Genetic Disorder Research Project
You have been challenged to incorporate your knowledge about cells, cell
division, genetics, and DNA to research and present on a specific genetic
disorder. You have already completed your basic study about the ideas of
genetics and mutations. Now with the information that you have you are being
asked to research a specific genetic disorder and give an oral presentation
along with creating either a PowerPoint or poster to explain the genetic
disorder. Your multimedia presentation (PowerPoint /Poster) should include
the following points.
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What is the name of the disorder and what is the history behind the
disorder? Who discovered it or/and who have done research on the
disease?
How is the disorder diagnosed? How does a person receive the disorder? Is
it sex-linked? Is it a mutation? Is it due to heredity?
You will need to find out all of the signs and symptoms of the given
disorder and share these with the class.
What types of treatment there are for the disorder?
Include a suggested list of readings and/or Internet sources that may be of
interest to the class.
You are encouraged to share any other information that you feel is relevant
that you feel is important for others to know about the genetic disorder.
List of possible Genetic Disorders to Present:
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Achondroplasia (Dwarfism)
Leukodystrophy
Albinism
Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS)
Adrenal hyperplasia
Marfan Syndrome
Autism/ Asperger syndrome
Moebius Syndrome
Cystic Fibrosis
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
Progeria
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Proteus Syndrome
Familial Dysautonomia
Retinoblastoma
Gardner syndrome (intestinal polyposis)
Gaucher’s Disease
Hemophilia
Rett’s Syndrome
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Spinocerebellar Ataxia
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Tay-Sachs Disease
Huntington’s Disease
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Jacobsen Syndrome
Klinefelters Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome
Turner
Klippel-Feil Syndrome
List of internet resources that may be helpful to you in creating your
presentation:
Yahoo – Genetic
Disorders http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Genetic_
Disorders/.
Site explains several different disorders and contains links to all of the
different types of genetic disorders.
Genetic & Rare Conditions Sitehttp://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/.
links to different types of disorders in alphabetical order.
What can our chromosomes tell
us? http://biology.about.com/science/biology/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=h
ttp://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/.
A site that talks about karyotyping of genotypes.
Genetic Disorder Library
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/disorders/whataregd
To learn more about different genetic disorders, browse through the Genetic
Disorder Library.
A Genetics
Glossary http://biology.about.com/science/biology/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?s
ite=http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/index.html
A basic genetic glossary.
Genetics Education Center http://www.kumc.edu/gec/.
Seeks to help educate people about genetics.
The National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/.
Explains about the human genome project.
Department of Energy – Human Genome Project
Information http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/.
Provides a lot of information about the human genome project.
A Gene Map of the Human Genome http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/science96/.
You can see the mapping of several different chromosomes found within the
body.
Learning about the Human Genome Project and Genetics through the World
Wide Web http://www.kumc.edu/gec/hgpwww.html.
Looks at the ethical issues of genetic research.
Understanding Gene
Testinghttp://www.accessexcellence.org/ae/AE/AEPC/NIH/index.html.
This site talks of how genes are linked to disease and how a gene creates a
genetic disorder.
Basics of DNA
Fingerprintinghttp://www.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/dnaintro.html
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Explains the basic understanding of DNA fingerprinting.
What is Genetic
Testing? http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/Frames/genetic-testing-f.html.
Shows the basics of genetic testing and talks about the ethical issues of that
happen due to genetic testing.