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Genetically Motified Organisms (GMO)

GMO’S by Chris Hunter   A GMO is a genetically modified organism, this means that scientists take an organism and they change the genetic code of the organism. They go into the genetic code of G’s, C’s, T’s, and A’s and they change a set of them so the organism will grow differently than normal. … Continue reading Genetically Motified Organisms (GMO)

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Autosomal Dominant & Recessive

Autosomal Dominant Diseases Occurs only if one parent passes the faulty gene onto the offspring. Single faulty gene in the Autosomal genes ( the 22 non-sex chromosomes) Can cause the disease even if the matching gene from the other parent is normal Parent with auto dominant disease has a 50% chance of having a child … Continue reading Autosomal Dominant & Recessive

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What Darwin Didn’t Know

What Darwin Didn’t Know   September 4, 2015 Chris Hunter   Before we started the movie “What Darwin Didn’t Know” I had a very minimal understanding of how evolution and natural selection actually worked and changed the formation of life as we know it. I also had a minimal understanding of the basics of genetics … Continue reading What Darwin Didn’t Know