Chapter 4 - Fate
Ridley basically says that we have genes to cause diseases, and we only get them because the genes aren't working correctly. The gene that lies on chromosome 4 is very special because it is associated with the Huntington's chorea. Mutated versions of genes cause that, while a complete lack of gens cause Wolf- Hirschhorn. It is considered fate to whether you get the disease or not. Either you have the Huntington's mutation and will get the diseases or not. There is no theory or prophet to tell when a persons life may end. Huntington's disease leaves a fifty percent chance to the offspring as how Ridley mentioned Nancy Wexler writing a story about a woman in the Lake Maracaibo study. Nancy Wexler wanted to find the gene to this disease because she wanted to find a cure for it, unfortunately when she took the test, she found out she was diagnosed.
Citation:
Ridley, Matt. Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters. New York: HarperCollins, 1999. Print.
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