The mutations that lead to genetic disease cause human illness commonly because:

most genetic diseases make people more likely to become sunburned.
the overproduction of extra enzymes makes you sick.
a molecule normally metabolized by an enzyme accumulates to toxic levels.
mutations in DNA cause body cells to self destruct.
mutations cause extra DNA to be made, which gets into your blood, causing illness.


a molecule normally metabolized by an enzyme accumulates to toxic levels.

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