Genetics

Genetic disorders may affect millions of people every few seconds around the world, and it’s our job to understand how they work or occur in order to try and prevent them or cause them from getting worse. With how far research has come over the years, we now know how genetic disorders occur. They occur from something called mutations, which I am sure mostly everyone has heard about. Most people just don’t understand exactly how mutations work, occur, or how they cause millions of different…

mathematician, and Wilhem Weinberg, a physician in Germany, formulated a probability equation about the frequencies of genes that are inheritable within a gene pool. They analyzed that the frequencies of alleles. Hardy and Weinberg made an equation about genetic variance of a population at equilibrium. They postulated that allele or genes should be stable or equal with no disturbing factors. For a generation be able to remain constant and reach the equilibrium within generations, they postulated…

Origin of Species (Leicht and McAllister, 2016). Darwin’s findings arose from the different heritable traits, which lead to differences among alleles in a population. Genetic variation is the differences in genetic frequencies in a population and is the basis of evolution. The Hardy Weinberg Principle was developed to test for genetic variation in a given population. The Hardy Weinberg Principle states that if no evolutionary change is acting on a population, than the allele and genotype…

In this day and age, it is possible to prevent deadly diseases that a person is predisposed to before they are even born. This process is called preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a screening test used to determine if genetic or chromosomal abnormalities are present in an embryo created through in-vitro fertilization. In-vitro fertilization literally means fertilization “in glass,” but in actuality, simply occurs in laboratory receptacles. This…

Genetic engineering has the potential to be used to improve food, plants, humans, and drugs. Although genetic engineering could create major problems dealing with ethics and defects due to insufficient knowledge, it also opens doorways to extending and bettering mankind’s existence. Genetic engineering is off to a rough start, with many people thinking of it as unethical and unimaginable, but more research is done on it every day so that in the future we can use it for our benefit. Genetic…

One current use of Genetic engineering is referred to in an article titled “Engineering the Perfect Baby” by Antonio Regalado. This article touches on multiple studies that are currently being studied in laboratories’ thought-out the world. The objective is to genetically engineer the perfect child using a new technology for editing DNA, called CRISPR-Cas9- or germ-line editing. One main topic covered in this article is that Scientists are currently working on cell editing, which could make it…

Living in today’s world of obstetrical medicine, biological sciences and technology has come together to detect if a fetus will have different genetic Disorders. Preimplantation Genetic Disorder (PGD) is used when screening on a cell from the embryo, for genetic defects. This allows couples to know if they are going to continue with the implant of the embryo. PGD also starts with the course of Invitro fertilization that consists of the egg retrieval and fertilization. Embryos are made in…

Why do people think humans have gone to far on genetic engineering? Genetic modification is the process of altering the DNA in an organism’s genome. The novel Oryx and Crake is a book about the things that worry the author, and warns us what may come if society continues on this current path of using genetic modification. Much of the general public believes that genetic modification should actually be a concern because of dangerous health…

Book Portion: Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World may seem far fetched from today's society, but the reality of various Huxley predictions is very real. Huxley satirizes the use of genetic engineering by showing how various aspects of it in the New World State have led to inequality in social castes, dysfunctions in intelligence, and unwanted predestination. There are four different castes in Huxley’s Brave New World, and all of them are very different. “The shorter the oxygen.”(14). This…

life. In a large city fresh food is scarce and overpriced, the frost came early this year. Without genetically engineering food, harsh weather conditions, and sudden catastrophes are able to wipe out thousands of necessary crops. Though the usage of genetic engineering on food can be thought of as harmful, the benefits are even greater. The weather affects crops around the world, and while people say that places need to plant indigenous crops for them to thrive in their environment, those crops…