[gemy]

A note vs a vs congenital versus genetic or hereditary diseases.


roughly speaking a congenital disease happens in the womb. It is not necessary genetic and or hereditary. For example in humans think of Thallidomide given to pregnant woman to ease nausea. Horrible birth defects because of it. Mumps or Measles or certain antibiotics and or other drugs, exposure to pesticide, can affect in the womb how a pup will grow.


A genetic disease is one that is sourced from faulty DNA, and most often for many diseases it is polygenetic, meaning not only do both parents need to have that polygenetic make up but in such a way that combined together will express the disease. Some researchers are looking at transcriptive DNA as a tool to help determine understand more about how polygenetic diseases work, etc etc.