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    Pt1420 Exercise 1

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    1. What is the genome? The genome is an organism’s complete set of DNA and vary widely in size. 2. How many chromosomes are found in human cells? There are 46 chromosomes arranged into 23 pairs found in human cells. 3. What is a gene? Genes are the basic physical and functional units of heredity. Genes are specific sequences of bases that encode instructions on how to make proteins. 4. How much of the human genome is composed of genes? What is the rest made up of? Genes comprise only…

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    I think the most prevalent is that of a "flat" face. It appears that they do not have the same curvature on their face as we do. It seems to be flattened. Next, would be that the back of their head is also flattened. It goes straight down rather than having a curve to it. They also have smaller ears, decreased muscle tone, smaller mouth, a gap between their first two toes, and skin folds in the corner of their eyes. None of these physical features causes any disability or decreases their…

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    biological gender is born with each other, it would not change because of the different race, country and culture. We called Sex. Sex determine people from their biological structure and anatomy structure. Biological structure is the difference of chromosome, and anatomy structure is the difference of organ. The sexual difference cannot change. On biological side we called Sex, on…

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    Hermaphroditism Disorder

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    diagnoses with intersex. There are different types of intersex categories they are 46, XX Intersex, 46, XY Intersex, True Gonadal Intersex, and Complex or Undetermined Intersex. I will start with 46, XX Intersex. It’s when the person is born with the chromosomes of a female. The ovaries, but the outside genital looks like a mans. This usually is caused by the mother exposing the fetus to excess male hormone before birth. The labia is fused, and the clitoris enlarges and looks like a penis.…

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    Tourette Syndrome Essay

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    disorder. Disorders in the genetic code can be caused by mutations in a single chromosome or in two chromosomes. This mutation can come about through the presence of abnormal chromosomes. Due to the fact that this mutation occurs through most boys, yet can still be carried by girls, the disorder likely derives from an X chromosome. Furthermore, Tourette's Syndrome is a hereditary disorder caused by multi-factorial chromosomes. As a result of an individual's genetic makeup, the other…

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    Drosophila Melanogaster

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    could lead to a lower number of results due to the lack of flies being produced. D. melanogaster have both x and y chromosomes like humans but the sex of the fruit flies is determined by the ratio of x chromosomes and the y chromosomes encode genes for making sperm. Baker and Ridge (1980) both claimed that sex determination in D. melanogaster is under the control of the X chromosome to autosome ratio and with at least four major regulatory genes, which can help explain how to identify sex-linked…

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    The function of our life and all life is to reproduce but to get to that we have over came many challenges. On Chromosome 14, the presence of the TEP1 gene seems to be the source of the long lived existence of life on earth. TEP1 codes for a protein that part of telomerase, which is inherently important for the immortality of cells in the human body. At the end of every chromosome, there is a section of repetitive nucleotides sequence called telomeres. The TEP1…

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    translocation happens because of a chromosome abnormality that occurs in the rearrangement of the nonhomoglous chromosomes. The lymphoblasts then replace the normal elements in the bone marrow causing a decrease in production of…

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    BIOLOGY There are a few ways in which the process of sex selection can be completed. Though the most efficient way to use the Microsort flow cytometry method. A fluorescent dye is used to stain the sperm in a way that allows DNA bearing X and Y-chromosomes to be seen more clearly whilst a laser beam is passed through the stained sperm cell. This strategy has been utilized as a part of numerous configurations for more than 30 years. These strategies deal with the reason that they isolate the X…

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    doing. However, she feels sometimes it’s all negative and would enjoy hearing more positive feedback about Klayton. A negative education experience for the Greene family was diffidently potty training Klayton. Angela believed that he was not ready, yet she went along with the teacher’s recommendation. In the end Klayton was not ready and still struggles with bathroom control today (A. Greene, personal communication, February 9, 2016). Dennis and Angela prefer face to face or text…

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