Biology 10th grade

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  • Hemophilia is a disease when blood does not cloth properly and could lead to serious blood loss after injury or an surgery
  • consanguineous marriage between same individuals of the same family.
  • marriages from the same family increases the disease alleles coming together and increases the chance of a disease
  • Two individuals coming together to from new individuals leads to recombination
  • Recombination is the different genes being matched
  • Variation refers to the differences between individuals of the same species. Genetic variation is the difference in genes or DNA
  • Inbreeding can cause genetic disorders such as hemophilia
  • Sometimes, the same genes just express themselves in a different way, without actually changing. This is called modification.
  • When DNA is damaged or changed, this is called mutation
  • Mutations can occur during cell division.
  • Also mutagens such as radiation, uv rays, poisonous chemicals, drugs, pH, temperature changes and some viruses can be classified as mutagens.
  • A mutagen is a factor which causes mutation.