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____ materials are defined as any substances (solid, liquid, or gas) that, when released, are capable of causing harm to people, the environment, or property.
Tay-Sachs Disease
A serious genetic disease in which abnormal lipid metabolism in the brain causes mental deterioration in affected infants and young children; inheritance pattern is autosomal recessive.
Autosomal Recessive
A mode of inheritance in which a trait or disorder is expressed in individuals who have two copies of a mutant gene on one of the non-sex chromosomes (autosomes).
Lipids
A broad group of naturally occurring molecules that include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E, and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, and phospholipids.
Hemophilia
A rare genetic disorder in which the blood's ability to clot is severely reduced, causing the patient to bleed severely from even a slight injury.
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