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Gregor Mendel, also known as “ The Father of Genetics”, was born in Austria on July 22nd 1822. During most of his early childhood he lived on a farm. There he would be able to go to school. Mendel was always complimented, by his teachers, for his want to learn. Through his want to learn his schoolmaster wanted to send Mendel to a secondary school to better his education. This caused the family to be stressed with financial problems, and was a difficult experience for Mendel. He pushed through…

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other sorts of psychopathic behavior” (Stromberg). However, it’s important to note that Fallon “was loved” (Stromberg) as a kid while growing up, to which that it protected him and that played a key role in his life. Furthermore, Fallon’s “particular allele for a serotonin transporter protein” in the brain “can affect the development of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in complex ways: it can open up a region to be more significantly affected by environmental influences,” therefore having a…

“Banning human cloning sends the regrettable message that politics and public pressure triumph over logic and the law” (Foley). Cloning has been a debatable topic in politics for over a decade. Supreme Courts, politicians, and legislators discuss the ethics of cloning and have mostly come to a conclusion that it is unethical. Since experimentation on the embryos is claimed to be murdering a fetus, cloning has not been allowed the potential it can fulfill. This shows that politics and public…

In today’s society, many people have good educational background however the usage of words sometimes did not match up to an individual’s knowledge. This can be seen using the word theory, especially in evolutionary theory. People usually refer to a theory as a guess and fact as the truth. However, according to the National Academy of Science, a theory is “a plausible or scientifically acceptable, well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of…

Also, there are many codons in the whole genome, which is very difficult for scientist to replace all instance of seven codons. The propose of multiple codon replacement can be done by simultaneously edit multiple alleles using MAGE, a machine that process gene modification, or Cas9, an enzyme, both require more steps and other ingredients and equipment. Moreover, there is also high chance to cause mutation. To compensate, the team designed a computational and experimental…

recessive disorder, meaning that an individual carrying a mutation in a single gene does not show any symptoms. When two individuals carrying the mutated LMNA gene for Progeria have a child, that child has a 1 in 4 chance of inheriting two recessive alleles and having the disorder. The LMNA…

For hundreds of years dwarfism has been a fascination of society. Historically people with dwarfism were used in circuses and sideshows because people were in awe of their stature and proportions. Dwarfism is most commonly caused by the genetic condition Achondroplasia, which accounts for 70% of all dwarfism cases and occurs in one out of every 25,000 live births (Pauli, 1998). Achondroplasia (ACH) is one of many genetic anomalies which causes the condition dwarfism it is an autosomal dominant…

had rheumatoid nodules and in seronegative patients, 6% had these nodules (Hata 2006). 10 A genetic association has been recognized between formation of rheumatoid nodules and the presence of specific major histocompatibility complex class II alleles (e.g. HLA-DR4). These nodules typically present on extensor surfaces (proximal ulna, olecranon process), and are flesh colored subcutaneous nodules of varying consistency. They can be mobile, soft, and amorphous or rubbery and firm with an…

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disorders (Bhanushali et al., 2014) characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, acute vaso-occulusive crises (Platt, 2008), and the acute chest syndrome (ACS) (Lettre et al., 2008). A point mutation in the β-globin gene, the substitution of valine for glutamic acid at position 6 of the β-globin gene (Glu6Val), is the major cause of sickle cell anemia (Platt, 2008; Mtatiro et al., 2015). The mutated β-globin gene (Glu6Val) leads to the formation of sickle…