In this project we were asked to solve the mystery of Carleton Comet's murder. Carleton Comet was murdered over the weekend. Many pieces of evidence were left behind. To find out who killed Carleton Comet, we had to conducted many tests including blood types, karyotypes, pedigrees, ink chromatography, and color fingerprinting. After these tests we concluded that Nancy Normal was the killer but was paid by Fred Flimmer to do so.
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pedigree-A chart of someones family history used to track genetic diseases. This was used to determine what genetic diseases the victim and suspects had.
karyotype- Karyotype is a test to identify and evaluate the size, shape, and number of chromosomes in a sample of body cells. Extra or missing chromosomes, or abnormal positions of chromosome pieces, can cause problems with a person's growth, development, and body functions.
XXX Syndrome- The presence of an extra X chromosome in a woman, which results in a lowered IQ, speech impediments, learning disabilities, and less emotional and behavioral control.
XXY Syndrome- The presence of an extra X chromosome in a man, which results in slight bodily disfigurement, infertility, and the development of breasts.
XYY Syndrome- The presence of an extra Y chromosome in a man, resulting in weak muscle tone, impaired motor skills, developmental issues, and difficult speech.
Down Syndrome- The presence of an extra 21st chromosome, resulting in impairments to physical and mental development, poor muscle tone, unproportioned facial features, and eyesight issues.
Huntington's- A hereditary disorder resulting in the deterioration of nerve cells, leading to personality changes, anxiety, aggressive behavior, delusions, and mood swings.
Marfan Syndrome- A genetic disorder affecting a person's connective tissue, resulting in distorted facial appearances, eye problems, the crowding of teeth, a thin body, and disproportioned arms, toes, and fingers.
mutation-the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes.
ink chromatography- A process that can be used to separate the components of the ink of a pen, accomplished by placing a strip of chromatography paper with an ink dot in some alcohol, which would diffuse upwards and carry the ink along with it.
punnett squares- square diagrams that are used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment. There are different types of Punnett Squares. Monohybrid crosses are 2x2 grids while dihybrid crosses are 4x4 grids.
karyotype- Karyotype is a test to identify and evaluate the size, shape, and number of chromosomes in a sample of body cells. Extra or missing chromosomes, or abnormal positions of chromosome pieces, can cause problems with a person's growth, development, and body functions.
XXX Syndrome- The presence of an extra X chromosome in a woman, which results in a lowered IQ, speech impediments, learning disabilities, and less emotional and behavioral control.
XXY Syndrome- The presence of an extra X chromosome in a man, which results in slight bodily disfigurement, infertility, and the development of breasts.
XYY Syndrome- The presence of an extra Y chromosome in a man, resulting in weak muscle tone, impaired motor skills, developmental issues, and difficult speech.
Down Syndrome- The presence of an extra 21st chromosome, resulting in impairments to physical and mental development, poor muscle tone, unproportioned facial features, and eyesight issues.
Huntington's- A hereditary disorder resulting in the deterioration of nerve cells, leading to personality changes, anxiety, aggressive behavior, delusions, and mood swings.
Marfan Syndrome- A genetic disorder affecting a person's connective tissue, resulting in distorted facial appearances, eye problems, the crowding of teeth, a thin body, and disproportioned arms, toes, and fingers.
mutation-the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes.
- insertion- mutations in which extra base pairs are inserted into a new place in the DNA
- deletion-mutations in which a section of DNA is lost, or deleted.
- substitution-mutations that exchange one base for another.
- frameshift- include insertions and deletions. Since protein-coding DNA is divided into codons three bases long, insertions and deletions can alter a gene so that its message is no longer correctly parsed.
- point-include substitutions. They only change a small part of a gene
ink chromatography- A process that can be used to separate the components of the ink of a pen, accomplished by placing a strip of chromatography paper with an ink dot in some alcohol, which would diffuse upwards and carry the ink along with it.
punnett squares- square diagrams that are used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment. There are different types of Punnett Squares. Monohybrid crosses are 2x2 grids while dihybrid crosses are 4x4 grids.
Conclusion
Throughout this project, I have learned a lot about genetics and other projects. One things I thought I did well was leadership. In the past I have struggled to assert my self and lead the team to success. Normally, I follow the rest of the group. But, this project and group allowed me to take charge. With the leadership we were must more successful, than I have been in past groups. For example, when one of my team mates getting on task I told them to get back on task and that day we ended up completely finishing our presentation, and got more work done than any other day. Another thing that my group did well was collaborating. For example we worked well together when we had do karyotypes, We added the dye into the gels and we ended up having a successful gel, where we could see the entirety of the colors and other distinction. One thing that I thought I could work on is work ethic. When we finished a task instead of going onto the next task, I would take a break and go on my phone or talk to my friends. One t=last thing that I could work on for my next project is empathy. One example of this was when one of my group members did not understand genetic diseases, I got frustrated and just move on without them. Empathy is something I need to continue to work on in the future.