title: Patterns of genetic inheritance.
abstract: 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.
authors: Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, USA.
authors: B A
authors: BA
authors: Reyna
authors: R H
authors: RH
authors: Pickler
mesh_terms: D005111:Extrachromosomal Inheritance / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics*; D005799:Genes, Dominant / Q000235:genetics; D005808:Genes, Recessive / Q000235:genetics; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics*; D008040:Genetic Linkage / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020412:Multifactorial Inheritance / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics