Download Genetic Disorders Project

Genetic Disorders Project
Spring 2010
Biology : Ms Ramirez
PowerPoint or Microsoft Moviemaker up to 100 points
A poster will receive a maximum grade of an 80%
Slide 1
 Name of the Disorder
 Your Name Date Period
Slide 2
 On which chromosome is the disorder located?
 Is this an autosome or a sex chromosome?
 How many genes does this chromosome contain?
 How many base pairs does this chromosome contain?
Slide 3
 What is the name of your disorder, which is associated with that chromosome?
 What type of mutation is it? Where is the mutation located?
Slide 4
 It is autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive or sex linked (x-linked)?
 Does it affect more girls than boys or vice-versa?
 Does it affect a certain race in greater proportion?
 What is the frequency in the population?
Slide 5
 Symptoms/ Effects
 Age at which the symptoms begin
Slide 6
 Prognosis: What is the outlook for the future of that person’s life?
 Treatment Options:
Slide 7
 Prevention: Are their certain risk factors for this disorder? Like being an older
mother or being a recessive carrier of the trait?
Slide 8
 Personal Spin: This can be a personal story about how someone you know was
affected, a cool site you found that is interesting, some interesting statistics you
found, or pictures…..
List of Genetic Disorders:
1. Achrondroplasia
2. Albinism
3. Angelman
4. atherosclerosis
5. Cockayne Syndrome
6. Color Blindness
7. Cri du chat
8. Crohn’s disease
9. Cystic fibrosis
10. Down Syndrome
11. Fragile X
12. Hemaphrodism
13. Hemophilia
14. Huntington’s
15. Hypertrichosis
16. Incontinentia Pigmenti
17. maple syrup urine disease
18. Marfan syndrome
19. Microcephaly
20. Noonan Syndrome
21. Obesity
22. Prader-willi Syndrome
23. Primordial dwarfism
24. Progeria
25. Rett Syndrome
26. Riley-Day
27. Sickle Cell Disease
28. Spin Bifida
29. Tay Sachs
30. Treacher Collins syndrome
31. Werner Syndrome
Here are some links to websites that may have some good information for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genetic_disorders
https://www.labcorp.com/genetics/genetic_disorders/index.html
http://www.genome.gov/10001204
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/posters/chromosome/diseaseinde
x.shtml#general
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/BrowseConditions
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests/review?db=genetests
http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-genetic-disorders