Autism-Genetics

Autism-Genetics

Deletion (1), duplication (2) and inversion (3) are all chromosome abnormalities that have been implicated in autism. Illustrator: Richard Wheeler (Zephyris) 2007. eletion (1), duplication (2) and inversion (3) are all chromosome abnormalities that have been implicated in autism. Illustrator: Richard Wheeler (Zephyris) 2007.


 * With sophisticated statistical techniques and numerous twin studies, behavioral geneticists now believe that as much as 90 percent of the behavioral phenotype of autism is related to inherited genes.(ActionBioscience)
 * Although suggestive evidence for the existence of autism-related genes has been found for several chromosomal regions, researchers are currently focusing on five different chromosomes: 2, 3, 7, 15 and X.(exploring autism)
 * Scientists are working hard to narrow down the regions on chromosomes 7 and 15 to identify the [[image:Autism_Genetics.jpg]]specific gene(s) related to autism on these chromosomes.(exploring autism)