Patterns of genetic inheritance.
Neonatal nurses need to understand the basic patterns of genetic transmission. This article, the first in a series, provides an overview of Mendel's laws and discusses five types of transmission: single gene inheritance, chromosomal inheritance, multifactorial inheritance, cytoplasmic inheritance, and somatic cell mutations.
Reyna
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Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, USA.
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