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What is a genetic disorder? Mention its types?

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A genetic disorder is a disease or syndrome that is caused by an abnormality in an individual DNA. Abnormalities can range from a small mutation in a single gene to the addition or subtraction of an entire chromosome or even a set of chromosomes. Genetic disorders are of two types namely. Mendelian disorders and chromosomal disorders.
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