Lethal

... #2The autosomal genes Curly (C) and Plum (P) in Drosophila are independently segregating, phenotypically dominant mutations that are homozygous lethals. In other words, they have a distinct phenotype as heterozygotes but are lethal as homozygous dominants. When Curly and Plum are separately ...

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... and whether they had that 50% luck. The disease would be eliminated or become drastically more rare at least in the following cases: if it was lethal at young age, if the people suffering from it or at risk would choose to not have children or if there was extensive genetic testing for embryos/fetuses ...

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Hey explain why hungtington disease persist in the human population when it is caused by a lethal, dominant allele? im not too sure about this one. Huntington's disease is caused by a dominant lethal allele this means that the offsprings dies imediately. thanks

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Let's just hope there will not be a second wave. But in the event that it happens, let's pray that it will not be lethal.

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... blindness is relatively common, because it is almost harmless; Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare disease - even though it is common among lethal genetic diseases, you see people suffering from this rarely. And why is that? Because it is such a serious illness, that it has become extremely ...

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