It is estimated that every human carries between 5 and 8 harmful genes.?

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It is estimated that every human carries between 5 and 8 harmful genes.?

Why do you think that more people are not born with inherited diseases?

2006-12-11 05:27:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Built in redundancy in our systems, error checking routines, and in many cases, slight errors are insignificant. 'Harmful' is an undefined and non-quantized term.

11 DEC 06, 1844 hrs, GMT.

2006-12-11 05:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Most of the harmful genes are recessives, and their carriers are heterozygous. Having one good copy of the gene means that the carrier can survive to reproduce and not display ill effects himself.

2006-12-11 08:21:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋