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Other genetic diseases exhibit dominant inheritance, meaning that just a single copy of the mutated gene is enough to cause the disease. One example is WHIM syndrome, in which the one thousandth letter of the CXCR4 gene is mutated from a C to a T; the mutant gene creates a hyperactive protein that dominates the functioning of the healthy gene.
A Crack In Creation: A Nobel Prize Winner's Insight into the Future of Genetic Engineering
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