Genetic Disorders There are a few diseases that are due to a single gene. Presence of the disorder gene leads to production of an incorrect protein that can have very, very serious effects As a group you will research one create a brief presentation, identifying the following: A brief description of the disease How is it inherited (dominant? Recessive? Anything special?) How a defective protein leads to the effects of the disease Anything else interesting or worth knowing

List of Purely Genetic Disorders Cystic fibrosis Sickle cell Tay-Sachs Hemophilia Red-green color blindness Huntingtons Marfans

Questions to Answer to get Free Points Content Did you cover everything you are supposed to? Did you cite your sources? Presentation Did you make it interesting and informative? (include pictures, not a ton of text etc.) Do you know what you’re going to say without having to read?