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Now practice with the genetics problems… You will be expected to know and use the 5 steps on your exam! Mendelian Genetics 11.4 Human genetic disorders What are autosomal recessive disorders? Autosome = ________ Examples Tay-Sachs disease Cystic fibrosis Phenylketonuria What are autosomal dominant disorders? Only need one copy of the allele to have the disease Examples Neurofibromatosis Huntington’s disease Achondroplasia Mendelian Genetics 11.5 Beyond Mendelian genetics Is complete dominance the only kind of dominance? No! Incomplete dominance Dominant allele cannot fully mask the recessive