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> Autism is not Mendelian. There is no autism gene. Autism is heritable which suggests there are autism genes involved. [1] It's not a 100% thing, which could
by cogman10 1y ago
> Autism is not Mendelian. There is no autism gene.
Autism is heritable which suggests there are autism genes involved. [1]
It's not a 100% thing, which could point to things other than genetics causing autism. It is, however, very strongly correlated to your parents.
[1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5818813/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5818813/
- oortoo 1y agoI agree. Of course genes are involved... but that doesn't make it Mendelian. Autism would be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The fact exists that there is no singular autism gene. And there could never be a genetic test for autism. It could predict the likelihood, but it wouldn't be pass/fail. Because there are many autism-related genes but no single gene trigger like a light switch. And you could still have all of those genes turned on and not have autism due to environmental factors.