Question 1: a) A: Promoter B: Splice site C: 5’ UTR D: Start codon E: Stop codon F: 3’ UTR b) The sum of the exons and introns (all in kilobases) (1.2+8+0.7+27+0.4+11+3.1) = 51.4 kb. c) The sum of the exons (all in kilobases) (1.2+0.7+0.4+3.1) = 5.4 kb.…
J.M.W. Turner, born on May 14, 1775 and died on December 19, 1851, was an english romantic painter. His hometown was in London,United Kingdom. He is well known for his elevated landscape. He is well known for his oil paintings and also has been known to be the founder of painting watercolor landscapes. He went to school at the Royal Academy of Art and got awarded at the age of 17 years old for his work “Great Silver Palate”.…
A portion of Spring Street was recently renamed after Ted Turner, an Atlanta business tycoon. Ted Turner Drive runs through downtown Atlanta serving as a permanent marker of his accomplishments. “It’s very humbling to know that a city thought enough of you to name a portion of the city after you,” Turner said about the street. Turner, founder of CNN, has lived in Atlanta most of his adult life. He is an important and revered figure to the city.…
This occurs when a pair of the twenty first chromosome in the egg or sperm does not properly divide, resulting in the child having three copies of chromosome 21 instead of just two. The extra copy of chromosome 21 is reproduced in every cell of the unborn child’s body. This type of Down Syndrome is more common than any other type. It is the cause behind 95% of all people with Down syndrome (“Facts about Down Syndrome”).…
Natalie Recker Mrs. Smith Biology- period 4 11 March 2017 Journal Entry- Day in the Life It is 9:30 P.M., and today has been a rough day. The first thought I had this morning was, ‘Will I have a good day or a bad day?’ Right after thinking that, I thought, ‘How will my Turner Syndrome diagnosis affect today?’ This, however, isn’t the first time thinking these thoughts.…
Turner syndrome, or monosomy X, is a disease caused by an error in meiosis wherein the sex chromosomes do not divide properly, and only effects females. It occurs during the formation of the reproductive cells in the parent, where an error (nondisjunction) in cell divison produces an abnormal number of chromosomes. Turner syndrome results in one of two effects on the genetic makeup of the individual. It can either occur as a result of partially missing or rearranged sex chromosomes, or from a complete lack of one of the two usual sex chromosomes. In some cases, it can arise in females where some, not all, of their cells are effected with Turner syndrome, referred to mosaic Turner syndrome.…
Rett Syndrome is a disorder that affects the nervous system and is found almost exclusively in girls. Rett syndrome is caused by a malfunction in the MECP2 gene. What is exactly the MECP2 gene? Well MECP2 gene is the gene that encodes protein and essentials. How can you prevent Rett Syndrome?…
There are three sexes in Salinas where being a pseudohermaphrodite is so common it’s accepted alongside male and female. The small village of Salinas in the Barahona Province of the southwestern part of the Dominican Republic, is like many other Caribbean hideaways. But there is one peculiarity that sets it apart from the rest of the world. At puberty one in 90 children born there make a natural transformation from girl to boy.…
“Turner Syndrome” Origin of Discovery Can you imagine what it would be like to have Turner’s Syndrome what that is, is a chromosomal condition that affects the development in most females, a common feature in Turner’s Syndrome is a girls or womens natural Stature (height) and it becomes most obvious to girls around age 5, another common effect is an early loss of ovarian function (ovarian hypofunction or premature ovarian failure), Turner Syndrome was founded in 1938 by Dr. Henry Turner and chromosomal differences were not found until 1960 Symptoms to Turner Syndrome A girl’s ovaries develop normally at first but the egg cells usually die prematurely and bits of the ovarian tissue degenerates before birth and how Turner…
Usher syndrome is a rare genetic disease that is the leading cause of inherited deaf-blindness, accounting for more than 50% cases.1 The prevalence of Usher syndrome is increasing with an estimated 4 per 100,000 births.2 It is an autosomal recessive, genetically heterogenous disease with three subtypes; usher subtype two being the most common and accounting for more than half of the cases. 3…
Zellweger’s syndrome is rare congenital disorder that is classified as a peroxisome biogenesis disorder. This disease is autosomal recessive and the main cause is directly related to mutations and defects that occur in the genes that are responsible for encoding peroxins. Individuals with this syndrome have mutations in the various 12 PEX genes. These genes are vital for the normal assembly of peroxisomes. This disease can develop when a child is still in the early stages on the newborn period.…
Fragile X syndrome is defined as a genetic condition that causes intellectual disabilities, behavioral and learning challenges and various physical characteristics. This syndrome, being a genetically heritable disease, is X-linked. This makes the disease more commonly observed in males than females, about two to one. Males have roughly a one in four thousand chance of getting the syndrome and females have about a one in eight thousand chance (Bostrom). Some general characteristics can be seen as Low muscle tone, hyper extensible joints, high arched palate, connective tissue issues.…
Fragile X Syndrome it is an inherit mental retardation. It is cause by a gene on the X chromosome. It also depends on the number of CGG repeats (cytosine and guanine) which can affect physical, intellectual and behavioral effects. The physical feature include large testicles, high foreheads, large jaws and long face. It affect more males than females and affect males more severely.…
Triple X Syndrome causes females to be taller than average height. With especially long legs--the most typical physical feature. Females with this disorder have delayed development of speech and language skills. Also motor skills consisting of sitting up and walking. Learning disabilities such as difficulty reading also known as dyslexia, understanding or math.…
Asperger Syndrome (AS) is a one of five autistic spectrum disorders. AS is also recognized by some as a neurological disorder. Sufferers of this syndrome share many of the same characteristics of autism except the accompanying disabilities. The syndrome can exhibit a variety of characteristics ranging from mild to severe. Those afflicted with AS have difficulty understanding what people around them think and feel.…