Inheritance Inheritance. Metachromatic leukodystrophy is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. This means that both copies of the disease-causing gene in each cell must have a mutation for an individual to be affected. Individuals inherit two copies of each gene - one copy from each parent.
Crown-of-thorns starfish. Crown-of-thorns starfish are one of the most damaging creatures of tropical coral reefs, particularly Australia's Great Barrier Reef. They are voracious predators that release the contents of their stomach on to the coral.
The Red Lionfish is a predatory scorpionfish that lives on coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific Ocean and more recently in the western Atlantic. It gets its common name from its long, colorful fin rays that resemble a lionâs mane. Like in many scorpionfishes, this species has venom-filled spines in several of its fins. In addition to being a popular aquarium fish, this species has recently become well known for its successful, human-induced invasion of the western Atlantic Ocean. The Red Lionfish is an ambush predator.