Achondroplasia

are two ways a child can inherited a genetic disorder from their parents. Autosomal dominant disorder is where one parent has a genetic disorder in which it has already manifested such as familial hypercholesterolaemia, marfan’s syndrome, and achondroplasia(dwarfism) and this dominant gene is inherited by their child who will also develop the disorder. Autosomal recessive disorder is where both parents are unaware or do not display the genetic disorder they carry and the child inherits both…

had their traits chosen for what their parents wanted in a child. The children without chosen traits would be at an unfair advantage to the children with chosen traits in school, work and life. “Most people with conditions such as spina bifida, achondroplasia, Down syndrome, and many other mobility and sensory impairments perceive themselves as healthy, not sick, and describe their conditions as givens of their lives--- the equipment with which they meet the world.” (Asch, 611) Asch wanted to…

may lead to a disabling condition. A parent with a dominant gene defect has a 50% change of passing the defect on to each of their children. Dominant gene defects are:- • Tuberous sclerosis (a disorder affecting the skin and nervous system) • Achondroplasia (dwarfism) • Huntington’s chorea (a disorder of the central nervous system) If both parents carry a single recessive gene defect children have a 35% chance of being affected. Recess gene defects are:- • Cystic fibrosis (a genetic condition…