Harper BIO101 Cracking Your Genetic Code Latest 2020 MAY

BIO101 Biology Survey

Cracking Your Genetic Code

1.What is personalized medicine?  How is the genetic code involved?

2.  How long did it take, and how much did it cost to sequence the human genome finished in 2003?

3.How many genes make up the human genome?

4.  What are the doctors looking for in Andrew’s genome?

5.  How identical are human genomes between people? 

6.  Do all members of a family always contract genetic diseases seen in their family?  Why?

7.  According to Rudy Tanzi, companies often look at different parts of genes and make predictions

8.  Most variants work together with your life style: how you eat; do you exercise?

9.  What gene is associated with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease?

10.  What is a mutation in the BRCA1 gene linked to?

11.  Why would it be good to know if a patient has a variant in a gene that could cause a disease?

12.  What is unique about the cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco?

13.  Why did Tom’s melanoma return?

14.  What is PGD? What is it used to test for?

15.  What were the Biery twins diagnosed with?  Based on their genome, how were they treated?

16.  What was Andrew’s diagnosis based on his genome?  (5-year-old red head)

17.  What is the Biery twins’ biggest regret?

18 A. List two caveats to knowing your genetic code.

B.  List two benefits to knowing your genetic code.

C.  Would you want to know your genetic code?  Why or Why not?