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| − | Alkaptonuria is a recessive genetic disorder in which the body cannot properly metabolize the amino acid Tyrosine. Its most prominent feature is the discoloration of urine due to an excess of Homogentisic acid. Sir Archibald Edward Garrod first surmised the correlation between enzyme production and genetics when he noticed that children of intermarried couples had alkaptonuria at a much higher rate than those of couples who were not related. | + | '''Alkaptonuria''' is a recessive genetic disorder in which the body cannot properly metabolize the [[amino acid]] [[Tyrosine]]. Its most prominent feature is the discoloration of [[urine]] due to an excess of Homogentisic acid. Sir Archibald Edward Garrod first surmised the correlation between enzyme production and genetics when he noticed that children of intermarried couples had alkaptonuria at a much higher rate than those of couples who were not related. |
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Russell, Peter J. iGenetics: A Molecular Approach. San Francisco: Pearson, 2006. | Russell, Peter J. iGenetics: A Molecular Approach. San Francisco: Pearson, 2006. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:21, July 13, 2016
Alkaptonuria is a recessive genetic disorder in which the body cannot properly metabolize the amino acid Tyrosine. Its most prominent feature is the discoloration of urine due to an excess of Homogentisic acid. Sir Archibald Edward Garrod first surmised the correlation between enzyme production and genetics when he noticed that children of intermarried couples had alkaptonuria at a much higher rate than those of couples who were not related.
Sources
Russell, Peter J. iGenetics: A Molecular Approach. San Francisco: Pearson, 2006.