Inherited Mutations
A change in the sequence of DNA is known as mutation. The altered DNA can pass from generation to generation. Mutations can become the reason for deadly disorders that may pass from parents to their children. If a mutation occurs in the genes of parents, then the baby born may also be carrying the disease gene, which may be recessive or dominant. Haemophilia may also occur as a result of an inherited mutation. As we have already discussed that it mostly affects males because hemophilia is an X-linked disorder. If a mother has a mutated gene, then the baby born will be carrying the diseased gene for hemophilia.