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Fragile Syndrome Fragile X syndrome FXS is a genetic disease caused by alterations in fragile X mental retardation 1 gene sequenceEstimated incidence is 1 in 4000 males and 1 in 8000 females Hag. How would you describe yourself? . Make a list of 5 characteristics…. Essential Questions. How are inherited traits different from learned behaviors?. Vocabulary to Know:. Inherited trait. Offspring. 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 . Stephen Montgomery. smontgom@stanford.edu. montgomerylab.stanford.edu. @. sbmontgom. Identifying the genes and variants responsible for disease.. Monogenic to polygenic diseases. Rare to common variants. Traits. - Characteristic, quality, or feature that distinguishes an organism. Genetics. /Heredity. - . The passing on of traits from parent to offspring. Acquired Trait. - Trait that is learned or obtained through experience or practice.. 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. Next Generation Technology . Developments and Applications:. Now and Potential across Healthcare. Eileen Roberts. Thalia Antoniadi. http://www.nbt.nhs.uk/genetics. The changing landscape . Advances in technology are altering the landscape of medical care .  . October 29, 2012. The J. Wayne Reitz Union at the University of Florida. 8:00 am – 6:00 pm.  . *Breakfast will be served 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting. "Therapy for Inherited Retinal Disease; Quo Vadis".  . October 29, 2012. University o f Florida, . Gainesville, Florida. 8:00 am – 6:00 pm.  . *Breakfast will be served 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting. "Entering the Era of Treating Retinal Degenerative Disease". Objective . Tonight’s Homework. To see how genotype and phenotype apply. pp 127: 2, 5. Finish the “odds” for your kid. Making a Kid Using Genetics. In this activity, you’ll be pairing up with a friend and combining traits to make a kid. One of you will be “mom” and the other will be “dad”. Choose however you want.. Two organisms. One characteristic. Complete dominance . Solving Genetics Problems : Monohybrid Crosses. Complete dominance . the . dominant allele. completely masks the effect of the . recessive allele. 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 . 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.. Traits are features or visible characteristics. Behavior is a way in which living this react or act to its surrounding environment.. Inherited . trait . :. Trait received by offspring from parent. Both physical or behavioral characteristics can be inherited. Behavioral trait is also called instinct.. 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, .