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21 St Chromosome Extra Chromosome
583 wordsDown Syndrome or Trisomy 21 as it is also commonly known, is a genetic condition that for many years has been shrouded in fear, darkness & shame. There is absolutely nothing to fear, and there never should be any feelings of shame, it is not the persons fault. The only darkness associated with down syndrome is the ignorance many people have towards it. Basically down syndrome means that a person has one extra chromosome in each of the million of cells in their body. Instead of 46 chromosomes per...
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Cloning Of Humans Animal And Plant
1,581 wordsIf you pay any attention to the news whatsoever youve probably heard about cloning. Cloning is the most controversial issue today. Quite simply put, cloning is duplicating or making a copy of something, usually a cell or DNA. Scientists for a while now successfully have been testing it out on animals. A clone, however, is only genetically identical to its donor, not physically or behaviorally identical. Cloning is a very touchy topic at the moment because it is a question of ethics and morality....
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Percent Of The Cases Genetic Disorders
1,268 wordsDown syndrome, the most common genetic birth defect associated with mental retardation, occurs equally across all races and levels of society. The effects of the disorder on physical and mental development are severe and are expressed throughout the life span. The individual's family is also affected emotionally, economically, and socially (Bellenir 1996). Characteristics associated with Down syndrome include: epicanthus folds, unilateral squints, a flat saddle nose, flat jaw bones, large fissur...
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Nitrogenous Bases Amino Acids
999 wordsDeoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid are two chemical substances involved in transmitting genetic information from parent to offspring. It was known early into the 20 th century that chromosomes, the genetic material of cells, contained DNA. In 1944, Oswald T. Avery, Colin M. MacLeod, and Maclyn McCarty concluded that DNA was the basic genetic component of chromosomes. Later, RNA would be proven to regulate protein synthesis. DNA is the genetic material found in most viruses and in all cel...
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Natural Enemies Naturally Occurring
1,817 wordsWhat are Biopesticide's? Biopesticide's (also known as biological pesticides) are certain types of pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals. For example, garlic, mint, and baking soda all have pesticides applications and are considered biopesticide's. At the end of 1998, there were approximately 175 registered bio pesticide active ingredients and 700 products. Biopesticide's fall into three major categories: 1) Microbial pesticides contain...
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Recombinant Dna Birth Defects
582 wordsCloning is Wrong Cloning should never be done to humans or any other of Gods creations. The internet has many examples of why cloning should not be done. even the encyclopedia has articles against cloning. Cloning is a threat to the human race, immoral, and we should never allow it to take place. First lets talk about Recombinant DNA. The Webster s World Dictionary gave this definition for Recombinant DNA: DNA formed in the laboratory by splicing together pieces of DNA from different species, as...
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Short Term Goals Theory Of Evolution
1,604 wordsAccording to Darwin, the theory of natural selection would suggest that every individual seeks only to further their own goals at the expense of all others, as only those individual organisms that win the battle for resources get the chance to reproduce and pass on their genes, creating a new generation of individuals who are good at serving their own interests. Conversely, those who are good at serving the interests of others will not be rewarded, but will instead become extinct as those whom t...
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University Of Michigan Muscular Dystrophy
598 wordsCurrent Research On Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy Essay, Current Research On Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy Duchennes muscular dystrophy is the result of a defective gene on the X chromosome. This gene is responsible for production of the muscle protein dystrophic. Dystrophin is an integral part of the dystrophic-glycoprotein complex which bears the brunt of the force generated during muscular contraction. When dystrophic is not produced, the dystrophic-glycoprotein complex (DCG) is not present. Ab...
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Neural Tube Defects Children With Down Syndrome
2,759 wordsDowns syndrome is a genetic condition involving an extra chromosome, this change occurs around the time of conception. A person with Downs syndrome has forty-seven chromosomes instead of the usual forty-six. A relatively common genetic disorder, Downs strikes 1 out of 600 babies. In 95 percent of all cases, the disorder originates with the egg, not the sperm, and the only known risk factor is advanced maternal age-at age 35, a woman has 1 chance in 117 of having a baby with Downs; at 40, her odd...
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Circle Of Life Genetic Engineering
1,570 wordsGenetic engineering, the transfer of genetic material from one organism to another, is often a hot topic of debate among scientists and the general public alike; yet, what is the controversy behind this ground breaking medical procedure? Although the procedure, in its numerous forms, could greatly benefit society in many ways, the ethics of the whole idea have many concerned. Types of Genetic Engineering There are several types of genetic engineering and they all vary slightly in the technique a...
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Recombinant Dna Genetic Material
702 wordsComplaining about What is scarring people in these days is the possibility of cloning discoveries. At this point the question is: how this discovery will affect our society? And what is the scientists goal? . We all are worried about this discovery because what come out from scientists it is not really reassuring. Even scientists don? t know what will be the long- term? s effects of? playing? with genes if they might have bad results on patients descendants. Moreover, by altering the natural cou...
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Amino Acids Dna Strand
892 wordsA mutation is a change in the genetic material that controls heredity. The genetic material is contained in chromosomes, which are divided into genes. Point mutations involve single genes and occur by substitution and insertion or deletion of a single base in DNA. Insertions or deletions, referred to as frameshift mutations, shift the reading of the code by one or more bases so that all amino acids produced after the addition or deletion are affected. Translation is a series of complex biochemic...
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San Jose Mercury U S News
3,252 wordsA debate is currently raging throughout the world, from the halls of the United States Congress and the Presidents Oval Office to the United Nations and the World Health Organization. The issue: the cloning of human beings. Ever since researchers in Scotland cloned an adult sheep named Dolly over a year ago, the issue of applying this technology to reproducing human duplicates has been paramount in scientific and social circles. The debate is not merely confined to scientists; everyone from worl...
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Plant Cells Genetic Material
329 wordsMethods for Genetically Engineering a Plant Two very different techniques exist for giving a plant new genetic characteristics. But both share several steps. Step 1: The DNA that encodes the genetic information for the desirable trait must be isolated. At step 2, the different techniques diverge into an a path and a b path: In Step 2 a, the new DNA is linked to a circular ring of genetic material called a transfer plasmid. Plasmids act like molecular taxicabs that carry genes from one place to a...
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophy Association
2,303 wordsThere Muscular Dystrophy MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY There is no single disease called muscular dystrophy. Muscular Dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of inherited diseases that are characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle tissue, with or without the breakdown of nerve tissue. (Emery, A. ) The muscular dys trophies are a group of muscles diseases that have three features in common: they are hereditary; they are progressive; and like stated above, each causes a characteristic of sele...
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Reproductive Medicine Genetic Material
1,255 wordsReproductive technologies have the power to shape the future of the human race. If used responsibly, they can improve the quality of life for everyone and greatly reduce genetic disease. Married couples that aren t able to have children are given the ability to use their own genes to create a child of their own. These technologies can also allow parents to choose the physical and even mental attributes of their children, although parents could go overboard with this. Despite whether these techno...
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Moral Obligation Brain Activity
1,775 wordsSam Vaknins Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites Animal rights is a catchphrase akin to human rights. It involves, however, a few pitfalls. First, animals exist only as a concept. Otherwise, they are cuddly cats, curly dogs, cute monkeys. A rat and a puppy are both animals but our emotional reaction to them is so different that we cannot really lump them together. Moreover: what rights are we talking about? The right to life? The right to be free of pain? The right to ...
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Darwin Theory Earth Surface
2,710 wordsEvolution, a process of change through time, is what links together the enormous diversity of the living world. A lot of evidence is present that indicates that the earth has had a very long history and that all living things arose in the course of that history from earlier, more simpler forms. In other words, all species have descended from other species and all living things share common ancestors in the past. Basically, organisms are what they are because of their history. Today there are man...
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Vitro Fertilization Brain Dead
458 wordsEugenics. The word strikes fear in the hearts of many. Visions of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, along with memories of Nazi experimentation and the Lynchburg sterilization colonies in the United States, cause many to dismiss the idea of cloning immediately. However, in reality, cloning has nothing to do with eugenics or genetic engineering. Cloning is the duplication of genetic material without any alteration. Germ line therapy, however, involves changing the material for a specific purpose. ...
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Mental Retardation Extra Chromosome
1,780 wordsTHEKlinefelter Syndrome KLINEFELTER SYNDROME THE XXY BOY IN THE CLASSROOM Although there are exceptions, XXY boys are usually well behaved in the classroom. Most are shy, quiet, and eager to please the teacher. But when faced with material they find difficult, they tend to withdraw into quiet daydreaming. Teachers sometimes fail to realize they have a language problem, and dismiss them as lazy, saying they could do the work if they would only try. Many become so quiet that teachers forget theyre...
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