Medical Genetics - V. M. Zaporozhan 2005

Etiology of Hereditary Diseases
Non-Mendelian Inheritance in Humans
Gonadal Mosaicism

The phenomenon of gonadal mosaicism explains the possibility of having multiple children with dominant disorders born to phenotypically healthy parents, which does not fit classical Mendelian inheritance.



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