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Human Blood Types:
What are the four main human blood groups? |
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Human Blood Types:
What characteristic provides numerous sub-catagories and how is it tesed for? |
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The Rhesus Factor
The presence of the 'D' antogen in the plasma will either make the blood posotive or negative.
If 'D' is preasent, the blood is posotive.
If 'D' is not preasent, the blood in negative. |
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Human Blood Types:
What makes the four main blood groups unique?
I.E. The blood type ___ has ___ and ___ in its ___. |
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A: A antigen, B antibody
B: B antigen, A antibody
AB: A & B antigens, no antibodies
O: no antigens, A & B antibodies |
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Human Blood Types:
What blood type can recieve anything?
What blood type can give anything? |
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AB+ recieves any other type of blood.
O+ can give to anybody. |
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Human Blood Types:
Who was Karl Landsteiner and what did he do? |
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| Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian biologist who discovered the human blood groups in 1901 and the Rhesus factor in 1937. |
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Huntington's Disease:
How common is huntington's?
What chance do you have of passing the gene on? |
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Definition
every 3 to 7 people per every 100,000 people get it
there is a 50/50 chance of passing it on |
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Huntington's Disease:
Is there a cure for huntington's disease?
What are some treatments? |
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There is no cure for huntington's.
Some medications include:
- dopamine blockers
- amantadine
- tetrabenazine
- emotional support
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Huntington's Disease:
What chromosome does huntington's disease affect? |
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| Huntington's is a genetic defect of chromosome 4. |
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Huntington's Disease:
What are the main symptoms of huntington's? |
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Emotinoal problems
Uncotroled movements
Loss of power to think/remember
melting brain
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Huntington's Disease:
What is huntington's disease? |
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| Huntington's disease is a progressive brain disease. |
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Genetic Engineering
Who started the field of genetic engineering and when? |
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| In 1973, Herbert Boyer Stanley Cohen started the field of genetic engineering. |
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Genetic Engineering
Can scientists custom make organisms? |
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Genetic Engineering
What can genetic engineering be used for? |
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1. Medicine
2. Agriculture - 60% of food is impacted by genetic engineering
3. Terrorism - bioweapons
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Genetic Engineering
What are the pros of genetic engineering? |
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1. All the traits of an organism are specifically chosen to create the perfect organism.
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Genetic Engineering
What are the cons of genetic engineering? |
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1. Harmful pathogens can be unintended consequences of genetic engineering.
2. Will rapidly increase racial discrimination. |
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Hemophilia
What is hemophilia? |
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Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder in which blood takes a long time to clot. |
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Hemophilia
How is hemophilia A passed on?
How is it caused? |
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Hemophilia is a hereditary disease caused by the lack of blood clotting Factor VIII.
30% of the cases are the result of spontaneous genetic mutation.
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Hemophilia
How is hemophilia B passed on?
What causes hemophilia B? |
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Hemophilia B is also hereditary (genetic) and is caused by the lack of the blood clotting Factor IX.
30% of cases are the result of spontaneous mutation. |
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Hemophilia
What are the symptoms of hemophilia? |
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External or internal bleeding; bleeding in joints; bleeding from cuts excessively. |
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Hemophilia
What is the best treatment for hemophilia?
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The best treatment would be replacing the missing clotting factor intravenously. |
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Hybridization
What is a hybrid? |
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A combination of two different species. |
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Hybridization
What is an F1 offspring? |
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Hybridization
What is a double cross hybrid? |
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A result of the cross of two F1 offspring. |
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Hybridization
What is a three-way cross hybrid? |
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A cross between an F1 and a purebred. |
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Hybridization
What is a triple cross hybrid? |
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Crossing two three-way crosses. |
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Hybridization
What are structural hybrids? |
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Gametes with different structures. |
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Selective Breeding
When was selective breeding believed to have begun?
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It was believed to have begun at the end of the Ice Age. |
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Selective Breeding
What is selective breeding? |
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Definition
The intentional breeding of organisms with desirable traits in an attempt to produce an offspring with similar desirable characteristics. |
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Selective Breeding
What have humans bred dogs to be? |
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Definition
Companions, hunters, and retrievers. |
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Selective Breeding
How have humans selectively bred plants? |
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Definition
It has made more disease resistant crops with better quality, size, and crop yield. |
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Selective Breeding
What is eugenics? |
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Definition
The science of improving a ( human )population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable, hereditable characteristics. |
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Selective Breeding
Who saw the first case of eugenics? |
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Human Genome Project
How long did the Human Genome Project last? |
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The Human Genome Project was an international project lasting 13 years. |
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Human Genome Project
How many human genes were discovered? |
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20,000 - 25,000 genes were discovered for future biological studies.
Baum, bah, baum..... |
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Human Genome Project
How many sequences of DNA subunits did the project discovered? |
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The project discovered over 3 billion DNA sequences. |
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Human Genome Project
How many countries have used the official human genome project findings for studies and progressions? |
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Sixteen countries.
e.g.
USA
Israel
Mexico |
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Human Genome Project
Has it improved the medical world? |
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Yes, it has improved it by revealing genetic diseases to great extents. |
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Inbreeding
What are some negative effects of inbreeding? |
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Definition
You become less fertile each generation. There is a large increase in genetic disorders. The immune system stops working. |
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Inbreeding
What are the odds of a genetic disorder in the case of inbreeding? |
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| Inbreeding involving the immediate family results in a 25% increase in the chance of a genetic disorder. |
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Inbreeding
Is there genetic diversity between the offspring? |
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No, because there are no new genes coming into the gene pool. |
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Inbreeding
Are offspring more likely to have disabilities? |
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| Yes, because if there is a mistake in the gene pool, it gets replicated over and over again. |
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Inbreeding
What is an historical example of incest? |
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Sickle Cell Anemia
What causes sickle cell anemia? |
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Definition
It is caused by abnormal hemoglobin. |
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Sickle Cell Anemia
How is sickle cell anemia inherited? |
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Definition
If both parents are sickle cell carriers, the offspring may have it also. It is a recessive trait. |
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Sickle Cell Anemia
What are some symptoms of sickle cell anemia? |
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Fatigue, bone infection, urinary tract infection, potentially lethal blood clotting |
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Sickle Cell Anemia
What are some treatments for sickle cell anemia? |
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Blood transfusions, medications, oxygen therapy |
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Sickle Cell Anemia
What shape is the blood cell turned into when you have sickle cell anemia? |
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Sickle Cell Anemia
What is a benefit of sickle cell? |
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Definition
People with sickle cell anemia cannot get malaria. |
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Down Syndrome
Who discovered Down Syndrome? |
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Down Syndrome
What is Down Syndrome? |
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Definition
Down Syndrome is when there is an extra copy of chromosome 21. |
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Down Syndrome
What are some characteristics of people with Down Syndrome? |
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Definition
| Slanted eyes, lolling tongue, large gap between toes, single crease on palm, tend to be short (stunted growth), have a tendency to be overweight |
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Down Syndrome
What are some early detection methods of Down Syndrome? |
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In utero tests:
Umbilical cord blood test; bright spots on the heart; arm length; large gap between the toes |
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Down Syndrome
What are some ways schools help Down Syndrome students? |
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IEPs, Specialized classes, accompaniment when needed |
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