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genetic carrier [jə¦ned·ik kar·ē·ər] (genetics) An individual who is heterozygous for a recessive gene that predisposes for a hereditary disease. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Genetic carrier testing of the mother had indicated she had a "balanced translocation" of chromosomes 11 and 22, which meant that while she was unaffected, there was a risk that her children could have an abnormal number of chromosomes. Genetic discrimination is further expanded by misunderstanding the difference between being a genetic carrier for a disease and actually having a disease. Turner (1995) surmises that the maternal influence so often related to homosexuality may lie in the mother being a genetic carrier, and offers the hypothesis that homosexuality is caused by a gene at Xq28. |
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