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Family Health History

WebCollect your family health history using this easy to follow guide and checklist. Arrange your family's health history into a pedigree chart. Student pages available in English, Spanish, …

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Using Family History to Improve Your Health

WebNarrowing of airways in the lung causing difficulty breathing. Excessive force on walls of blood vessels, over-working the heart and kidney. Inability to produce or use the …

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Introduction to Heredity and Traits

WebTraits are observable characteristics that are passed down from parent to child. An individual will have many traits they share in common with others, and more so with siblings and …

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How Natural Selection Works

WebIn natural selection, inherited traits that favor reproduction are passed down. Over many generations, those traits become more common while traits that do not favor …

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Exploring Genetics Through Genetic Disorders

WebExploring Genetics Through Genetic Disorders is a three-week, comprehensive genetics curriculum unit that aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Through …

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The Human Microbiome

WebThe Human Microbiome. The Human Microbiome offers an opportunity to learn about microbiology and ecology. Here is a collection of companion activities to help explore the …

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Using Family History to Improve Your Health

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Reproduction & Variation

WebLearning Objectives. Allele shuffling (recombination) and mutation contribute to genetic variation, which underlies trait variation. Recombination is the random shuffling of gene …

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Pick the Risk: The Polygenic Pedigree Challenge

WebThe partner of the second son is a “low risk” woman. Place inside a cup 5 red pom poms and 1 yellow pom pom to represent her 6 heart disease susceptibility genes. 12. On the …

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Workshops & Institutes

WebCost: FREE. Credit: 3 graduate-level credits from the University of Utah Department of Human Genetics available for a $50 recording fee. For more details and to register visit: …

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NAME DATE What’s Your Family Health Story

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The Bioethics of Gene Therapy

WebStudents will examine a bioethical issue from the viewpoint of various stakeholders. Students will learn about the risks and potential outcomes involved in actual gene …

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Your Environment, Your Epigenome

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mapping pharma concepts

WebOption 1: Have students create a concept map using the Beginning Word List. Option 2: Have students create their concept map using Inspiration® software. Allow students time …

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Genetic Screening of Newborn Infants: What Should We Test …

WebNeurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a genetic disorder that primarily affects the development and growth of cells in the nervous system. The disorder can cause …

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