Download Genetic Disorder Project

Real World Genetics Project
Due Date: January 27/28 Last Call: January 30/31
My Topic:
Team DNA,
After scanning your DNA and determining the source of your superior intelligence, you have been chosen to
research a real world genetics issue. Your audience will be family, friends, classmates and the public a large
Your job is to inform them of your topic in a way that the layperson can understand.
After choosing a topic choose one of the following options to complete your project.
1. An informative newsletter (front and back of page)
or
2. A 3-fold brochure or pamphlet such as those you see in the nurse’s office
Your newsletter or brochure, should include the following: (Bold is for Disorder AND Technology.)
1. Title of the Topic (scientific and layman’s term if there are both)
2. Define
3. Describe in words and diagrams
4. How well known is it? History?
5. Describe the symptoms of this disorder? Describe the technology.
6. How is this disorder diagnosed? How is the technology used in the real world?
7. Can this disorder be treated? If so, how? Does this technology treat or diagnose diseases? If so, How?
8. Include graphics, photos, illustrations, etc.
9. Include an address for a good website that contains extra information
10. 3 or more sources cited - No, Wikipedia cannot be used!
You will need to be prepared to present your information to the class in a brief (1-3 minute presentation) and
answer some general questions about your disorder. (**HINT, see above questions)
Topics:
Genetic Disorders
DNA Technology
Color Blindness
Personalized Medicine (Pharmacogenetics) **
Cystic Fibrosis**
Golden Rice
PKU (Phenyketuria)**
Embryonic Stem Cells**
Sickle Cell Anemia**
Adult Stem Cells**
Huntington’s Disease**
Polymerase Chain Reaction**
Tay Sachs**
History of the first Clone**
Hemophilia**
Current Events in Cloning**
Albinism
DNA fingerprinting and crime
Duchene Muscular Dystrophy**
Molecular Geneology**
Achondroplasia
Recombinant DNA and Insulin
Down Syndrome**
Gene Threrapy**
Turner’s Syndrome**
Knock out gene targeting and Transgenic mice**
Kleinfelter’s Syndrome**
Gene Mapping
Cri du Chat Syndrome**
Gene Splicing
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia**
Frankenfood
BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO PLAGARIZE……. use your words, not your sources’ words.
**Much information can be found on the Learn.Genetics.Utah website. (just GOOGLE it!)
PROJECT RUBRIC
NAME___________________________PER________
TOPIC______________________________________
Criteria
Your name and
name of the
disorder
Accurate
Information
Neatness
Creativity
Pictures
Website
Sources Cited
Presentation
Total
TOPIC
Include both your
name and the name
of your topic
Describe the topic
accurately in your
project (don’t make
things up) and be
able to answer any
of the questions off
the above list
The project is very
neat, legible, and
colorful
Project is presented
originally and with
creativity (original
thought, not just a
summary)
Colorful illustrations
accurately
representing the
disorder
Website listed to
provide extra
information
List of the locations
from where you
located your
information
Able to describe
your disorder and
answer basic
questions for your
classmates to
understand
COMMENTS
PTS
5
40
10
10
10
5
10
10
100
Grd Grd Grd
1
2
3