Genetic disorder: Albinism
Write a paper on a genetic disorder of your choice. Discuss the genetic disorder: Albinism and how it is passed down from generation to generation.
Include the following:
- Discuss what a genetic disorder is and how it is passed down from generation to generation.
- The name of your genetic disorder
- Pattern of inheritance – Is this disorder dominant/recessive/sex-linked/autosomal?
- Give the genetic disorder’s genotype. Example: Trisomony on the 21st chromosome.
- List the symptoms and what happens to you if you have this genetic disorder?
- Phenotype of disorder.
- Describe the defect that the disorder causes.
- Is there now, or was there ever a benefit to this genetic disorder?
- What may cause this genetic disorder? Mutation, radiation, etc.
- Is there any treatment or cures or light altering measures for this genetic disorder? Ex: special diets, medications, exercise – to survive this condition?
- Are certain people more likely to produce children with this genetic disorder?
- Frequency among human births.
- Is this disorder specific to certain country or climate? If so, describe.
- Add any additional information relevant to your chosen disorder.
| All Criteria Met 100% | Some Criteria Unmet 75% | Partial 50% | Criteria Unmet 0% | |
| Genetic Disorder Intro Discuss what a genetic disorder is and how it is passed down from generation to generation. | Genetic disorders, and how they occur, adequately defined and discussed | Genetic disorders, and how they occur, defined and discussed but not in enough detail to be clear to the reader | Either Genetic disorders, or how they occur, not defined and discussed adequately | Neither Genetic disorders, nor how they occur, defined and discussed adequately |
| Inheritance/ Genotype The name of your genetic disorder, pattern of inheritance – Is this disorder dominant/recessive/sex-linked/autosomal? Give the genetic disorder’s genotype. Example: Trisomony on the 21st chromosome. | Name, pattern of inheritance, genotype adequately addressed and discussed clearly | Name, pattern of inheritance, genotype included but not discussed clearly | Any one of name, pattern of inheritance, genotype not adequately discussed | More than two or none of the name, pattern of inheritance, genotype not adequately discussed or information is inaccurate |
| Symptoms/Phenotype -List the symptoms and what happens to you if you have this genetic disorder? -Phenotype of disorder. -Describe the defect that the disorder causes. | Symptoms, phenotype, defects of disorder adequately addressed and discussed clearly | Symptoms, phenotype, defects of disorder addressed but not discussed clearly | Any one of symptoms, phenotype, defects of disorder not addressed or addressed inadequately | Two or more of symptoms, phenotype, defects not addressed or addressed inadequately |
| Causes/Benefits -Is there now, or was there ever a benefit to this genetic disorder? -What may cause this genetic disorder? Mutation, radiation, etc. | Benefits and causes adequately addressed and discussed clearly | Benefits and cause discussed but not clearly | Either benefits or caused inadequately addressed or not addressed | Neither benefits nor cause adequately addressed or neither are addressed |
| Treatment/Management Is there any treatment or cures or light altering measures for this genetic disorder? Ex: special diets, medications, exercise – to survive this condition? | Treatments for management of effects of genetic disorder and any possible cures addressed adequately and discussed clearly | Treatments for management of effects of genetic disorder and any possible cures addressed adequately but not discussed clearly | Treatments for management of effects of genetic disorder and any possible cures addressed but not adequately | Treatments for management of effects of genetic disorder and any possible cures not addressed or information is inaccurate |
| Frequency/Distribution -Are certain people more likely to produce children with this genetic disorder? -Frequency among human births. -Is this disorder specific to certain country or climate? If so, describe. | Frequency among all births, certain ethnic/age groups, climates adequately addressed and described clearly | Frequency among all births, certain ethnic/age groups, climates adequately addressed but not described clearly | Any one of: Frequency among all births, certain ethnic/age groups, climates not adequately addressed | Two or more of: Frequency among all births, certain ethnic/age groups, climates not adequately addressed |
| Additional Information Relevant supplemental information pertinent to the genetic disorder | Enough relevant supplemental information to adequately describe the genetic disorder present | Relevant supplemental information pertinent to the genetic disorder present, but relevance of some information is unclear | Relevant supplemental information pertinent to the genetic disorder present, but sparse | No additional relevant information provided |
| Sources Citations and sources | Sources are correctly cited with at least two present
| Sources are incorrectly cited but at least two present | Only one source | No sources cited |
| Format/Style 12 pt Times New Roman, double spaced. -Writing is clear, flows naturally between subjects, and maintains a formal tone Length is adequate | Formatting, clarity of writing, and tone are consistent and correct | Formatting, clarity of writing, and tone are inconsistent but mostly correct | Either Formatting, clarity of writing, and tone are incorrect; author struggles with clarity of writing; tone is too informal |
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