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 * __Genetic Disorder Research Project Wiki

Description__**: You will be assigned to research and present information with a partner about a specific genetic disorder. You will gather information about your genetic disorder then post it on your own page of this wiki. Upon posting your project, you will view at least 5 of your classmates' genetic disorder pages and post well thought out, constructive comments on each one.


 * __Your wiki page must include the following__**:
 * 1) Name of the genetic disorder.
 * 2) Type of genetic disorder - how is it inherited? Dominant, recessive, sex-linked, nondisjunction, mutation, which chromosome it is located on, gene locus,etc.
 * 3) Description of the symptoms/effects
 * 4) Diagnosis - what methods are used to diagnose the disorder?
 * 5) Prognosis - doctor's prediction of how a patient's disorder will progress - for ex: early death
 * 6) Treatment - (if no treatment is currently available, explain why)
 * 7) Statistics on the # of individuals born with the disorder - (if applicable - include ethnic groups which are most prone to the disorder)
 * 8) Other information: any other interesting information - for example - famous cases in history
 * 9) 3 relevant and appropriate digital images
 * 10) Minimum of 3 reputable sources from which you derived and checked your information (include links)

Cleft lip/cleft palate – X-linked type, Colon cancer (familial), Color Blindness, Cretinism (congenital hypothyroidism), Cri-du-Chat Syndrome (Cry of the Cat), Cystic Fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Fragile X, Hemophilia, Huntington's Chorea, Klinefelter's Syndrome, Marfan's Syndrome, Maple syrup urine disease, PKU (Phenylketonuria), Prader-Willi syndrome, Progeria, SCIDS (Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome), Sickle Cell Anemia, Tay-Sach's, Tourette’s Syndrome, Trisomy 13 (Patau Syndrome), Trisomy 18 (Edward’s Syndrome), Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), Turner's Syndrome, 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
 * __Possible genetic disorders for this project__**: Achondroplasia, Angelman Syndrome, Albinism, Breast cancer (BRCAC-1,2),


 * __How will you be graded on this project?__ Possible points = 75pts.**
 * ** Points ** || ** 15-13 Points ** || ** 12-10 Points ** || ** 9-6 Points ** || ** 5-0 Points ** || ** Points/Comments ** ||
 * Organization || Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings. || Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. || Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. || The information appears to be disorganized. || ||
 * Quality of Information || All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. || All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. || All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each. || One or more topics were not addressed. || ||
 * Grammar/spelling || || || No or very few grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. || Grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors common throughout || ||
 * Relevant images || . || All 3 Images are relevant, accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the topic || All 3 Images are accurate but only 2 add to the reader's understanding of the topic || Less than 3 images are present. Some are inaccurate or do not add interest to topic.. || ||
 * Internet sources || || All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format. || All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format. || Some sources are not accurately documented. || ||
 * Posted comments || || Posted 5 well thought out and constructive comments on other students’ pages || Posted 5 comments with less than 4 well thought out constructive comments || Posted less than 5 comments some of which were not constructive and well-thought out. || ||