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0 8 2013 CANCER GENETICS PREVENTION LYNCH SYNDROME LS PATIENT INFORMATION What is Lynch syndrome Lynch syndrome also known as Hereditary Non Polyposis Colorectal Cancer HNPCC is the most c. Each year more people die of lung cancer than of colon breast and prostate canc ers combined Most lung cancers could be prevented because they are related to smoking or secondhand smoke or less often to exposure to radon or other environmental facto 2013-2014 Report. Jeff . Bennetzen. , Chair. Origins of MGEC. Role of MGEC. …to . identify both the needs and the opportunities for maize genetics, and to communicate this information to the broadest possible life science community. By: Keith King. Objectives. State the history of genetics;. Describe major century events;. Define terms used in genetics . History of Genetics. People have known about inheritance for a long time.. --children resemble their parents. in the Animal Industry. Describe 2 types of selection. Compare Phenotype and Genotype. Define Common Terms used in genetics. Describe the interrelationship between genetics and the environment.. Demonstrate the use of a . http://www.dnapolicy.org/. “A . treatable . disease . like . severe asthma”. “Having a bad . reaction to . certain types of medicine”. No. Yes. “An . untreatable . disease . like . Alzheimer’s”. A. Structure of DNA. 1. discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. 2. stores genetic information for the production of proteins. 3. composed of nucleotides. A) a nucleotide is composed of a nitrogenous base, sugar, and phosphate. Genetics and Behavior. Behavior Geneticists. study our differences and weigh the relative effects of heredity and environment.. Chromosomes, Genes, and DNA. Chromosomes. . (46 in each sell) containing . 6-1: . WHAT ARE . CHROMOSOMES, DNA, GENES. , AND THE HUMAN . GENOME. ? HOW DO BEHAVIOR GENETICISTS EXPLAIN OUR INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES?. Environment: . Every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us . Objectives. Identify. traits that vary in populations and that may be studied.. Explain. the importance of the bell curve to population genetics.. Compare . three causes of genetic variation in a population.. Objectives. State the history of genetics;. Describe major century events;. Define terms used in genetics . History of Genetics. People have known about inheritance for a long time.. --children resemble their parents. NCI Division of Cancer Prevention Ongoing Activities at Frederick Facilities Presented By: Lori Minasian, M.D. Robert Shoemaker, Ph.D. October 1, 2015 Overview of Mission and Purpose Overview of Mission and Purpose !,'-./0/-*012!,3'$-0&!!!!!"#$%&'(%!)*+),- !)&+$- !.+!)&+$-&##.+(!)*+),- !$&!0-&2&$.+(!10,).*#.=,35!2'#$.3.1).0#.+*-!*+3!)&20-,%,+1.4,!)*+),-!-,1,*-)%5 !*00-&0-.*$,!$-,*$2,+$!;*1,3!&+!1).,+$.9.)!A+& Your Family History Besides family history, here are someother things that may put you at risk forcolon cancer:Being overweight, having a poor diet, smoking, and/or Risk increases with age. People 50 Patient meets eligibility criteria as per . National Genomic Test Directory. . Take family history, consider drawing a family pedigree . Discuss gene testing and 3 possible results. Give information sheet to patient.