-Chromosome 13 -Roughly 800 genes are in chromosome 13 -There are over 110 million base pairs on chromosome 13 -ATP7B – Regulate copper homeostasis within the brain and liver Nucleotide BLAST -Homo sapiens CFTR (CFTR) gene, partial cds. -Homosapien, Mac score: 217, query cover: 100% e-value: 4e-52 -The encoded protein functions as a chloride channel, controlling the ion and water… Read more →
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Human Genetics Influence Susceptibility to Infections Morgan Harrison BIOL 294 29253 Dr. Janet Rinehart-Kim April 8, 2024 Human beings are constantly going through micro evolutional periods. When pastgenerations build an immune to a disease they have during their time, it is past down to the nextgeneration. When was the last time you knew someone got the chicken pox? This would… Read more →
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Genetic Drift Causing Tumour Development In a world that is constantly evolving, mainly for the better survival of the living organism, one can notice an increase in cancer patients across the world. Many believe that the cause of this is the over consumption of processed food to have little to no nutritional value to them. A researcher by the name… Read more →
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Citations Ma RH, Zhang ZG, Zhang YT, Jian SY, Li BY. Detection of aberrant DNA methylation patterns in sperm of male recurrent spontaneous abortion patients. Zygote. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0967199422000648 (2023). Zwick ME, Salstrom JL, Langley CH. Genetic variation in rates of nondisjunction: association of two naturally occurring polymorphisms in the chromokinesin nod with increased rates of nondisjunction in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/152.4.1605… Read more →
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Primary Article vs. Review Article After a scientist conducts an experiment, it is common for them to analyze the results andcreate an article about their findings. This type of article is called a primary article, an article thatreports on newly found information, including experiment results or an analysis of a combinationof information for several studies. An example is when a… Read more →
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Personal StatementExtinction is something we never want to happen to any wildlife species. Extinctioncould cause an imbalance in the ecosystem and throw off other species. My main focus is onmarine life, where I want to work towards minimizing the chances of these marine speciesbecoming extinct. I personally grew up in the countryside of Carroll County, MD, where the onlyanimal related… Read more →