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The George Washington University Medical Center

Autosomal Dominant and Recessive Inheritance
3/2/98

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Table of Contents:

Introduction

Topics of Discussion

Topics of Discussion

Principle of Segregation

Principle of Independent Assortment

Dominant or Recessive

Basic Concepts of Probability

Multiplication Rule

Addition Rule

Basic Probability - Summary

Genes and Genotype Frequencies

Hardy - Weinberg Principle

Hardy - Weinberg Principle

Hardy - Weinberg Principle

H-W - Risk Calculation

Hardy - Weinberg Principle

Concept of Phenotype

Concept of Phenotype

Basic Pedigree Structure

Autosomal Dominant Inheritance

Autosomal Dominant Inheritance

Autosomal Dominant Inheritance

Autosomal Dominant Inheritance

Autosomal Dominant Inheritance

AD Inheritance - Recurrence Risk

AD Inheritance - Common Disorders

Autosomal Recessive Inheritance

Autosomal Recessive Inheritance

AR Inheritance - Pedigree

“Dominant” versus “Recessive”: Some cautions

Factors that may complicate Inheritance Patterns

New Mutation

New Mutation - Example

New Mutation

Germline Mosaicism

Germline Mosaicism

Germline Mosaicism - Diseases Identified

Delayed Age of Onset

Reduced Penetrance

Variable Expression

Variable Expression - Causes

Pleiotropy

Pleiotropy

Locus Heterogeneity

Genomic Imprinting

Deletion of long arm chromosome 15

Genomic Imprinting

Anticipation

Anticipation - Myotonic Dystrophy

Trinucleotide Repeat Expansions

Consanguinity

Consanguinity

Coefficient of Relationship

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