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Lethal Inheritance Patterns
Effects of Huntington's disease on neurons
The neuron in the center of this micrograph (yellow) has nuclear inclusions characteristic of Huntington's disease (orange area in the center of the neuron). Huntington's disease occurs when an abnormal dominant allele for the Huntington gene is present.
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"OpenStax College, Characteristics and Traits. October 16, 2013."
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