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What are Mendelian disorders?

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Alteration or mutation in a single gene causes Mendelian disorders. These disorders are transmitted to the offspring on the same line as the Mendelian pattern of inheritance. Some examples for Mendelian disorders are Thalassemia, albinism, phenylketonuria, etc. These disorders may be dominant or recessive and autosomal or sex linked.
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