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| Question By: Manjunath Tumbalabeedu Date: 10/25/2002 Time: 2:38:22 AM |
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Is there any difference between GENETIC disorders and HEREDITARY disorders ?
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In most cases, 'NO'. 'Genetic' refers to 'pertaining to genes'. Genes are the part of our cells that carry information from one generation to another - about what we 'inherit' - and that is 'heredity'. So they are one and the same thing. But there might be exceptions. For eg, a baby can be born with some genetic defect which may not be transferrable to the next generations. An isolated genetic defect/abberration. That can be non-hereditary. But usually, the terms are used as synonymous.
Dr. B
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Homeopathy = Hpathy
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