This type of "cell" sounds like it causes disease, but it refers to a gamete, such as an egg cell
... can cause diseases like cancer or cystic fibrosis and birth defects such as 
Down... [DOC] [TLE] Genetic Disorders and Choices - www.loras.edu - Loras College [PAR] A carrier typically never shows symptoms of the disease because the normal 
copy of ... Types of Genetic Disorders and Patterns of Inheritance ... is a carrier,  
but  in the vast majority of cases they arise when a defective germ cell (the .....