2. Connect the dots...DNA to Disease
H.W. Research the gene and the protein that your gene codes for based on the DNA strand that you picked in class today. Research the following items:
Information
about your protein:
1. Go to http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
and click on the box labeled genes. Find
your gene using the index provided.
2. Use the
information to answer questions below.
a. What is the official name of the
gene?
b. When was the gene discovered and
by whom? (You may have to go to additional resources to find this.)
c. What is the normal function of
the gene?
d. How are changes in the gene
related to health conditions? Name and
use your own words to describe the health condition(s) in a brief paragraph. Use sufficient detail to describe how
mutations in this gene result in the health impairments.
e. Where is the gene located?
(chromosome number)
f. Find and print a 3 dimensional
picture of your protein and bring it to class.
