There are three main types of genetic inheritance: Mendelian, that is, the inheritance of similar traits, is based on the inheritance of similar things like eyes and fingerprints; biparental, that is, the inheritance of both parents sharing similar traits; and polygenic, that is the inheritance of a large number of small variations, such as eye color, skin pigmentation, etc.
Most of the time we’re talking about those two types of inheritance. The biparental type refers to the fact that when you have two parents from a common ancestry (or a “hybrid”), you can inherit different traits from each parent, because different genes are passed down by each parent.
Many people are unsure if biparental is possible, but if you have a parent with the same father and mother, you have a biparental relationship. The inheritance of the parents’ characteristics from the same gene pool is called “synthetic” inheritance; this happens when you inherit many small variations from a larger genetic pool.
In this case it’s biparental because both father and mother are the same people, but they have different characteristics. Some of those variations are inherited from the parents, while others are passed on through the male to female cell division. Synthetic inheritance doesn’t affect the DNA of your child, it just affects the phenotype.
Synthetic inheritance is an evolutionary advantage for the genes involved, but it can also cause complications later in life. Your genes might be the same, but your body might be. This can lead to diseases like sickle cell anemia, as well as some cancers, which can also happen from the same gene pool. Your kids could have the same traits the same way you had the same parents, but genetically they might be different.
Dna is the same through an inheritance, but there are many types of DNA with different functions, and different types of diseases. The most common of these is called Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, or SNPs. These are genetic variations in the length of DNA strands in a cell. These differences in the strands can affect gene expression and cause diseases like sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, and leukemia.
Some of these diseases can only be treated with medication, but they can also be treated with gene therapy or editing. In a gene therapy, an organism’s DNA is altered to create a new sequence that repairs the DNA and makes it functional. In the case of sickle cell anemia, it is a mutation caused by a change in the length of the DNA. This would be a problem, so a new sequence is created with the same number of bases as the original.
In the case of hemophilia, an individual can have the same blood type as another person. This is also treated with gene therapy. The blood is purified, mixed with an enzyme, and injected. Once the blood has entered the bloodstream, it is able to clot.
Hemophilia is a blood disorder, that is, it causes a small amount of blood to flow into the skin instead of the body. The patient will bleed when he or she is in a certain position, such as sitting, standing, or driving. A blood clot can then form in the area where the bleeding occurs. This is called “chronic.” Hemophilia is also treated with gene therapy, a process in which cells taken from the person with the disorder are injected into the patient.
Blood clotting is an important biological process which helps keep our blood pressure within normal ranges for good. The blood of those with hemophilia is usually thicker and much more difficult to clump. This is why people with this disorder are often treated with treatments like RBC transfusions.