Understanding human genetic variation has a practical value for understanding and combating disease. Almost every human disease has a genetic component. In some diseases, such as Huntington disease and cystic fibrosis, this component is very large. In other diseases, such as hypertension, age-related macular degeneration, the genetic component is not as pronounced. Even infectious diseases, diseases that we have traditionally placed in a completely different category from genetic disorders, have a real, but smaller, genetic component.
Assignment:
• 1 page of text plus a works cited page. No cover page is needed. Thank you
1.Please visit the website: https://www.genome.gov/For-Patients-and-Families/Genetic-DisordersLinks to an external site.
Additional link in case above doesn’t work: https://www.genome.gov/For-Patients-and-Families/Genetic-Disorders
*Scroll down to the “List of Genetic Disorders”
- Choose a genetic disorder (you can choose the disorder that interests you)
After choosing a disease, click on it and review the information given on the website. - Answer the following questions: a. Describe the effects of the disease, including symptoms (at least 3 sentences)
b. De
scribe treatment of the disease (at least 3 sentences)
