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    Poop

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    risk associated with Down syndrome is Congenital heart disease. 3. Etiology‚ incidence‚ and prevalence of disability in US As mentioned earlier‚ Down Syndrome is caused because of chromosomal defect. This abnormality is most often caused by Trisomy-21. This is the occurrence of three copies of the 21st chromosome. This error in cell division is what causes these individuals White 3 to have 47 chromosomes instead of 46. “CDC estimates that each year about 6‚000 babies in the United States are

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    Nature vs. Nuture

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    swimming years after the experience. Is this nature‚ nurture‚ or an interaction? nurture Justify your answer: The previous experience with drowning has shaped how Chauncey views water. Moriah Moriah was born with Down Syndrome (Trisomy-21). Is this nature‚ nurture‚ or an interaction? Nature Justify your answer: Moriah was born with an extra chromasome Patrick and Erick Patrick and Erick are identical twins. They were separated at birth‚ but then were reunited while

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    Down Syndrome

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    DOWN SYNDROME TRISOMY 21 BY: CYNTHIA AGUILAR 11/05/2012 Down syndrome affects many people in this world. Not only does it affect the person diagnosed as Downs‚ but it also affects their family and everyone around them. There are physical characteristics that help you identify somebody with Downs. There are also some health concerns that you need to worry about. Down’s Syndrome‚ it is one of the most frequently occurring chromosomal

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    Birth defects can occur for many reasons included inherited conditions‚ toxic exposure‚ and birth injury or even for unknown reasons. Down syndrome is a set of physical and mental traits caused by a gene defect. It is also called Trisomy 21. Though Down syndrome cannot be prevented‚ it can be detected before the child is born. People with Down syndrome have an intellectual disability that is mild to moderate. The physical features and medical problems tied into with Down syndrome vary

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    With Chauncey almost drowning‚ he has really bad fears of hisself drowning in the pool again. This situation have him traumatized from this day forward knowing it was a life and death situation. Moriah Moriah was born with Down Syndrome (Trisomy-21). Is this nature‚ nurture‚ or an interaction? Nature Justify your answer: Moriah was born with down syndrome which is a birth effect. This is something that happens naturally. Patrick and Erick Patrick and Erick are identical

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    Down Syndrome Report

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    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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    Mental Retardation

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    SPED 2: Introduction to Special Education Mental Retardation(intellectual disability) Complex developmental disability It refers to substantial limitation in present functioning. It is characterized by significantly sub-average intellectual functioning‚ existing concurrently with related limitations in two or more of the following adaptive skills area. Substantial limitation in present functioning * Means that the person has difficulty in performing everyday activities. Significantly

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    What does normal look like? I ask the question in the attempt to focus on judging and what is normal. Everybody has their own perceptions of what is normal and they make judgments based off of these perceptions. Many of these perceptions can cause someone to be judgmental. Judging someone has gone far beyond the color of someone’s skin. People judge you on everything. Where you live‚ how you talk‚ dress‚ people you hang with and definitely how you look. My mother use to always tell me‚ “don’t

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    Development of the Human Zygote November 16‚ 1995 Hundreds of thousands of times a year a single-celled zygote‚ smaller than a grain of sand‚ transforms into an amazingly complex network of cells‚ a newborn infant. Through cellular differentiation and growth‚ this process is completed with precision time and time again‚ but very rarely a mistake in the "blueprint" of growth and development does occur. Following is a description of how the pathways of this intricate web are followed and the

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    Mutations

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    Mutation may be defined as any change occurred in the DNA sequence‚ which changes the gene function regardless of the morphological or physiological results. It is permanent‚ hereditary and ruled by Mendel’s laws. Such chemical changes are constant and occur during the replication stage and they can be quickly fixed; however‚ a mutation may occur if not repaired. They can affect autosomal genes (dominant or recessive) or be linked to sex chromosomes. Mutation can result in several different types

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