Philadelphia chromosome

Turner Syndrome “Turner syndrome is a medical disorder that affects about a in every 2,500 girls.” Says Teens Health. Many people today are effected by genetic diseases, “a genetic disease is a disease that is caused by an abnormality in an individual’s DNA.” says Genetic Science Learning Center. A genetic disorder is not inherited but instead caused by a mutations in an individual’s DNA. These diseases shape who people are and affect them and the people around them their whole lives. There…

fertilize them in order to produce non-identical offspring (Science Learning Hub, 2011). The ability to create unique offspring for every –sexual reproduction- allow a greater chance of survival and mutations. Out of the 23 types of chromosome, the sex chromosome that determine…

Disease Overview Ichthyosis is the primitive cause of dry, flaky, thick, scaly skin. There are several different kinds of Ichthyosis, the main one is Ichthyosis vulgaris as it accounts for over 90% of all Ichthyosis cases and then there is X-linked Ichthyosis, which is the least common type of Ichthyosis with there being only one in every 6,000 births in males (Panthagani). X-linked Ichthyosis was chosen as the area of interest, it is a recessive disease in which only males get the disease…

you were already ten years old and just now were diagnosed with a syndrome that could have been found close to 10 years ago. Turner syndrome affects "1 in 2,500 every newborn girl," in the U.S. Turner syndrome is when a female has one working X-chromosome and one is altered or missing. The many symptoms include short stature, webbed neck and lymphedema, which is swelling of the hands and feet. To find out if you or a female you know has turner syndrome testing includes a lab test of your blood.…

caused by the attainment of an extra X chromosome at conception. It occurs in one in every 500-1000 male births but the rate is up to 20 times higher in newborns. It was first discovered in 1942 by a doctor named Klinefelter who published case reports of nine men who had breast enlargement, a lack of facial and body hair, smaller than average testicles and an inability to produce sperm. There are medical researchers that realized the role of the extra X chromosome and confirmed it to be the…

long limbs, and abnormally small testes. Based on my findings, “Klinefleter syndrome is a chromosomal condition that affects male physical and cognitive development”(Genetics Home, 2015). This genetic disorder is a result of having 2 X and a Y-chromosomes mixed together. Individuals living with Klinefeter syndrome typically have small testes that do not produce as much testosterone as usual”(Genetic Home, 2015). In essence, the small testicle does not produce a large amount of sperm, or lead to…

When most Americans think of those who wrote the Constitution, they think of writers and thinkers. In reality, many of the founding fathers like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were also amazing gardeners. They loved learning about and finding new types of plants from all over the world to try to grow in plots on their vast plantations. Gardening played a major role in the U.S. Constitution and the new country of America. The new country had just fought its first war for its freedom…

Writing is one of the things that comes easy for me, but I feel that my real weakness stems from not wanting to read. Although, for the few books that I’ve read in my life, I did enjoy the reading in most cases after I got started. I take it that some people love to read, so they assume that their students or their peers feel the same way, but nothing could be farther from the truth when it comes to me reading stories. My struggle for this class will be reading all of the short stories. Once I…

“Lee Bui!” her professor hollered into the microphone, signifying Lee to receive her degree. She stood up with pride and carefully held onto her black graduation cap. As she walked down the Husky Stadium, all eyes were on her. Her family, her friends, and her professors were all gleaming with excitement. This concluded her journey as a scholar and established a new chapter in her life. But what is the rest of her story? Lee Bui, 25, wore a ponytail as high as the heavens and an enthusiastic…

equally. Angelman syndrome is very often misdiagnosed as autism or cerebral palsy. Angelman syndrome is not an inherited disease, and is instead caused by a change in the E3 ubiquitin protein ligase gene (UBE3A) on the maternal chromosome 15. This change prevents the chromosome from functioning properly. It occurs as a random event during the formation of eggs and sperm, or in the early stages of embryonic development. There are four distinctive causes for Angelman syndrome, and each of those…