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Exploring Genetics: Family Health, Cloning, and Future Fields

Discover the genetic component in top causes of death, collect family health history, cloned animals, genomic programs, cellular genetics, newborn screenings, genetic movies, and future of genetics.

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Exploring Genetics: Family Health, Cloning, and Future Fields

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  1. DNA DAYFamily Feud

  2. There is a genetic component to which of the top ten causes of death in the U.S. • Heart Disease 1. 5. Alzheimer’s 5. 2. Cancer 2. 3. Stroke 3. X X X 4. Diabetes 4.

  3. What things do you need to collect in a family health history? 1. Age of diagnosis 1. 5. Ethnicity 5. 2. Health problems of family members 2. 3. Age and cause of death 3. X X X 4. Lifestyle behaviors of family members 4.

  4. Name an animal that has been experimentally cloned. • Sheep 1. 5. Rat 5. 2. Mouse 2. 3. Cow 3. X X X 4. Cat 4.

  5. What states have a genomics program • Utah 1. 5. Georgia (at the CDC) 5. 2. Michigan 2. 3. Oregon 3. X X X 4.Minnesota 4.

  6. What has more chromosomes than a human • Gold fish 1. 5. Chimp 5. 2. Onion 2. 3. Amoebas 3. X X X 4. Fern 4.

  7. Name the parts of a cell that have to do with genetics 1. Nucleus 1. Nucleus 1. 5. 5. Protein 5. Protein 2. Chromosomes 2. Chromosomes 2. 3. Genes 3. 3. Genes X X X 4. Base pairs 4. Base pairs 4.

  8. Who are the “Superstars”of genetics? • James Watson 1. 5. Craig Venter 5. 2. Francis Crick 2. 3. George Mendell 3. X X X 4. Francis Collins 4.

  9. What are some of the newborn screenings done in Utah? 1. PKU/Phenylketonuria 1. 5. Hemoglobinopathies 5. 2. Congenital hypothyroidism 2. 3. Maple syrup urine disease 3. X X X 4. Galactosemia 4.

  10. Name five movies that are based around genetics or genetic manipulation. • Jurassic Park 1. 5. The Island of Dr. Moreau 5. 5. 2. Gattaca 2. 3. The Island 3. X X X 4.Multiplicity 4.

  11. What are the top five future fields in genetics? • Pharmacogenomics 1. 5. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis 5. 5. 2. Nutrigenomics 2. 3. Gene therapy 3. X X X 4. Stem cell research 4.

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