Genetics and disease.

[Jesus]

I was always learning about genes and in high school we were taught about recessive and dominant genes. When you have two sets of parents with identical genes you also have a higher chance of inheriting what they have. The fact about this type of breeding is that you are also at higher risk of inheriting bad genes linked to diseases. When I think about this, I looked at my family history and what my family's died from. I'm not gonna say what I found out, but I know I'm likely at a high risk of catching it now. Both sets of my grandparents died from this same exact disease and I know that likely means my parents have the gene too. A freak accident as this isn't that common but if they have it, it has a high risk of being spread to children. That means I'm at risk for this certain disease when I am older as well. I learned this in anatomy and physiology II and it made me shudder. I cried for a bit and tried talking to my mom but she tells me not to worry. I worry because I did the math in class and it's there. Maybe I won't catch it but it's likely. I'm still shaking a little bit but I know it's just a risk. But a risk is a risk and it doesn't seem like there's anything I can do about it at my young age. Anyone who's been taught about recessive and dominant genes will know what I am talking about. I haven't had a cry like this in a while and it's probably stupid but **** it if I'm right.


Punnett squares.

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

Best thing you can do is to start counteracting whatever it is in any possible way or prepare to, keep up your overall health and a healthy diet, stay happy as possible and get plenty of rest, then pray if you're religious and forget about it as well you can.

I have immediate health concerns I am practically helpless against due to circumstances that I wish would change...I hope everything works out. Good luck.

[Sim Kid]

My sister can't have kids naturally because simple probability states that there is a 75% chance that any children she has will have Osteogenesis Imperfecta as well - unlike a lot of genetic disorders that only appear if it's a dual-recessive, O.I. is dominant.

[Valigarmander]

My mother's side of the family has a gene that can cause ovarian cancer in women and, less commonly, prostate cancer in men. Nobody knew about it until my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and a good look was taken about the occurrences of ovarian cancer in her family tree. All three of us kids were at risk to possess the gene, but since my sister was the one most at risk to share my mother's fate, she was tested and thankfully she did not have it. My brother and I are less likely to suffer directly from having the gene, though we could still potentially pass it on to our own children if we do have it (I'm not sure if I want to have kids, though), and the two of us should probably get tested as well in the future.

As long as it's known which gene (or genes) are linked to the disease, you could get examined to see if you possess it. If you don't, it'd be a huge load off your chest. If you do, at least you would know for sure, and you would be able to look ahead and make the right lifestyle choices to minimize your chance of contracting or dying from the disease.

[Sim Kid]

^ I actually carry the gene for Cystic Fibrosis. (Yes, we've tested it.)

[Jere]

I dont know much about my general family defects but the ones i know about is alcohlism one of my uncles have had help coping with that and i really do think my mother drinks a bit much sometimes and i recognice my own urges after it sometimes i keep it under tight lids though.

bad backs and shoulders i have it mom have it and my uncles have it to some extents.

i might have bad knees but i wont know that for another 20 years

[smol Kat]

Something else you may want to consider is that some conditions have carriers. If your mom is only a carrier of condition X, then she may not have passed it on to you.

Genetic testing is a great solution, but if I'm thinking right it's pretty expensive.