BIO 101 Week 2 Genetics and Inheritance

Review information on genetic disorders on the National Human Genome Research Institute Site: http://www.genome.gov/.

Choose a genetic disorder that can be inherited from a parent. Write a 500- to 650-word paper/article on the genetic disorder. Include the following in your paper:

• Summarize the Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance and how chromosomal abnormalities can lead to genetic disorders.
• Describe the relationship between chromosomes and DNA.
• Identify an example of a genetic disorder and describe the genetic disorder including symptoms, impact on quality of life, and life expectancy. How common is this disorder? Does it run in specific ethnic bloodlines?

Please make each of the above bullet points a separate, new heading in the paper.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Review the Academic Writing Guidelines video and the Center for Writing Excellence for additional guidance on academic writing and APA style.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

*  Of note – Please revisit the instructor’s policies document for original work.  My adivce is to run each of your submissions through the turnitin plagiarism checker (found in the UoP library) before submission.  ANYTHING over 15% similarity will be given a zero and the infraction is required to be reported to the Academic Violations Team (AVT).