Grantham University Genetics Counselor Presentation

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Intro to Life Science – Week 4 Assignment

Genetic Counseling Presentation

Imagine you are a genetics counselor working with couples who are expecting children. You have been asked to give a PowerPoint presentation about commonly inherited diseases and their patterns of inheritance. Choose one disease from one of the categories (X-linked, autosomal, recessive, autosomal dominant, or chromosomal number change) from Chapter 10. Give a brief overview of the disease, illustrate, and explain the pattern of inheritance. Share the role of parents in inheritance.