Download Genetic Diseases Research Project

Name ________________________________
Partner’s Name _________________________
Block ________________
You and a partner are to conduct research on a specific genetic disease of your choice caused by
a specific mutation (no duplicate diseases will be allowed in the class). The goal is to research
the disorder and orally present information and recent research through any process you choose.
Select one of the following genetic diseases:
Achondroplasia (Dwarfism)
Albinism
Alzheimer’s Disease
Angelman Syndrome / Prader-Willi Syndrome
Celiac Disease (Celiac Sprue)
Cleft palate
Club Foot
Cri du chat Syndrome (Cat’s Cry Syndrome, Monosomy 5p)
Cystic fibrosis
Diabetes, type 1 (Juvenile Diabetes) & Type 2
Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
Dystrophy
Fragile X Syndrome
Galactosemia
Hemophilia A or B
Huntington Disease
Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY Syndrome)
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Marfan syndrome
Obesity
Parkinson’s Disease
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Sickle cell anemia
Spina bifida
Tay-Sachs Disease
Triple-X Syndrome (Trisomy X)
Turner’s syndrome
XYY Syndrome
Other: __________________________________
Assignment Outline:
Your project must include the following information:
1. What is the mutation? (chromosomal vs. gene mutation)
a. And/Or on what chromosome is the mutation?
2. How does the cell reproduce? (Asexual (which type) vs. Sexual)
3. How common is the mutation? (frequency of occurrence)
4. Who is at risk?
5. Symptoms?
6. Treatments?
7. Possibility of prenatal (before birth) diagnosis and procedure used?
8. Probability of passing on this trait to one’s offspring?
9. Show the karyotype!
10. Extra feature/material?
Presentation format:
Your project may be presented in any of the following forms:
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poster
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pamphlet which could be distributed in a doctor’s office
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Powerpoint
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newspaper or magazine article
Evaluation:
Research, Neatness/Organization, Creativity, Presentation