Name: _____________________________________
GENETIC DISORDER PROJECT--INFORMATION SHEET/RUBRIC
Your assignment is to obtain information on the genetic disorder/disease that you have been assigned and to
display that information for your classmates to view. You may design a poster or a tri-fold pamphlet. You must
get ALL of the information listed and answer all of the questions ON THIS SHEET!! .
You should include the following:
A. Name of disorder:
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 Brief description of the disorder. What is it?
B. Cause (which of the following?)
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Is it an autosomal dominant gene?
Is it an autosomal recessive gene?
Is it a sex-linked gene?
Is it Non disjunction?
Is it inherited in some other way?
Points
Possible
Points
Earned
10
10
C. Facts about the disease
1. How often does this occur in the population? (4 pts)
2. Is it more frequent among men or women? (4pts)
3. Is it more common in one ethnicity? (2 pts)
10
D. Symptoms
4. What are the symptoms that a person has this condition?
10
E. Testing and Screening
5. What kinds of tests can determine whether a person has
the condition or not?
5
F. Treatment
6.
What types of treatments are available for persons
who have been confirmed to have the disease? (3 pts)
7.
Is the disease life-ending? (2 pts)
5
G. Other interesting facts (You must list at least 2 facts!)
10
H. Picture/illustration/diagram related to the disorder
10
I. Neatness/Creativity/Organization (is your information easy to find??)
10
J. At least 2 cited sources
10
K. Rubric/Information Sheet Present
10
Counts as a TEST Grade!!
Total Grade: ______
Cystic Fibrosis
Albinism
Tay-Sachs disease
Galactosemia
Huntington’s disease
Achondroplasia
Sickle-cell disease
Color-blindness
Hemophilia
Down syndrome
Cleft lip / palate
Klinefelter
Marfan syndrome
Fragile X
Celiac Disease
Osteogenesis imperfecti
Trimethylaminuria
Phenylketonuria
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Muscular dystrophy
Gaucher’s disease
Polydactyly