hereditary disease
Inherited medical condition
A hereditary disease is a medical condition passed from parents to children through genes.
The term covers disorders caused by genetic mutations that can be inherited, from cystic fibrosis to sickle cell anemia to Huntington's disease.
Not all genetic diseases are hereditary—some arise from new mutations rather than inherited ones.
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- cystic fibrosisGenetic disorder thickening mucus
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- recessive geneAllele expressed only when paired
dominant trait · penetrance · DNA · consanguinity · genotype · expressivity · genetic counseling · genetic testing · carrier · fragile X syndrome · sickle cell anemia · hemophilia · genetic disorder · runs in the family · family history · thalassemia · recessive · dominant
- illnesssickness, illness, ailment, disorder, malady
- Genetic Riskgenetic marker, genetic testing, genetic counseling, gene mutation, predisposition
- animal geneticsallele, chromosome, dominant gene, recessive gene, dominant traits
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- Genetic Lawgenetic privacy, genetic discrimination, DNA evidence, DNA database, genetic databases
hereditary diseaselifestyle disease
Condition caused by habits
occupational disease · poisoning · nutritional deficiency · accidental injury · radiation sickness
hereditary diseasecontagious disease
Transmissible pathological condition
infectious disease · communicable disease · sexually transmitted disease · waterborne disease · viral infection
disease, diseased, inherit, inheritance, inherited, hereditary, inheriting, heritable, heritability