Biology Question

Click the “Week 3 Assignment” link in the top left corner to enter the Genetic Disorders Blog.For Week 3, you will write a blog post on a specific Genetic disorder.

Part 1: Genetic Disorders

In addition to the readings from Week 3 (Chapters 8, 9 & 10), select a specific Genetic Disorder (i.e. Duane Syndrome, Downs Syndrome, Cri du chat, Achondroplasia, Fragile X Syndrome, Hemophilia, Progeria and Tay-Sachs to name a few) and research it further. There are over 40 different Genetic Disorders, please select a specific Genetic Disorder which has not been blogged about by another student. This will diversify our Week 4 Blog with information on different Genetic Disorders.

Go to the National Human Genome Research Institute or The Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR) and research a specific Genetic Disorder.

Title your initial blog post with the specific Genetic Disorder you will be discussing; this is required so everyone knows which specific Genetic Disorders have been posted on and to ensure there is diverse pool of genetic disorders discussed. No duplicate topics are permitted; a 10-point deduction for posting on a topic that has already been posted on. Then share with the class what you have learned about the Genetic Disorder by writing a full paragraph summary (150 words minimum) of what you have learned about the Genetic Disorder including: who is affected, what is the genetic abnormality, what treatments are available and what is the current state of research.

Any content and paraphrased information from the resource (URL) must be properly cited per APA including the specific URL (website) on the genetic disorder. The blog post must be directly posted in the classroom; please do not upload a Word document only.

The initial blog post is strongly suggested to be posted by 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday of Week 3.

Part 2: Blog Response Post

Peruse some of the Blog entries made by your fellow classmates. Choose at least one that you found useful and comment on how the website helped you with your understanding of the Genetic Disorder. The comment should be 100 words minimum.

For Part 2 – posting the Blog Response Post to a fellow classmate, click the “Week 3 Assignment – Genetic Disorders Blog” to enter the assignment. The screen will refresh and on the right side will be a black bar with “Blog details” on it and below that will be your name and a down arrow. Click the arrow and all the people who have posted blog posts will be listed. Read through the post by selecting the fellow student’s name and the screen will refresh – scroll to bottom and on the bottom left will be the student’s blog post. When ready to respond, click “Comment” at the end of the blog post and then a space will open below the blog post you are responding to. When done with the response blog post, click “Add”. Then the response blog post is posted.

Both parts (1 & 2) of the Week 3 Assignment must be posted on separate days. The Week 3 Assignment (both Parts 1 & 2) are due and must be completed by 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday of Week 3.

The Week 3 Assignment – Genetic Disorders Blog is worth a potential total maximum of 100 points and there are two components:

1. Part 1: your initial blog post, 150 words minimum, discussing a credible and reliable, scientific website (10 points maximum) that augments what you have already learned about that particular genetic disorder. The initial blog post will be scored on topic (10 points), grammar and spelling (10 points), content and discussion of the specific genetic disorder (40 points maximum), submitting on a different day than Part 2 (5 points) and meeting the minimum blog post length of 150 words (5 points)
2. Part 2: response blog post to a fellow classmate and it will be scored on grammar and spelling (2.5 points), content and discussion of what was learned about the genetic disorder from the blog post and resource (15 points maximum) and meeting the minimum blog post length of 100 words (2.5 points maximum).