Down Syndrome Report by: SCHOOL SUX The chromosomal abnormality involved in most cases of Down syndrome is trisomy-21‚ or the presence of three copies of the 21st chromosome. As a result‚ the affected person has 47 chromosomes in all body cells instead of the normal 46‚ although how this causes the condition’s symptoms is not yet known. Scientists assume that the reason for the abnormal chromosomal assortment is the fertilization of an ovum having 24 chromosomes by a sperm with a normal assortment
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How Genetics Influence Down Syndrome Julia Henry PSY 104 Professor Vincent July 7‚ 2013 How Genetics Influence Down Syndrome Genetics play such an vital role in our development. Every individual carries genes from their mother and their father. Characteristics such as height‚ eye color‚ if we have curly or straight hair are all determined through the our genes and specifically our chromosomes. Many times‚ parents inadvertently pass genes on to their children through their DNA that may contribute
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Assignment No. 2 September 23‚ 2014 Case Study: Motion Picture Industry Course: ‐Statistics Professor: Homayoun Khamooshi‚ Ph. D. Team Members: Selena El Hajji Cristina Brain Vizcarra Mandatory Integrity Document for MSPM Team Projects Cristina Brain Vizcarra: “I am satisfied that the contribution made by each team member warrants a full share of the credit for this work‚ and I affirm that I have completed this assignment in accordance with the Code of Academic Integrity
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Ashworth The Government Shutting Down Going threw this government shut down is going to be hard for very many people. Many people do not even know what is the main reason of the government even shutting down. Also many Americans jobs are being affected because of the government shutting down. Plus how is it the main people who cause all this trouble are getting paid why there they reason people are losing their jobs. Think about it is the government shutting down good for us I definitely do not
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This little box‚ about the size of an iPhone‚ is the Leap Motion‚ a completely hands-free virtual reality mouse. It may not be as nice as the nanobots‚ but it’s definitely useful for the common nerd! When plugged into the USB port of your computer and its software installed‚ this device creates a 3D interaction space around it’s sensor bar‚ containing an area of approximately eight cubic feet. Leap Motion Inc.‚ the developer of Leap Motion‚ claims this device is able to sense and track your individual
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Cutting down too many trees will result in nature being gone very soon. We will not be able to survive because we live on the oxygen that trees and plants breathe out. Because we need O2 and give off CO2‚ and because trees and plants breathe CO2 and give off O2‚ if one group is not there then the other will die. It is a bad thing if we keep cutting down trees in an unlimited way. In addition to the impact on the balance of gases (O2-CO2)‚ trees and plants provide habitat for huge numbers of creatures
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Final Paper Down Syndrome Introduction As women grow older‚ their chances of becoming pregnant become slim. However if a woman over the age of forty happens to finally get pregnant‚ the chances of the baby having birth imperfections tend to increase. Although some disorders occur through unhealthy lifestyles that the mother involves herself in‚ Down Syndrome is usually not identified as such. The age of the mother is not the only thing that may cause Down Syndrome to occur. The reasoning for
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Super Duper® Handy Handouts!™ Number 116 What is Down Syndrome? by Becky L. Spivey‚ M.Ed. What is Down syndrome? Down syndrome is a congenital disorder stemming from a chromosomal abnormality appearing in one of every 800 births. It is the most common genetic disorder affecting more than 5‚000 babies born in the United States each year. This syndrome occurs when one chromosome has an extra “part‚” an error occurs in cell division‚ or an extra chromosome exists resulting in 47 chromosomes. Most
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Down Syndrome‚ or DS‚ occurs when a trisomy is found in the twenty-first chromosome leaving three genetically identical chromatids. Down Syndrome is often seen as a disability that limits people while society is also portraying it as a defining characteristic that makes these unique people societal outcasts. Down Syndrome is taken very lightly instead of receiving the attention and care that it requires. In order to understand Down Syndrome‚ one must know the outcome and impact of Down Syndrome‚
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“Never Back Down” I believe in never backing down. My mom told me this when I was young. I heard this was when I moved into my new town. I felt like a stranger and my mom’s words to me were “Never Back Down.” I didn’t know what that meant until after I got home. She told me that it meant I can always learn something new even if the experience was bad. I was in a fight once at school because of a misunderstanding and the first thing that went through my head was “never back down” and my mom also
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