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Chapter 11 Complex Inheritance.pdf

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<strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>11</strong><strong>Complex</strong> <strong>Inheritance</strong> and Human Heredity<strong>11</strong>.1 Basic Patterns of Human <strong>Inheritance</strong>Tay-Sachs Disease• Caused by the absence of the enzymesresponsible for breaking down fatty acidscalled gangliosides• Gangliosides accumulate in the brain,inflating brain nerve cells and causingmental deterioration.

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