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Genetics in Hadith: I am quoting a Hadith with latest genetic research and cause of genetic disease (Turner Syndrome).

HADITH: One of the Jews asked the Prophet(PBUH) about the development of human, he replied, Male secretion (semen) is thick, out of which bones and muscles are for med and female secretion is thin, out of which blood and flesh is formed GENETIC SCIENCE: It was said that sex chromosomes i.e. XX in female and XY in male, the X is comm on in both sexes but according to Hadith male secretion is different than female . Now science has proved that X chromosome of male is different than X chromosom e of female. Research on X-Chromosomes by Willard (2005), explains that 25 % of the X chromos ome can be uniquely expressed in one sex relative to the other. "In essence, the refore, there is not one human genome, but two -- male and female. Further study is required to determine if the pattern of X inactivation differs across tissues and whether there are characteristic patterns of inactivation in maternally versus paternally inherited X chromosomes. This can further be explained if we study the X related disease, like Turner Syn drome (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Sep 2007). The sign and symptoms of this syndrome, are: Short stature , Lymph edema , Bro ad chest , Low hairline , Low-set ears ,Reproductive sterility ,Amenorrhea , Obe sity & webbed neck and micrognathia Turner syndrome manifests itself differently in each female affected by the cond ition, and no two individuals will share the same symptoms. Genetic causes (Sex chromosome abnormality) Monosomy 45X or 45XO N= (46XX) Xp = X paternal Xm = X maternal 46 Xp Xm Another example further explains the influence of parental origin of X chromoso me genes on the stature of patients with 45 X Turner syndrome ( GMR Jan 2007) SAMPLE = 25 families having Turner Syndrome Retaining Xm= 70.8% Retaining Xp=29.2% Conclusion: Maternal height is the best variable correlating with the height of 45 X Tur ner syndrome patients who retain the Xm , suggesting a strong influence of gene s located on the maternal X chromosome on stature. Now on the basis of Hadith Turner Syndrome can be devided into two major types: Proposed types (Turner Syndrome) Xp missing Short stature Bone deformity Abnormalities in muscle Broad chest Elbow valgus Small fingers Short neck Xm missing Normal height No bone deformity Cardiovascular anomalies Rudimentary genitalia Breast not developed Blood dyscrasia and Kidney malfunctions

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