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    Rough Draft There were many things going on in the 1960’s. At the end of the fifites‚ It was thought that this new decade was going to hold a great future. However‚ it quickly turned into a decade of unrest. The most signficant event was the Vietnam War. It was a very stressful time for America. American’s often used sports for a diversion from the trouble time. The biggest historical‚ political and social event of the 1960’s was the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. According

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    Karyotype: Sex Chromosomes

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    KARYOTYPING LAB INTRODUCTION The complete set of chromosomes in the body cell of a species is known as karyotype. Karyotype is a test to identify and evaluate the size‚ shape‚ and number of chromosomes in a sample of body cells. Any abnormalities such as extra‚ missing‚ or abnormal positions of chromosome pieces can cause problems with a person growth‚ development and body functions. Karyotype can be used to determine whether the chromosomes of an adult have an abnormality that can be passed on

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    imbalances. There are also inversions and translocations.These structural variations are the cause of a vast range of genetic disorders. Insertions are the addition of a sequence of one or more nucleotides between two adjacent nucleotides. They range in size from small‚ one base pair to large‚ a section of a chromosome.When a section of a chromosome is entered into another chromosome insertions can occur due to unequal crossover in meiosis. There are two types of insertions‚ an P nucleotide insertion

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    What are Cells‚ DNA‚ Genes and Chromosomes? In the human body there are 50 trillion cells. Cells structures the human body‚ takes in nutrients and covert it into energy. Each cell has a set of instructions that create a person identity and it is encoded into humans Deoxyribonucleic (DNA). Genes are a long strand of DNA. The long strands of DNA are organized into piece called chromosomes. Every human have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Chromosomes are organized to short segment of DNA called genes. A

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    Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s is a disease that causes memory loss and cognitive decline. It is a neurological disorder and a neurodegenerative type of dementia due to the disease getting progressively worse. From a study done in the Unites States in 2010‚ researchers came to an estimated 4.7 million people‚ who were 65 years or older‚ had Alzheimer’s disease. The a 2013 statistical report‚ by the Alzheimer’s Association‚ just over 1/10th of people 65 years or older have Alzheimer’s. When you are

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    line‚ and promote their perfect families. There were manuals to be followed‚ chores to be completed‚ and people to be pleased. Women‚ were models of society‚ often seen as porcelain dolls that could break at any moment in time. However‚ by the 1920’s women were starting to break out of the molds they were once placed in. It was a radical time‚ and women were not afraid to show the world the important change that had evolved from something much smaller. There were so many events and ideas that attributed

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    Genetics Practice Test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Pea plants were particularly well suited for use in Mendel’s breeding experiments for all of the following reasons except that a.|peas show easily observed variations in a number of characters‚ such as pea shape and flower color.| b.|it is possible to control matings between different pea plants.| c.|it is possible to obtain large numbers of progeny from any given

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    Micro-deletion syndromes Di- George syndrome Aetiology Deletion of part of the long arm in chromosome 22 at location 22q11.2(1) The most common deletion includes the  TBX1 gene (85% individuals)‚ see figure 1 below. Defect in neural-crest tissue (thyroid‚ thymus‚ and conotruncal septum of the heart) due deletion of region in chromosome 22 (2) Inheritance pattern is autosomal dominant (2) Hypoplasia of thymus and parathyroid glands resulting in hypocalcemia Acronym CATCH22 is used for

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    Genetic counseling is the process that evaluates family history‚ ordering genetic test and evaluating medical records. Genetic counseling is a service that helps the people to translate scientific information into practical information. Genetic tests determine if there are gene-carrying traits or inherited disorders. Genetic tests done by testing small amount of body tissue or blood sample. The gene is made up of DNA sequence molecule‚ which is building blocks‚ the hereditary grouped in specific

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    Meiosis Review Worksheet Pledge: _____1. If the sperm cell of a fruit fly has 4 chromosomes‚ then the number of chromosomes in each body cell is: a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8 e. 16 _____2. Of the following cells‚ the only one to have the haploid number of chromosomes is: a) skin b)muscle c) nerve d) connective e) ovum _____3. The diploid number is restored as a result of: a) differentiation

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