Scientistsaregettingeversoclosertotellingifyouaregoingtoinheritcertainconditionsfrom yourfamily.Therearemanywaysoftellingifyouyouoralovedoneisgoingtohaveacertain disorder.Onewayislookingbackinyourfamilyandtellingwhichofyourfamilymembershada disease.Theiraremanythingsyoucallpeoplewithdiffirentsicknesesinthemandtheparents /grandparentshaveadiffirentchancetogiveittothechildren. Autosomaldominantinheritanceisoneofthoseanditiswhenapersonisaffectedwiththe certainsicknessandwillhavea50%chanceofcatchingthegene.AutoSomalrecessiveistwo unaffectedpeoplewhocarryonecopyofthemutatedgene.Xlinkeddomnantinheritanceis whenonemanhasoneXchromosomeandonerchromosomethexgoestohissonswhilethe rgoestoallofhisdaughters.Thegeneticriskofyougettingacertaindiseasedependsona coupleofthings. Forexampleifoneofyoufamilymembersyourmom,dad,orgrandparentshadcanceryouwill haveagreaterchanceofgettingcancer.Commondiseasesresultinthecombinedeffectsof multiplegenes/environmentalfactors.Scientistsaregettingclosertoprieditchingifyouare goingtohaveacertainsicknesswithgreataccuracy.

.Morethanonegeneisoftenresultedin mostcommondiseases.Patternsaremanytimesvariedandmanytimesyoucan'ttellifthe personisgoingtogetthesickness. Thesearethingsthatmaketheirahigherchanceofgettingadisease.Havingoneormoreclose relativeswithamedicalcondition.Havingarelativediagnosedwithaconditionatanearlyage (typicallybeforeage55).Havingarelativewithadiseasethatismorerareinacertaingender(for example,afemalewithheartdisease).Havingacombinationofdiseasesthatruninyourfamily (forexample,bothdiabetesandheartdisease).PrevalenceofCommonDiseases Itisestimatedthatheartdisease,canceranddiabetesaccountfor7ofevery10deathsinthe UnitedStates.SoIthinkitwouldbeimportanttoknowwhatkindofdisorderyourbabyhaswhen heisborn.