Question

is dwarfism a dominant disorder?

Answer 1

when you say dominant do you mean the recessive and dominant allele thingS?

cause i dont think it is then cause if it was dominant more people would b like that right ?

Answer 2

It depends, dwarfism can be cause by over 200 different medical conditions. Some of them are genetically transmissible, but most aren't.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarfism
(find/read reference 3 for conditions)

Answer 3

Short stature itself is not considered dwarfism, thus "dwarfish" implies a disorder of some kind.

Answer 4

ITS DOMINANT!!!!

Answer 5

haha, what are your sources?

Answer 6

yahoo answer :)
someone already asked it
XD

Answer 7

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090223185729AA0fQLI

Answer 8

ok so what I really mean to say is how

Answer 9

how what?
can you open that link on yahoo answers cause i cant :(

Answer 10

yes, i read it thanks!
are their enzymes that overide the taller people enzymes
like how in sickle cell anemia, those with it have enzymes that overide normal blood cells--therefore they recieve the trait of sickle cell anemia because that blood type is dominant through translation of thier alleles to more sickle cells

Answer 11

my question is modified to how is it dominant

Answer 12

i actually dont know anything about dwarfism :S
so i cant actually help :(
doesnt the link help??

Answer 13

Achondroplasia is the most common form of dwarfism.

It actually shows Incomplete Dominance.
If you are heterozygous for the trait, you will be a dwarf. If you are homozygous for the trait, it is embryonic lethal.
yeah alittle, thanks for your help!