The History of Fragile X Syndrome. The first appearance the Fragile X syndrome was in 1943 when doctors Martin and Bell discovered that a specific form of mental retardation was X-linked. Both go on to describe a pedigree of X-linked mental disability. (Martin & Bell‚ 1943). Fragile X Syndrome has not been around for that long‚ actually less than eighty years. Later in 1969‚ Herbert Lubs a doctor developed the chromosomal test for Fragile X chromosome. Lubs accomplished this chromosomal test by
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are further organized into something called a chromosome. A chromosome contains our genes and in those genes you will find our DNA (Ireland‚ 2010)‚ so you can say that our bodies are like a huge filing cabinet and the chromosomes are the folders where our information is stored. Chromosomes come in pairs and the human body has 23 pairs of chromosomes making up 46 individual units of organized DNA (Ireland‚ 2010). Each chromosome pair has one chromosome from the egg and one from the sperm‚ so genetic
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Chromosome 11 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 11 spans about 134 million base pairs (the building material of DNA) and represents between 4 and 4.5 percent of the total DNA in cells. Identifying genes on each chromosome is an active area of genetic research. Chromosome 11 likely contains between 1‚300 and 1‚700 genes. Genes on chromosome 11 are among the estimated 25‚000 total genes in the human genome. There are many
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One of these leader is‚ Malcolm X. Born on May 19‚ 1925. During the first few years of Malcolm X’s life‚ he has been subjected to racism. Malcolm X’s father Earl Little. Was a Baptist‚ a preacher‚ and an activist. Earl Little was killed a streetcar‚ murdered by white supremacists. Not much is known is about Louise Little‚ which she was reported to have suffered from a nervous mental breakdown and was institutionalized in mental hospital. When Malcolm X was 15 years old‚ he’d dropped out
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X-rays were first discovered through a mistake. In 1895‚ a German physicist named Wilhelm Roentgen made the discovery while doing an experiment that involved electron beams in a gas discharge tube. Although he is not the first one to observe X-ray effects‚ he is given credit as the discoverer of the X-ray‚ despite the amount of earlier researchers. Medical professionals use X-rays to spot fractures‚ infections and tumors. There are different types of X-rays like CAT scan and fluoroscopy‚ but the
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100-A03 Instructor: Duval February 21‚ 2011 Essay 2 Lead-In Author‚ Title‚ and main Idea Final Thought Topic Sentence Malcolm X VS. Frederick Douglass How would you compare your education experience with Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass? Education comes from attending elementary; middle school‚ high school‚ and college. However education can also come from home if the education is legitimate. In Malcolm X’s "A Homemade
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Malcolm X Who is Malcolm? On May 19‚ 1925 Malcolm X was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Malcolm X born name is Malcolm Little. Malcolm X was a Muslim minister and also was a human rights activists. He was also a Black Nationalist leader during the civil rights movement who also known as spokesman. People also called him el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz. He supported violent methods‚ he believed in using aggressive measures in the civil rights. What did Malcolm X accomplish? On June 29‚ 1963 Malcolm X lead the
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Gregory Boyd Jr. Professor Kerrigan English 102 October 8‚ 2013 Malcolm X & Martin Luther King Jr. While Martin Luther King’s peaceful protests against narrow minded white supremacists helped him rise to national fame‚ Malcolm X‚ born Malcolm Little‚ lectured the United States about Islam and urged others to dismiss all whites as their enemies and arm themselves for war. Each discussed the same issues‚ but their methods of achievement and ideas about equal opportunity differed as much as night
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Malcolm x Malcolm X was Born May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ a time when black men and women were supposed to smilingly and quietly accept their role as second-class citizens. I was a time when black people‚ who were politely called Negroes in those days‚ were expected to sit at the back of the bus. They were not allowed to use “whites-only” drinking fountains‚ restaurants‚ or rest rooms in South. Worst of all‚ black people in America
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M.L.K and Malcolm X The two most influential civil rights activists in American history were Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. They supported equal rights for every race‚ but when comparing MLK’s “I Have a Dream’ and Malcolm X’s “The Ballot or the Bullet‚” one sees the similarities in their rhetorical styles and differences in their tone and message. As seen in “I Have a Dream‚” MLK has a more civilized and peaceful solution to the nation’s problems; whereas in X’s he has a will to do whatever
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