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=Welcome to Mrs. Swearingen's class wiki = =CP Biology: Human Disease Research Project = = =  Essential Question: How has medical research helped us in our understanding & treatment of genetic diseases? // Your goal: //// To research a genetic disease and create a presentation using technology //// to present to your classmates. //

You must include the following topics: 1. Describe the condition 2. Cause: What chromosome number is affected? Ø autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive? sex-linked? Non-disjunction? Environmental or other factors, if any 3. Frequency among human births or how many people are diagnosed each year 4. Lifespan or age of onset 5. Symptoms of the disorder and diagnosis 6. Treatments: What are they? How do they work? Side effects? 7. One example of a pedigree showing how this disorder would be inherited. 8. Empathy: Tell us what you think it would be like to live with this disease. Hardships, setbacks?

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