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Dragon Genetics Lab

This was a fun activity because my partner and I had to use popsicle-sticks with different letters on them to create our own dragon and to help teach us how genetics and inheritance worked. I was the father and my partner was the mother, so we both had five popsicle-sticks and with each on we … Continue reading Dragon Genetics Lab

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Living with Her Genes

We read a case study about Early Onset Familial Alzheimer’s Disease. It was about a woman who found out that her older sister had been diagnosed with the disease and now she is worried that she, herself, might have the disease since it is an autosomal dominant disease and their father had it. The woman … Continue reading Living with Her Genes

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Autosomal Traits Blog

We learned about the difference between autosomal dominant diseases and autosomal recessive diseases. An autosomal disease is when there is a genetic mutation on one of the twenty-two chromosomes, never on a sex chromosome. For autosomal dominant diseases, we learn that there need to be only one copy of the DNA mutation between parents. Which … Continue reading Autosomal Traits Blog

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Physiology of a Neurodegenerative Disease: Huntington’s Disease

This case study is about a autosomal dominant disorder called Huntington’s Disease. We read about a woman in college who’s uncle was diagnosed with this disorder and she wanted to find out more as well as if whether or not she could have the disorder as well, since it doesn’t show up until later in … Continue reading Physiology of a Neurodegenerative Disease: Huntington’s Disease

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A Sickeningly Sweet Baby Boy

This is a case study we had to read and answer some questions on. It was about a baby boy with Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD), which means the baby can’t break down certain amino acids in proteins. The family was trying to figure out how the child had gotten this genetic disease. The doctors … Continue reading A Sickeningly Sweet Baby Boy