After we turned in our homework and talked a little bit about the recent quiz we took about pedigrees and punnett squares, we discussed how people can prove what disorder someone has just by looking at them. You can do that by looking at their karyotype. A karyotype is the standard arrangement of all the chromosomes.
We then discussed how there can be 3 copies of a gene in the same chromosome. Those chromosomes are called trisomy 13, 18, and 21. The trisomy usually codes for Down syndrome, Edwards syndrome, and Pataynu syndrome. We also begin learning about Genetic Engineering which is changing DNA for practical purposes. For example, transgenic organisms have many applications in agriculture (make fruit grow faster, bigger, quicker, etc.). We finished off the day by watching a short video.
We then discussed how there can be 3 copies of a gene in the same chromosome. Those chromosomes are called trisomy 13, 18, and 21. The trisomy usually codes for Down syndrome, Edwards syndrome, and Pataynu syndrome. We also begin learning about Genetic Engineering which is changing DNA for practical purposes. For example, transgenic organisms have many applications in agriculture (make fruit grow faster, bigger, quicker, etc.). We finished off the day by watching a short video.
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