Chapter 8.3, Problem 16BYGO

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The differences between disorders, amelia and meromelia, and differences between polydactyly and syndactyly.

Introduction:

The appendicular disorders or congenital malformations are the abnormalities of organs developing in the fetus. The disorders may be due to gene mutation, gene interruptions or sometimes by environmental factors. Amelia, meromelia, polydactyly and syndactyly are the deformities of limbs of developing embryo.