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The fourth marking period project is outlined on the following pages.
It is an assignment for individual students.
Following the assignment is a grading rubric.
If the due date of Wednesday, May 28, 2008 is a problem, the student should discuss an accomodation with Mr. Warner
8 – GREEN SCIENCE
CONTINUITY OF LIFE
PROJECT
Your project is 25% of your marking period grade.
It is important to do as good and professional a job as possible.
The project must be an original piece of work, written by you, the student. It is due no later than
Wednesday, May 28
The project will be a written report on a genetic disorder ( a list of disorders is attached).
Each disorder will be described by only one student.
Each report must be a minimum of 3 pages (max 4 pages) using Times New Roman font 12
The margins will be 1 inch (top, bottom & sides) and the typing will be double spaced.
Your main source of information will probably be the internet.
One good starting point is the web site: www.kumc.edu/gec/support or www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/medicine/assist.shtml or www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticdisorders.html
These sites will lead you to many sites which can give you much of the information you will need to write the paper for the project. You should have at least four sources of information.
Every project must have a written bibliography. Be sure to provide the complete URL of any web site.
The paper must answer the following questions:
- What is the simple description of the genetic disorder? This should be in your own words as much as possible
- What is the more complex description of the genetic disorder? If necessary, you can use sentences direct from the web BE SURE TO PUT THEM IN QUOTATION MARKS AND STATE THE SOURCE!
- Are there other terms used to name the disorder that people would know?
- What signs or symptoms does a doctor look for?
- When does this disorder actively make itself known (at birth, before birth, after some years)?
- How does this disorder affect the person in daily life?
- What is different genetically with people who have this disorder?
Is it too many or too few chromosomes?
Is it a presence or absence of part or parts of a chromosome or chromosomes?
Is it a difference in the neucleotide sequence, if so, what is the difference/
Is the difference found in one location on the chromosomes or many, and where?
- Is there treatment to cure this disorder?
- Is there treatment to minimize the effects of the disorder?
- Is there a way to reverse this disorder?
- Is there a way to reduce the possibility of having a child with this disorder?
For example: Can prospective parents cause the disorder by some of their actions ( smoking, drinking, eating certain foods, eating too much, eating not enough, exposure to chemicals or radiation)
8 – GREEN SCIENCE
CONTINUITY OF LIFE
PROJECT
DUE WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008
GRADING RUBRIC
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BASIC FORMAT
- Type font Times New Roman size12
- Double spaced & 1” margins
- 3 page minimum ( 4 page max.)
- Bibliography with min. 4 sources
- Correct spelling
- Correct grammar
- Handed in on time (5/28/08 |
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TITLES, LABELS, VISUAL APPEARANCE
- Typing is neat and legible
- Clearly stated information
- Each section labeled
- Organized & good use of
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GENETIC DISORDER INFORMATION
- Simple, clear description of disorder
- More complex description of disorder
- Signs or symptoms
- What is genetic difference
- What is treatment or cure
- How to avoid passing the disorder to offspring |
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8 GREEN SCIENCE
GENETICS PROJECT
Genetic Disorders and conditions influenced by the presence of certain genetic arrangements in the individual
Bladder Cancer Galactosemia (GALT)
Thalassemia Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
Hemophelia Congenital Hypothyroidism (CH)
Von Willebrand disease Glutaric Acidemia
Thrombophilia Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency ( MCADD or LCHADD)
Myleodysplastic bone disorders Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Myleoproliferative bone disorder Sickle Cell Anemia (SS)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome Trifunctional Protein Deficiency (TFP)
Chronic myeloid leukemia Tyrosinemia (TRY I, II & III)
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
Cystic Fibrosis Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Down Syndrome Duchene Muscular Dystrophy
Usher Syndrome Neurofibromatoses
Bietti’s crystalline dystrophy Prader-Willi Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Skeletal Dysplasia Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hemochromatosis Tay-Sachs Disease
Huntington’s Disease Tourette Syndrome (TS)
Klinefelter’s Syndrome Trisomy 13
Leukemia Trisomy 18
Leukodystrophy Tuberous Sclerosis
Lymphoma Turner’s Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome Wilson’s Disease
Gaucher’s Disease Zellweger Syndrome
Carnitine Uptake Defect (CUD) Urea Cycle Disorder
Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia (NKH) Niemann-Pick Disease
Moyamoya Disease Menkes Disease
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Leigh’s Disease
Joubert Syndrome Homocystinuria
Gerstmann- Straussler- Scheinker Disease Fahr’s Syndrome
Fabry’s Disease Colpocephaly
Citrullinemia Cerebellar Degeneration
Cerebral Palsy Cleft Lip and Palate
Dwarfism Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Spina Bifida Neural Tube Defects
Alcoholism
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