Human Genetic Disorders Project

HUMAN GENETIC DISORDERS PROJECT

DUE MONDAY 1/12/09

Your task:

Research a genetic disease

(Notify teacher of your choice so each person is doing a different one)

Create a Powerpoint slide show to explain your disease and share info you found

Show your slide show to the class

POSSIBLE TOPICS:

Tay Sach’s disease

Sickle cell anemia

Hemophilia

Achondroplasia (dwarfism)

Cystic fibrosis

Klinefelter syndrome

Turner syndrome

Down syndrome

Lesch Nyhan syndrome

Marfan syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome
Angelman’s syndrome

Progeria

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Wilson’s disease

Albinism

Xeroderma pigmentosum

POWERPOINTS should be 5-6 slides long & include answers to the following:

What is the genetic cause of this disorder?

(Point mutation, deletion, substitution, translocation, nondisjunction, etc)

Is it more common in males/females?

Is it more common in certain ethnic groups?

How often does this disorder occur?

Is it sex linked or autosomal?

Is it dominant or recessive?

What are the symptoms of the disorder?

Can it be detected before birth?

Pictures related to your disease (if possible)

Other interesting facts