Smallpox Currently Tops the List of Bioterrorist Threats. Why

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Essay

Smallpox currently tops the list of bioterrorist threats. Why?

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Definitions:

Recessive Genetic Disease

A disease caused by mutations in both copies of a gene pair in an individual; inheriting only one mutated gene typically results in being a carrier without showing disease symptoms.

Chromosomes 21

One of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans; an abnormality in the number of chromosome 21 leads to Down syndrome.

Genetic Disorder

A disease or condition caused by an abnormality in an individual's DNA, ranging from small mutations to large chromosomal changes.

Codominance

A genetic scenario where two alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, resulting in offspring with a phenotype that is neither dominant nor recessive.