Week6+-+Project+cont.

**Step TWO: Choosing a genetic disorder to study DUE: WEDNESDAY Feb 15th 2012 ** Now, that you are a little familiar with 'your' chromosomes that were assigned, you can move on to look at specific genetic disorders, that result from specific genes on this chromosome.
 * Genetic Counseling Project ** **I.** Copy Step ONE onto a file. Erase the contents of your page.**II. List your team names at the top of the page, write your roles in the group, after you discuss this as a team. For example...****III.** Follow the Directions for Step TWO below.

1) Your task: From the list of disorders that are linked to the specific chromosome, (as listed in [] ), select **THREE disorders** that you would consider to study in greater depth.

**Submit your three as follows**:

For each candidate disorder write –


 * 1) The name of the disorder – all names if these are more than one.
 * 2) The names of the defective gene(s), and the chromosome on which these genes are located.
 * 3) The inheritance type – something with the words ”recessive” and “dominant”.
 * 4) An explanation why you chose the disorder //(see below for guidance)//
 * 5) A link to the source you used (can be but doesn't have to be from the NIH website).

**The criteria should be**:
 * 1) The mutation(s) is (are) in only one or two specific genes.
 * 2) There is a big load of information about the disorders- either because it is relatively common, or because it has been studied, or both.
 * 3) Preferred but not mandatory – There are specific cases of people and families with the disorder to learn from.
 * 4) You find it interesting!