single gene disorder definition
There are thousands of single-gene diseases including achondroplasia, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, Huntington disease, muscular dystrophy, and sickle cell disease.Single-gene diseases usually follow simple Mendelian patterns of inheritance -- autosomal dominant, an autosomal recessive, or an X-linked.Single gene diseases are as opposed to polygenic diseases which are caused by a combination of two or more genes.ingle-gene diseases usually follow simple Mendelian patterns of inheritance -- autosomal dominant, an autosomal recessive, or an X-linked. Single gene diseases are as opposed to polygenic diseases which are caused by a combination of two or more genes.