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Individuals Who Have a Disease Such as Melanoma Do Not

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Individuals who have a disease such as melanoma do not necessarily have offspring with melanoma.However,individuals with Huntington disease often do pass it on to their offspring.What accounts for the difference in the heritability of the two diseases?


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