sachs disease • Fat build up the brain. Because of a missing enzyme, it can’t be degraded. Nerves can’t function. • Symptoms appear around 2, and eventually leads to death at about 15.

Angelman Syndrome • Phenotype: severe intellectual and developmental disabilities, sleep disturbances, seizures, jerky movements (especially handflapping), frequent laughter or smiling, and a happy appearance.

Polydactyl • There are more than five fingers or toes.

Turner’s Syndrome • There are only 45 chromosomes (instead of 46) • females lack one X chromosome – They only have one!

Down Syndrome • 47 chromosomes (instead of 46) • extra chromosome 21 – There are 3 of them!

Neurofibromatosis • There is a mutation with neural cells which caused tumor growth all over the body. The tumors may cause bumps under the skin, colored spots, skeletal problems, pressure on spinal nerve roots, and other neurological problems.

Methemoglobinemia • People have Blue Skin