Learning Exercise

Genetic Disorder or Not?

Introduction to using the technique of karyotyping to evaluate possible genetic dieases in humans. Students analyze three human karyotypes to determine their genetic dieases.
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Exercise

1. Students follow the assignment on the site on evaluating case studies on
three individual chromosomal karyotypes.

2. After completion and correctly identifying the genetic disorder, students
will choose one of the genetic abnormalities to research on the "causes and
effects", " physical characteristic" and if there is any "treatment or
corrections " for the diease.


Requirements

Some knowledge of chromsomes and the normal number counts of chromosomes found in human.

Topics

Biology/ Genetics

Type of Task