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How can we prevent genetic disorders?


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Genetic disorders:

  1. Genetic disorders are the ones which are basically caused by the alterations of genes in an organism.
  2. It is basically caused by mutations in DNA or the genome.
  3. Diseases like colour blindness, haemophilia, and Down's syndrome are examples of genetic disorders.
  4. It is difficult to cure certain genetic disorders but still scientists are trying to cure them by using different methods, one of them is Gene therapy.

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