Deduce how huntington's disease can be passed onto offspring even though it is a dominant, lethal disorder.

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Triston

1 May, 19:25

Deduce how huntington's disease can be passed onto offspring even though it is a dominant, lethal disorder.

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Huntington's disease is passed to offspring because it is a genetic mutation. The genetic code is longer and there is a larger number of repititions in the code, meaning there is a higher chance for Huntington's disease to transfer to offspring.