Tay sachs disease runs in rebecca's family. when she looked at her family pedigree, she saw a shaded circle. this represented

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Hugo Lyons

5 June, 03:10

Tay sachs disease runs in rebecca's family. when she looked at her family pedigree, she saw a shaded circle. this represented

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Conley · Answer 1

Tay Sachs disease runs in Rebecca's family. When she looked at her family pedigree, she saw a shaded circle. This represented a female with Tay Sachs.

Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is an inherited (genetic), incurable disease of the central nervous system which affects males and females equally.

Julien Pruitt · Answer 2

This represented "a female with Tay Sachs".

Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a deadly hereditary issue, most normally happening in kids, that outcomes in dynamic devastation of the sensory system. Tay-Sachs is caused by the nonappearance of an indispensable compound called hexosaminidase-A (Hex-A).