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    Sickle Cell Anemia

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    Okay‚ you have your thoughts down on paper and have gone over your organizational structure to be sure that your argument is presented in the clearest possible way. Then you have reviewed your claims to be sure that your reasoning is sound. You may have written a first draft that contained only your own words. Now it is time to add in the support that external sources provide. Think of your sources as a scholarly friend standing beside you when you make a claim‚ saying that you are right. This

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    1. Macromolecules affected by Sickle Cell a. Hemoglobin: When the body is infected by Sickle Cell Disease‚ the primary structure of Hemoglobin is mutated. In the amino acid sequence‚ valine is substituted for glutamic acid causing sickle cell disease. This single mutation will eventually cause the entire protein to divide itself. b. Lipids: The lipids in the membrane of the cell are altered by sickle cell disease. Those who suffer from the disease have defective fasting lipid metabolism. This has

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    General Biology 1 Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body . Where the cell is deformed is in the bone marrow ‚a gene in the bone marrow causes the blood cell to come out in a sickle cell shape because the hemoglobin in the defected body is abnormal‚ after it gives up the oxygen‚ bet together causeing the red blood cells to become to a sickle like shape.People with Sickle cell anemia have abnormal hemoglobin

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    Genetics of Sickle Cell Anemia Objectives • To observe how a disease can act as a selective force • To describe changes in allele frequencies in a population as a result of a selective force Hypothesis The starting ratio of HbA to HbS is 3:1; in a typical population‚ the Homozygous Dominant Gene would become the standard‚ but because carrying the Heterozygous version of the allele has an advantage to fighting Malaria it will become the dominant Allele for the population. The HbA/HbS gene will

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    Noble Informative Speech Outline 28 September 2010 Eating Disorders Topic: Eating Disorders General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the three main types of eating disorders. Central Idea: To inform my audience about anorexia‚ bulimia‚ and binge eating. Introduction: Two years ago‚ I was hit with the news that my mentor was leaving to go to Remuda Ranch‚ which I learned was a rehabilitation center for women struggling with eating or anxiety disorders. This

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    Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle Cell Anemia is a blood disorder that shortens the life span of red blood cells‚ and eventually the organisms they are located in. Sickle Cell Anemia is an inherited blood disorder that changes that structure of red blood cells. In a healthy organism‚ red blood cells are disk shaped and move easily through the blood vessels. In an organism that has sickle cell anemia the red blood cells’ structures are corrupted; instead of the disk-like shape‚ the red blood cells have

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    Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder that cause the abnormal formation of the hemoglobin protein in red blood cells (Nih). Hemoglobin is an essential protein that resides within the red blood cells supplying oxygen to the entire body. Hemoglobin S causes a mutation in shape of hemoglobin protein causing a group of blood disorders including sickle cell anemia and thalassemia. Sickle cell anemia is a result of one abnormal hemoglobin S gene given to a child by each parent‚ children that

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    Sickle Cell Anemia "An ISU student died March 12 from complications of Sickle Cell Anemia…there is no cure for Sickle Cell Anemia" (Indiana Statesman‚ 2004). What is Sickle Cell Anemia? According to National Institute of Health‚ Sickle Cell Anemia is a lifelong‚ inherited blood disorder or disease‚ characterized primarily by chronic anemia and periodic episodes of pain. It is one form of sickle cell disease‚ a category of blood disorders caused by defective hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a substance

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    Topic: Eating Disorders General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about eating disorders. Central Idea: Today I would like to share with you about eating disorders: what they are‚ their effects‚ how you can treat them‚ and how to recognize if someone you know has an eating disorder. INTRODUCTION Attention-getter: Did you know that it is estimated that eight million Americans have an eating disorder and only one in ten people with eating disorders actually get help

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    Alexandria Agee Ms. Songer AP Biology February 16 2015 Sickle Cell Anemia: Case Study Summary Sickle Cell Anemia is a painful diseases that is caused by a mutation in the protein called hemoglobin which helps carry oxygen in red blood cells. Because of the mutation‚ the hemoglobin is shaped oddly which results in pain because it is hard for the blood to travel throughout the body and anemia because of the lack of oxygen in the blood. A person can only have this disease if both parents are carriers

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