Assignment 1 – 1 page
Methylglutaconic aciduria type 7 ( relates to the body ability to break down certain protein)
First explain why you chose this disease. Then present a summary of the information you gathered during your research, including some of the following:
· links to your sources of information
· the genetic mutations that cause the disease
· mode of inheritance
· the symptoms of the disease
· treatments for the disease
· your personal comments about the disease
Assignment 2 – 1 ½ page
Copy the following question, add your answer, and submit below in one attached document.
1. Browse the websites about cancer statistics below. (You may also use other websites that list cancer statistics, as long as the sites are reputable and current.)
American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts & Figures 2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Cancer Data and Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Other Cancer Data Sources
World Health Organization (WHO): Cancer – Key Facts (2018)
Choose five statistics about cancer that surprised you. Copy/paste each statistic and then discuss why you found this information to be surprising.
Assignment 3- about 2 to three sentences to each questions in the case study.
Use the attached document on when a gene turned off is a matter of life or death and fill in the information in the attached case study.