Week5+-+Genetics+Project+Opening

Welcome to week 5. In class you were assigned **one human chromosome** to research. To explore this chromosome, go to: http://kreiselmangenetics.wikispaces.com, look up "Resources - Chromosomes" [], 1. Draw the ideogram of the chromosome (the band pattern) 2. How long is this chromosome, in number of nucleotides? 3. Write about an interesting fact regarding the chromosome as a whole (Could be a chromosomal abnormality, or any other fact that is given in the introduction to this chromosome). 4. How many genes are estimated to be on this chromosome? 5. Choose FOUR genes, one per team member, from this chromosome. - For each of these genes, find out: a. What protein does it encode for? (Write the names of the protein) b. What is the normal function of this protein? c. At least one interesting fact about this gene/protein (related disorder, for example) //Note: If the gene you selected is not known yet, don't choose this gene!// d. Add arrows to the ideogram that point to the locations of these four genes on the chromosome. (//You get this information when clicking on “Genes on chromosome ….” At the bottom of the page on the particular gene, there is an ideogram of the chromosome with an arrow pointing to that gene//).
 * Human Genome Project: PART ONE: My Chromosome (50 points)**
 * Find out the following information:**

- As a team you are advised to collect the information on the team page of the wikispaces. - Once you decide as a team that step one is completed, copy your team page into a Word document. - Upload this document onto your team page (in the Edit mode, there is an active file upload tab). - Send me a message that you are done.
 * Where do you write all this?**

The only people that can edit your on-going work are your own team, and me, your teacher. Make arrangement in your group on how to correct each other’s posting in a courteous way. Don’t act
 * Who can edit our document?**