The roots of eugenics can be traced back to Britain in the early 1880’s when Sir Francis Galton generated the term from the Greek word for "well-born". He defined eugenics as the science of improving stock‚ whether human or animal. According to the American Eugenics Movement‚ today’s study of eugenics has many similarities to studies done in the early 20th century. Back then‚ "Eugenics was‚ quite literally‚ an effort to breed better human beings by encouraging the reproduction of people with "good"
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10. Pugo and Togo were a Filipino comedy team in Philippine movies during the 1940s up to 1950s. Composed of Mariano Contreras (1898–1978) and Andres Solomon (1905 – November 3‚ 1952)‚ their brand of humor consisted of short skits‚ slapstick‚ and funny dialogues presented in Manila’s theaters‚ most particularly Clover Theater and Avenue Theater. Mariano Contreras starred as Pugo‚ while Solomon portrayed Togo. They were both bald headed. 9. Palito (September 4‚ 1934 – April 12‚ 2010) was a veteran
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of having a BCC (Skelton‚ 2009). Also‚ there is several inherited and acquired skin disorders associated with BCC. These disorders include xeroderma pigmentosum‚ nevoid basal cell syndrome‚ Bazex-syndrome‚ Rasmussen syndrome‚ Rombo syndrome‚ and albinism (Roewert-Hober‚ 2007). Although there are several contributing factors to BCC‚ the number one cause is sun exposure and other ultraviolet
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Definition: Epistasis is the term applied when one gene interferes with the expression of another (as in the baldness/widow ’s peak mentioned earlier). Bateson reported a different phenotypic ratio in sweet pea than could be explained by simple Mendelian inheritance. This ratio is 9:7 instead of the 9:3:3:1 one would expect of a dihybrid cross between heterozygotes. Of the two genes (C and P)‚ when either is homozygous recessive (cc or pp) that gene is epistatic to (or hides) the other. To get purple
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Koala Bears [pic] The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia‚ and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. The koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia‚ from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Populations also extend for considerable distances inland in regions with enough moisture to support suitable woodlands. The koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during
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dominant or recessive allele‚ and state which ones are sex-linked: A) Hemophilia B) cystic fibrosis C) achondroplasia D) Color blindness E) Huntington B) disease F) Neurofibromatosis G) sickle cell disease H) Duchenne muscular dystrophy I) albinism J)
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and therefore the final protein will be very different from the protein that was originally intended to be synthesised. This new polypeptide will be shorter and is unlikely to function. An example of this is the non functional protein that causes albinism; a disease that means the organism cannot produce melanin‚ a characteristic selected against in animals due to highlighting the organism to predators. A mis-sense mutation is when a DNA base change results in a new mRNA codon that codes for a different
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Visual Impaired Definition Blindness is the inability to see from light to dark or just the inability to see at all. In some cases it leads to total loss of vision. Visual impaired is a severe reduction of vision that can’t be fully treated by medical treatment or lenses. Blindness and visual impairment are often used as synonyms‚ in the sports world. The International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) and the U.S. Association for Blind Athletes (USABA) serve persons whose vision varies from
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SKIN I. INTRODUCTION Skin‚ outer body covering of an animal. The term skin is commonly used to describe the body covering of any animal but technically refers only to the body covering of vertebrates (animals that have a backbone). The skin has the same basic structure in all vertebrates‚ including fish‚ reptiles‚ birds‚ and humans and other mammals. This article focuses primarily on human skin. The skin is essential to a person’s survival. It forms a barrier that helps prevent harmful microorganisms
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spared no expense in these experiments. My mother had been liberally dosed with cocaine‚ amphetamines‚ and arsenic during her ovulation and throughout her pregnancy with me. It was a disappointment when I emerged with such commonplace deformities. My albinism is the regular pink-eyed variety and my hump‚ though pronounced‚ is not remarkable in size of shaped as humps go. My situation was far too humdrum to be marketable on the same scale as my brother’s and sisters’. Still‚ my parents noted that I had
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