Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a fault in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene on chromosome 7 at q31.2. For CF to be expressed‚ a faulty copy of the gene must be present at both alleles; autosomal recessive. Therefore both parents must be carriers of‚ or affected by the cystic fibrosis gene (fig. 1) for the gene to be passed on. If a person has one copy of the faulty allele (are heterozygous) they are carriers of the gene and can pass this allele on; if they possess
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In Jon Green’s novel‚ The Fault In Our Stars I strongly agree that people with terminal illnesses can explore beauty in each other and can find connections just like healthy human beings. While hazel and Augustus think the cancer side effects are an imperfection‚ they both understand the beauty in each others imperfection and this lets them connect an a high level. Firstly I will discuss how Hazel and Augustus meet for the first time and when this happened‚ it was if they were made for each other
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Isabelle Lian Mr. Ruff MYP English 4 12 December 2013 Word Count: 887 The Fault in Civilization Civilization is a crucial aspect of the way society functions today. It is the system that sustains an orderly environment in which its citizens can prosper. In the Lord of the Flies‚ Golding suggests that civilization is not as stable as it seems. Through character actions and symbols‚ he comments on the degrading state of civilization when it is put under unfamiliar conditions. Ideally‚ for
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The Fault in our Stars by John Green is an outstanding novel and one of Green’s best works. It tells a modern story about a girl named Hazel trying to live like a normal teenager. However this is not the easiest thing in the world for her because wherever she goes‚ she must carry an oxygen tank with her as a result of her having cancer. However at a teen cancer support group‚ she meets Augustus Waters‚ a very different yet similar person to her. This novel tells a sweet‚ painful love story about
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Romeo and Juliet at Fault “Search‚ seek‚ and know how this foul murder comes.” (5‚3‚198)‚ said in the Prince. In the profound play by Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ many people had helped cause the devastating deaths of many people. With an extensive amount of activities‚ five people had deceased while two families were left in despair. The lies and secrets of the two star crossed lovers had cost the two families heartbreak and sorrow. Romeo and Juliet had both been mainly at fault in the devastating
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most essential for the proper functioning of vehicles. In this paper‚ fault tree method is used to analyze the reliability of piston manufacturing system. Also‚ risk reduction worth is adopted as a measure of importance for identifying the crucial element that has significant impact on the reliability. Keywords: reliability‚ piston manufacturing system‚ fault tree analysis 1. Introduction Several researchers have used fault tree analysis (FTA) method to analyze the vast majority of industrial
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Who’s at fault‚ we ask. Why Frair Lawrence of course. There could be no one else. He’s the one who‚ married them‚ against their family’s permission. He’s the one who‚ didn’t tell Romeo about the sleeping serum. He’s the one who‚ should have stopped her from the idea of‚ let me fake my death. He’s the one. Your use of commas is incorrect here‚ read this aloud pausing where you placed commas as see if it sounds right to you. One immense reason‚ Frair Lawrence should also be at fault‚ for marrying
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Romeo and Juliet Are Not Responsible “For never was a story of more woe. / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo” (5.3.325-326). These are the last two lines of what is arguably the most infamous love story of all time‚ Romeo and Juliet. Some may think that these two lovers’ lust ultimately causes their own tragic deaths; however‚ there are several other variables that are factors in the unfortunate chain of events leading up to their double suicide. Juliet and Romeo are not accountable for their
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Who’s Fault Was It? If one were to look for an individual to blame in the tale of Oedipus many characters would stand out. Assigning fault on just one character of this story would be challenging since almost every character is trying to cheat fate. If there was really one character that could have prevented all this tragic Father killing and Mother “loving” who would it be? The story spirals on in a whirlwind of destiny with each step taken by all characters to avoid an impending fate and
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Summer Reading Test: The Fault in Our Stars Directions: Select the best possible answer to each question. __B___ 1. As The Fault in Our Stars begins‚ the narrator‚ Hazel‚ states that depression “is not a side effect of cancer.” According to her‚ depression is actually a side effect of _________. a. smoking b. dying c. living d. loving e. laughing __C___ 2. Hazel talks about her new friend Gus having a harmartia. What is a hamartia? a. a bad habit b. a small disfigurement c. a tragic
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