Did you know?!
- As many as 3 to 4% of all children are born with genetic anomalies and as many as 10% will have problems of genetic origin by the age of 1 year.
- 7 in every 1000 births are affected by a chromosomal disorder.
DNA/Genes
- Each cell in the human body contains about 25,000-35,000 genes that carry the information to determine your traits.
- DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid that is found at the center of almost every cell. It carries the code for nearly all inherited traits from each parent in packages called chromosomes.
- DNA, or our genes, contain the instructions for making proteins in your body.
- Gene Expression is a highly specific process where a gene is switched on.
Here is an example of the DNA structure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy8dk5iS1f0
Beneficial Website that explains genetics in a non-complicated manner: http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/what_is_gene.html#
Genetics information: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/
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