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GENETIC DISEASES. Define disease abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism – may be caused by external factors or it may be caused by internal.

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1 GENETIC DISEASES

2 Define disease abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism – may be caused by external factors or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions – Ex. Limes diseaseEx. Celiacs Disease

3 Genetic disease Can a genetic disease be inherited?

4 Think about it! Would you want to know if you had a genetic disease? Why? Carrying the genetics for a disease does not mean you will develop the disease. Would you still want to know you carry the genes for the disease? If you had a life threatening disease and you have had children, would you get them tested or leave the choice up to them?

5 Diagnostic Tools Using diagnostic tools can be used to identify various types of common genetic disorders: – Ultrasound – Chorionic Villus Sampling – Amniocentesis – Karyotype – Human Genome Project – Pedigree

6 Ultrasound

7 CVS: Chorionic Villus Sampling Preformed earlier in pregnancy 10-12 weeks' gestation Increases risk of miscarriage 0.5-1% A catheter or needle is used to biopsy placental cells

8 Amniocentesis Preformed later in pregnancy 15-18 weeks' gestation Increases rate of miscarriage: 0.25-0.5% A needle is used to sample amniotic fluid

9 Why risk miscarriage? Women 35 years of age or older are at increased risk for infants with Down syndrome and certain other types of aneuploidy (abnormal # of chromosomes) Creating karyotype from CVS or amniocentesis gives a definitive answer about possible aneuploidy.

10 Karyotype (normal male; left, normal female, right)

11 Abnormal Karyotype

12 Human Genome Project (HGP) The HGP was a 13-year project that was completed in 2003 The 6 goals of the project: i dentify determine store improve transfer address issues that may arise from the project

13 Pedigree of genetic inheritance Pedigrees can show how genetics are inherited throughout a family. They show whether a trait is dominant, recessive or sex-linked.

14 Numbering individuals in pedigrees

15 Is shaded recessive or dominant?

16 Fill in the genotypes: complete dominance example

17 Famous pedigree: hemophilia


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