1. Genetic Diseases & Disorders
Mrs. Anna Ward
James Martin MS

2. Do NOW!!!! Page 24 How many females are represented? How many males?
How many people have the disease?
How many are males with the disease?
How many are females with the disease?
How many generations are represented?
How many marriages do you see?
How many children did the couple in the first generation have?

3. Announcements
Notebook Check next Friday
Last one of the quarter

4. Agenda for today: Quiz 6: Pedigrees Mutations & Genetic Disease
What is a mutation? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
Benefits to Mutations
Disorders & Diseases associated with Genetic Mutations
Jigsaw Diseases:
Huntington’s Disease
Down’s Syndrome
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
Albinism
Hemophilia

5. Mutations A mutation is any change in the DNA.
The change can be positive, negative or have no effect at all.
The mutation may have a small or large effect.
MUTATIONS are not what we think of from Sci-Fi/Horror Movies!
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6. Effect of mutations in Humans

7. Let’s look at some diseases (jigsaw)
Sickle Cell (We covered this Tuesday)
Klinefelter’s
Huntington’s
Down’s Syndrome
Hemophilia
Albinism
Cancer

8. For your disorder… Answer as many questions on your provided sheet.
Make sure ALL of the group members’ names are on the sheet.
Take this information and create a poster using the white paper.
USE CREATIVITY!!!!!1
ON MONDAY….you will have a few moments to complete your disease posters if needed.
Your group will present the information about your disease.
I will find a short video to help enhance your presentation.