PPT-Class Notes #7: Genetic Disorders

Genetic disorders can be due to any of the following factors A Monogenetic Disorders Caused by a mutation in a single gene Autosomal recessive alleles a You may be a carrier and not know it since the dominant allele masks the recessive. Also its possible for otherwise healthy people to develop severe illness so any one concerned about their illness should consult their doctor There are emergency warning signs that should signal anyone to seek medical care urgently Emergency Warning Dr. Juliet Taylor. Clinical geneticist. Genetic Health Service New Zealand (Northern Hub). Pre-conceptual reproductive carrier screening . We are all estimated to be carriers for at least three clinically severe childhood recessive disorders. Ideas in . Gattaca. Vocabulary. Look out for new vocabulary in this presentation that will be useful to use in your essays – it will be . coloured. . red. What is . Eugenics. ?. The . study of or belief in . Environmental Influence,. Sex-Linked Traits. In this presentation. Slides 3-4: . Punnett. Square. Slide 5-7: Co-Dominance and Blood-typing. Slide 8: Incomplete Dominance. Slide 9: Sex Linked Traits (X-Linked Traits). You can compare dogs of every breed imaginable! . There is an enormous range of characteristics that are the result of . genetic variation. . . The differences among breeds of dogs are so great that someone might think that many of these breeds are different species. . You can compare dogs of every breed imaginable! . There is an enormous range of characteristics that are the result of . genetic variation. . . The differences among breeds of dogs are so great that someone might think that many of these breeds are different species. . What has gone wrong?. 2. Certain human genetic disorders can be attributed to the inheritance of single gene traits or specific chromosomal changes, such as nondisjunction.. illustrative examples:. . CP Biology. Genetic Disorders. Major types of genetic disorders:. Autosomal. Single genes. Multiple genes. Sex-linked. Chromosome abnormalities. Autosomal Disorders. Autosomal genetic disorders . are caused by alleles on autosomes (chromosomes other than the sex chromosomes). Project goals:. identify. all the approximately 20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA. determine. sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA. Karyotype. Genetic Disorders. Major types of genetic disorders:. CLINICAL INFORMATIONIntroductionMitochondrial disorders are a group of related, clinically diverse, genetic diseases with a prevalence of 1/5,000 to 1/8,500 that result from dysfunction of the mitocho Child Development. 6th prd . Cause Of Autism. Many causes of autism have been proposed, but understanding of the theory of causation of autism and the other autism spectrum disorders is incomplete. . . Mohanad. Mahdi Al-. Hindawi. . Introduction . A . gene. (from ancient Greek: . gonos. : . offspring. , procreation) is a locus (or region) of DNA which is made up of nucleotides.. The transmission of genes to an organism's offspring is the basis of the inheritance of phenotypic traits. . What is the difference between . the mice in these two groups?. What is genetic engineering?. Genetic engineering is the . direct modification of an organism’s genome. , which is the list of specific traits (genes) stored in the DNA. . ?. G. enetic . engineering. , the artificial manipulation, modification, and recombination of DNA or other nucleic acid molecules in order to modify an organism or population of organisms. . This . may mean changing one base .