Micro-deletion syndromes Di- George syndrome Aetiology Deletion of part of the long arm in chromosome 22 at location 22q11.2(1) The most common deletion includes the TBX1 gene (85% individuals)‚ see figure 1 below. Defect in neural-crest tissue (thyroid‚ thymus‚ and conotruncal septum of the heart) due deletion of region in chromosome 22 (2) Inheritance pattern is autosomal dominant (2) Hypoplasia of thymus and parathyroid glands resulting in hypocalcemia Acronym CATCH22 is used for
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Molecular Genetics Review Questions The unit test will be composed of three sections. Part A: Study Notes. You will create study notes to completely and correctly answer ALL of the review questions. You will submit your study sheets before the test. (10 marks) Part B: Short Answer Questions (25-30 marks). Part C: Critical Thinking Questions (10-15 marks) Part B: Short Answer Questions 1. Define heterozygous/homozygous/phenotype/genotype/dominant/recessive. 2. Why should you
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Two toddlers were observed when I was on practicum. “M” is a two years old girl who is originally from Peru‚ speaks Spanish. “S” is three years old girl who is from China‚ but speaks Korean. They had been speaking their mother tongues before I was on practicum. However‚ although they are weak in speaking English‚ it could be seen that their language development was improving during my practicum. In the meantime‚ their other developmental aspects were developing rapidly and closely related‚ especially
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Unit 01- Child and Young Person Development (1.1) 1. Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important. (1.1) It is important to know the difference between the sequence and the rate of development as it gives us direction when it comes to monitoring child/young person’s needs during stages of their school years. We can then plan effectively to make sure the child receives the help and support they need in areas they could find difficult
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The blame for obesity is almost always placed on fast food restaurants alone. However‚ the rise in obesity is contributed by several factors – a change in lifestyle‚ less exercise‚ bigger food portions and targeted marketing. To be fair‚ the presence of fast food industry is fueled by a major change in the lifestyle of today’s generation. The advancement of technology and modern appliances has changed the way we live‚ harming us in some ways. We drive to work or school instead of walking or cycling
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Biology Test- Chapter 11: Introduction to Genetics Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Gregor Mendel used pea plants to study a. flowering. b. gamete formation. c. the inheritance of traits. d. cross-pollination. 2. Offspring that result from crosses between true-breeding parents with different traits a. are true-breeding. b. make up the F2 generation. c. make up the parental generation. d. are called hybrids. 3. The chemical
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Life factors that influence the development of individuals These are all life factors that could possibly affect an adolescence at any given time and how they affect their physical‚ emotionally‚ social and intellectual development. Genetic: Iron deficiency Anaemia Anaemia is the reduction of either red blood cells because you don’t have enough iron in your body to produce the red blood cells. If you have fewer blood cells in your body then your organs and tissues won’t get an efficient amount
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Measuring the services quality of Celcom Broadband in Politeknik Kota Kinabalu Azrin Bin Jalasi Jabatan Perdagangan Politeknik Kota Kinabalu azrin@polikk.edu.my Noorain Imbug Jabatan Perdagangan Politeknik Kota Kinabalu Noorain@polikk.edu.my Ramdan Ali Jabatan Perdagangan Politeknik Kota Kinabalu Ramdan@polikk.edu.my Abstract The main focus of this study is to investigate the customers’ satisfaction towards the Celcom Broadband services quality in Politeknik Kota Kinabalu
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MEASURING pH Date of Lab: 02/09/13 Date Report submitted: 02/26/13 Purpose of the experiment By doing this experiment‚ we were trying to learn how to measure a pH with a pH meter to determine whether a solution is weakly‚ moderately or strongly acidic or basic; but also to compare the different data founded to see how the addition of certain liquid to a solution may affect the pH of the initial solution. Materials We used: * Tap water‚ distilled water‚ Soda and milk as the main
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towards secular study of society and individuals role in it. In this way the enlightenment advanced the secularization of European political life. At the mean time it laid the foundations for the social since of modern era. During the enlightenment period many of the philosophes has a great influence to found the modern era‚ for instance Adam Smith‚ Baron de Montesquieu and Ceasare Beccaria are a good example who has a positive Influence to the development of western society at the enlightenment
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