Essays on Genetics

Darwin’s Theory has stood many tests of time and are used today as the basic for several health and medical explanations. Charles Darwin was a British scientist of the 19th century who first theorize that all species evolved from others. Therefore, he describes evolution using …

Child development studies is an interdisciplinary field, which studies the development of a child from conception to childhood through adolescence and emerging adulthood. Child development is divided into three broad domains – physical, cognitive, and emotional and social. Some experts state that child development is …

Previous studies have shown that F1 hybrid females between koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) and goldfish (Carassius auratus) produce diploid eggs due to a transformation of meiosis. Crossing F1 hybrid females with koi results in backcross triploid hybrids with two haploid chromosome sets of koi, and …

Reshmi Radhakrishnan, TA: Jared Tues Rm 24 Experiment 6 Purpose: To analyze if diploid yeast strain heterozygous for ARG8 ADE2 HIS3/arg8 ade2 his3 on chromosome XV and TRP1/trp1 on chromosome IV irradiated with UV light underwent mitotic recombination to form homozygous recessive ade2/ade2 mutants. The …

Russell Barkley (1995) defines Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as a disorder experienced in the developmental stage of children which is manifested by signs such as attention problems, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. It is a real disorder and a real problem and often results to negative implications. …

Genetic transformation is due to a direct cause in the change by genes, due to the cell in taking and expressing traits from a separate piece of DNA. Naturally proficient bacteria are able to absorb exogenous DNA and go through genetic transformation. (Chen & Dubnau, …

A genetically changed organism may be associate animal, plant, or micro-organism (e.g. bacteria) whose sequencetic makeup is altered through gene splice, genetic modification, or transgenic technology. This manipulation of genes and DNA has the potential to make combos of animal, bacterial, plant, and infective agent …

The Genographic Project I. INTRODUCTION A. (attention grabber): Everyone here probably knows what ethnicity you are, where your immediate family came from, or maybe can even trace your great-great grandparents. But what if I told you that you can find out where your ancestors came …

Gene is a basic physical and functional unit of heredity and is made up of DNA. It occupies a fixed position on a chromosomes, which are the sets of genes in the body. They determine how a body forms and functions during pregnancy and after …

Type-B PDLs are particularly common in pregnant women among various forms of PDLs classified since Matzumoto first described PDL in 1913 (3). Initially, PDL was classified into four types A to D by Miura (7) and twenty-four years later another class E was added by …

Who was Gregor Mendel? Mendel was a scientist who gained a substantial amount of fame from his study of genetics. He studied the pea plant and its inheritance of certain traits. What contributions did he make to science? His study of genetics led to an …

So why are we seeing a dramatic increase in allergies? Some health experts believe that it could be, in part, due to the recent introduction of genetically modified (GM) foods. If evidence from around the world is anything to go by, there may be a …

Recently I have heard about and seen people with Down’s syndrome, actually I didn’t knew anything about them and why they all are alike and have certain disabilities. One thing I knew is that it is and it was a great misfortune as for them …

Genetic manipulation has produced some potential advantages to be able to alter the cells in animal models of human diseases, which may make disease as a thing of the past and help with the development of better pharmaceutical products in order to extend the human …

Frederick Griffith, a bacteriologist, was trying to prepare a vaccine against the pneumonia-causing bacterium, S. pneumoniae. A vaccine is a substance that is prepared from killed or weakened microorganisms and is introduced into the body to protect the body against future infections by the microorganisms. …

Explain the effects of five different life stages on the development of an individual. In today’s society, it is almost impossible to grow up without being affected by the things around us. During an individual’s development, there are five main key factors that affect them. …

Arthur Kornberg was born on March 3, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York. He was educated in Abraham Lincoln High School and continued his education at the City College of New York. This was where he first received his scientific training as he graduated with a …

Mutations are various forms of changes in ones DNA’s structure or makeup. This abnormality can happen for various reasons such as chemical misuse, harmful viruses or environment factors. When a mutation occurs in ones genetic structure, there is often a push to find out what …

What is Tay-Sachs Disease? Tay-Sachs disease is an autosomal recessive fatal genetic disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord progressively Which is also known as GM2 gangliosides or hexosaminidase-A (Hex-A) disorder. According to literature the absence of Hex-A, a fatty substance, …

4 Sub-Fields: Socio-Cultural – focuses on living human cultures, global patterns of belief and behavior found in modern and historical cultures, participant observation a. Influenced behaviors, customs, traditions, beliefs b. Non-biological of adaptation to the human environment, social and natural Anthropological Linguistics – description and …

What is our government’s stance on the genetic engineering of humans? According to the links consulted, the government of the United States is cautiously allowing some genetic engineering research to proceed, such as gene transfer research seeking to correct or treat disease. There does not …

Despite many issues of reliability of LCN analysis, this technique is already well established. The question in validity of LCN typing lies not with the technique itself but how DNA is handled to avoid contamination. Several methods have been reinforced in order to increase reliability …

Human embryonic stem (hES) cells have the unique capability of differentiating into all cell types, leading to the development of an entire organism. As the integrity of ES cells is critical for the developing embryo, these cells have likely evolved mechanisms that detect and respond …

The three-part documentary series Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You, by Jonathan Renouf, Naomi Austin and Martin Johnson is depicted around the journey to discover the process of the formation of us, the human beings. Hosted by Michael Mosley; the documentary contains animations …

Genetic Engineering Research I. Introduction In the past three decades, scientists have learned how to mix and match characteristics among unrelated creatures by moving genes from one creature to another. This is called “genetic engineering. ” Genetic Engineering is a test tube science and is …

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Dominant and Recessive Pattern Background Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is heterogenous genetic disorder in the type I collagen and is characterized by susceptibility bone fragility and fractures with variable severity and presumed or proven defect in type I collagen biosynthesis. Type I collagen is …

The research paper of Hindley and colleagues (2007) describes the function of the protein transportin in the entry of adenovirus-associated proteins in a cell.  Adenoviruses are microbial organisms that contain genetic material that has been highly compacted by the help of adenoviral core proteins. (more…)

Recombination is a way in which meiosis produces new combinations of genetic information. During synapsis, chromatids may exchange parts with other chromatids, leading to a physical exchange of chromosome parts; thus, genes from both parents may be combined on the same chromosome, creating a new …

In this article, I am to create a whole new version of Frankenstein from the old version made by Shelley. Dr. Baltus Crane is a genius genetic doctor; he is a member of the genetic scientists who makes researches about developing human clones. It was …

Since it’s first introduction in the year 1983, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has very rapidly become a fundamental tool for improving the health and human life. PCR was developed by Dr. Kary Mullis, who was at the time working for Cetus Corporation as a chemist. …