Asked • 06/24/19

Why do we still have genetic disorders that show anticipation?

Anticipation whereby symptoms of genetic disorders occur earlier and with more severity as it is passed from one generation to the next.So wouldn't these inherited diseases over a few hundred generations affect offspring before they can reproduce and thus shouldn't these diseases like Huntington's disease no longer be with us today?Or are most of these genetic diseases generated through sporadic mutations at a high enough rate to persist?

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