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    or disease, but they can’t tell you for certain that he’ll be born with it. Other “diagnostic” tests will give you a more definite answer. Usually, you’ll get this kind after you have a positive result on a screening test. People with inherited hemophilia A require life-long care, preferably through a specialized

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    On the Punnett square screen, I mated the white-eyed male (XrY) with a homozygous recessive white-eyed female (XrXr), a homozygous dominant red-eyed female (XRXR) and a heterozygous red-eyed male (XRXr). I also mated the red-eyed male (XRY) with a homozygous recessive white-eyed female (XrXr), a homozygous dominant red-eyed female (XRXR) and a heterozygous red-eyed male (XRXr). 2. In mating the white-eyed male and the homozygous recessive female, all of the offspring were white-eyed with genotypes

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    most flexible in allowing proteins and blood cells to pass through. A genetic disorder that affects the blood vessels when injured that results in clotting is Hemophilia. This inherited disorder is not contagious and is found through various lab tests such as a blood clotting test. The way someone can be aware if they could encounter Hemophilia is simply by viewing their medical history,

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    covering. We will get to see the ins-and-outs of these genetic diseases and how they affect the body and the environment around them. The components of genetic and environmental conditions will be diseases such as sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, Hemophilia, Down syndrome, Huntington 's disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, asthma, malnutrition, and lead poisoning. A horrible disease known as sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease the cost of complications as soon as a person is born

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    Deletion A deletion happens when part of a DNA molecule is not copied when DNA replications occurs. The part that is not copied during replication can be an entire chromosome or even a single nucleotide. A nucleotide is made up of a phosphate group, nitrogenous base and a sugar molecule (deoxyribose). Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Thymine make up the 4 nitrogenous bases in DNA. DNA has a complementary strand and a master strand. When C is present on the master strand, the complementary strand will

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    On this Essay, I have decided to talk about Haemophilia because is a disease that is affecting people from different ages and sex. Haemophilia is a genetic disorder caused by the deficiency in the clotting factor 8 (Haemophilia A) or clotting factor 9 (Haemophilia B). This disease is incurable and can be life threatening without the proper treatment. Going back in history, Haemophilia is also known as “Royal Disease”. This is because Queen Victoria was a carrier of the disease gene and passed it

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    The style of information delivery is strict and scientific as it is designed for specialists. The definition also contains many other medical terms. According to www.mayoclinic.org, if you have hemophilia, you may bleed for a longer time after an injury than you would if your blood clotted normally (Hemophilia, 2014). In this case, we can see that the term is explained more simply as it is designed for ordinary people without medical knowledge. The term is explained in a short form without particular

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    INTRODUCTION Biogen Idec is the first biotechnology company to receive approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a long-acting recombinant coagulation factor IX product, that’s intended for use in patients with Hemophilia B (Christmas Disease). Approved under the proprietary name Alprolix, Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), Fc Fusion Protein is therapeutically designed to be prolonged in circulation and requires less recurrent injections by users. Alprolix is an innovation

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    One of the darker and more mysterious periods in history is the Victorian Era. The nineteenth century was a major point in literary history, with stories mostly related to supernatural beings, poetry, and fantastic literature. There were also multiple different religions, such as Christianity and Judaism. The people in England were very religious and went to church every sunday. Despite their social class, women were always home and doing their housework, while men were out working to earn money

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    And soon became that about 44-55 % of the mutations cause severe hemophilia had no detectable as result of the reversal of the DNA sequence within the intron that the factor 8 gene specific crashes, (Hortelano, Al-Hendy et al. 1996, Mannucci and Tuddenham 2001, Chuah, Evens et al.

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