Category: Genetic Diseases

The Identical Twins, Identical Fates case study was focused between the twins Elise and Shannon. Shannon has had serious health issues and Elise is freighted that her sister’s bad health would also inflict her. Shannon was diagnosed with schizophrenia, which has a tendency to run in families. Elise finds that she is 10 time more … Continue reading Epigenetics: Identical Twins Blog

Background In this lab we worked in pairs to throw in order to dive deeper into the ideas of crossing over. To do this we tossed Popsicle stick toward a vertical line on a piece of paper. The vertical line was marked A, B, C, D, E, and F and each were at their own … Continue reading Constructing Chromosome Maps

Genetics Powerpoint

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Sex inherited traits can be carried on the X or Y chromosomes, but they usually appear on the X chromosome. This is because the Y chromosome is small and has fewer genes than the X chromosome. There are three variations of how sex can influence traits. The first is X linked and X linked traits … Continue reading Gender and Genes Blog

Autosomal dominant traits or disorders can be passed down through families due to the nature of what they are. Typically for autosomal dominant diseases the person affected will have been passed one abnormal dominant allele from one parent. Even if a person has a normal dominant allele the abnormal dominant allele will make is so … Continue reading Characteristic of Autosomal Dominant Traits

The four corners activity gave me new insight on the topics and questions that are difficult to answer. For the questions there was no right or wrong answer, but they are very important questions. I agreed with some questions, but disagreed with others. The question which involved the idea that someone would only want to … Continue reading Four Corners Activity

Heredity plays the major role in the inheritance of genes. A gene is unit of heredity that is made up of DNA. Every person has two copies of each gene one that is inherited from their mother and the other from their father. When a person receives 2 dysfunctional or recessive  genes during fertilization they … Continue reading Characteristic of Autosomal Recessive Traits