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    • August 13, 2026 at 9:32 am #531
      Anonymous
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      Can genetic conditions skip a generation?

    • August 13, 2026 at 10:13 am #542
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      Yes, this can happen with recessive conditions, where a carrier parent shows no symptoms and passes the gene silently to the next generation, and it may only become apparent again if the other parent also happens to be a carrier.

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