Inherited disorders
What Inherited disorders means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Conditions caused by the inheritance of certain alleles, passed from parents to offspring in gametes.
Conditions caused by faulty alleles inherited from parents, such as cystic fibrosis.
Topics that use Inherited disorders
- Genetic engineering (AQA GCSE)
- Inherited disorders (AQA GCSE)
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