Today one knows diseases that are caused by the combined effects of various genes.
Such illnesses are most often due to polygeny or multifactorial inheritance.
If a predisposition ( due to genetic and environmental factors ) is known, prophylactic measures can possibly be undertaken against it.
embryology.chHeute kennt man Krankheiten, die durch das Zusammenwirken von verschiedenen Genen hervorgerufen werden.
Solchen Krankheiten liegt meist Polygenie oder multifaktorielle Vererbung zugrunde.
Dagegen könnten bei bekannter Disposition ( genetische und Umwelt bedingte Faktoren ) eventuell prophylaktische Massnahmen ergriffen werden.
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