An apparently healthy 24-year-old basketball player dies suddenly during the game when the aorta, the largest artery, ruptures. The younger brother is nearsighted and has long and thin fingers, while the older sister is extremely tall with long arms and legs. The older sister also has a weakened aorta. All of them have Marfan Syndrome. What disease is this?
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An apparently healthy 24-year-old basket ball player dies suddenly during the game, when Aorta, the largest artery ruptures. A younger brother a nearsighted and has long and thin fingers and older sister extremely fall with long arms and legs. The older sister too has weakened aorta. All these have Marfan Syndrome
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Marfan's syndrome is a disorder of the fibrous connective tissue, characterized by many symptoms, including long, thin digits; eye defects; heart disease; and long limbs. (Flo Hyman, the American volleyball star, suffered from Marfan's syndrome. She died from a ruptured aorta.) a. Use the pedigree above to propose a mode of inheritance for Marfan's syndrome. b. What genetic phenomenon is shown by this pedigree? c. Speculate on a reason for such a phenomenon. (Data from J. V. Neel and W. J. Schull, Human Heredity. University of Chicago Press, $1954 .$
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