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Definition of GENE

a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a


chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the
transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of
a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of
other genetic material

Carrier
An individual who has a recessive, disease-causing allele at a particular
locus on one chromosome of a pair and a normal allele at that locus on
the other chromosome
A carrier is an individual who carries and is capable of passing on a
genetic mutation associated with a disease and may or may not display
disease symptoms. Carriers are associated with diseases inherited as
recessive traits. In order to have the disease, an individual must have
inherited mutated alleles from both parents. An individual having one
normal allele and one mutated allele does not have the disease. Two
carriers may produce children with the disease.
Albinism
Albinism is a genetic condition also called achromia, achromasia, or
achromatosis. It is cha3sw3sweracterized by a deficit in the production in
melanin and by the partial or complete absence of pigment in the skin, hair and
eyes. This hereditary disease can be found in humans (affecting all races),
mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245861.php
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/albinism.html

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