burden‚ for example 50% of deafness is due to genetics as well as 40-50% of miscarriages. Another disease that is generally caused by genetics is cystic fibrosis which is caused by a defective gene. As many as four people in the UK have this gene; however the gene is recessive meaning children will only get the gene if both parents are carriers. (Cystic fibrosis results in a sticky mucus forming in the lungs‚ pancreas and intestines‚ and in the past it meant a low life expectancy but today a lot can be
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have 4 different combination which are (aB‚ Ab‚ aB‚ ab) as illustrated in figure 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are carriers for Cystic Fibrosis genetic disorder. State what percentage of their offspring will be affected‚ carrier and unaffected. Describe which molecular diagnostic technique can be used to identify whether their newborn infant daughter is affected by Cystic fibrosis genetic mutation and how. While performing PCR assuming there was only one target sequence of DNA present in your sample
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treatment opted by a lot of people these days is herbal prolapse treatment. This treatment does not entail any surgery. There are numerous possible causes of rectal prolapse‚ though no solitary cause stands out. In kids‚ the condition found with cystic fibrosis‚ a dangerous disease that causes dense‚ sticky mucus to accumulate in the lungs‚ digestive zone and other portions of the body‚ and whipworm‚ a roundworm that infects the small intestine. In grown-ups‚ rectal prolapse is generally related with
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Most of us‚ don’t think there are many cures for a lot of diseases and types of medical treatment we didn’t think was possible basically that is what gene therapy is in a nut shell; with its potential to eliminate or prevent diseases such as cystic fibrosis and hemophilia. It could even find a cure for AIDS‚ cancer‚ and heart disease. Gene therapy could be a medical life saver. What is Gene therapy for disease? Genes are what make you ‚ you. We get half of our genes from our Fathers‚ and the other
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In the 19th century‚ naturalist Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution. He also stated that the offspring of parents had mixtures of physical characteristics taken from the parents. This was proved incorrect by Gregor Mendel who discovered that offspring received particles from their parents that made up their physical traits. In 1908‚ German physician Wilhelm Weinberg found a way to connect evolution to genetic probability through the use of a formula. That same year‚ only six months
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CARDIO-VASCULAR: A) Inspection: 1. Scars : valve lesion‚ surgery - pacemaker box-under pec. muscle 2. Skeletal abnormalities : pectus escavatum(funnel chest) - Kyphoscoliosis - Marfan’s syndrome-move position of heart-move apex beat 3. Deformities: interfere pulmonary function – pulmonary hypertension 4. Apex beat : Normal position – 5th left intercostal space‚ 1cm medial midclavicular
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Genetic Engineering useful or Harmful There are many issues which are associated with genetic engineering such as Cystic Fibrosis etc. Genes now days are being used in many ways for example they are now putting them in Plants to prevent them being destroyed by animals. It is very useful such as if there is a disease in a family and you want to prevent it to spreading the only way to do that is genetic engineering they can modify your genes and stop that disease to occur in your baby. In some ways
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2 Single Gene Inheritance WORKING WITH THE FIGURES (The first 14 questions require inspection of text figures.) 1. In the left-hand part of Figure 2-4‚ the red arrows show selfing as pollination within single flowers of one F1 plant. Would the same F2 results be produced by cross-pollinating two different F1 plants? Answer: No‚ the results would be different. While self pollination produces 3 : 1 ratio of yellow versus gene phenotype‚ cross pollination would result in 1 : 1 ratio‚ in
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Rickets are mostly found in young children “…and 1 in every 100 non-Caucasian…” (Vitamin D Council 13). Rickets is a disease where one or one’s child has a severe vitamin D deficiency‚ it can also form softening and the weakening of the bones. Rickets are caused when a child is “…not getting enough calcium or lack of calcium and vitamin D…” (Mayo Clinic 4). Children that do not get enough sunlight or do not eat certain foods can start to develop a deficiency this is because the skin produces vitamin
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Antibiotic resistance results from bacteria changing in ways that make those antibiotics no longer useful. Resistance is a common yet problematic issue in treating pulmonary exacerbations or infections in people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Not all bacteria are bad. However‚ there are some that can cause infections. As bacteria are exposed to antibiotics over time‚ resistance may develop‚ and the number of antibiotics we have to kill the bacteria decreases as well. Thus‚ it is important to learn
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