Genetic disorders can be inherited from parents or acquired through mutations. Key events in understanding genetics included Mendel's work in inheritance, Watson and Crick discovering the DNA structure, and completing the Human Genome Project. Genetic testing is now used in forensics and to study conditions like Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, Tay-Sachs disease, muscular dystrophy, hemophilia, Huntington's disease, and phenylketonuria (PKU). Understanding genetics allows for advances like gene therapy and holds promise for treating disease.
Genetic disorders can be inherited from parents or acquired through mutations. Key events in understanding genetics included Mendel's work in inheritance, Watson and Crick discovering the DN…