Genetic
Discussion Assignment
The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussingrelevant topics for this week based on the course competenciescovered.
For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response tothe Discussion Area by the due dateassigned.
To support your work, use your course and text readings and alsouse outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources inyour work and provide references for the citations in APAformat.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of yourclassmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at leasttwo of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking aquestion, providing a statement of clarification, providing a pointof view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion,or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoningin the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignmentby the end of the week.
Transmission of Genetic Material:
Complete the discussions on the following topics:
- If you were asked to get a genetic test panel performed, whichdiseases or health risks would you be interested in learning aboutand why?
- Describe the biochemical composition, structure, andreplication of DNA. Detail the role of specific RNA's in theprocess of protein transcription and translation.
- Describe, in detail, one of the processes of cell survival.Describe how an abnormality in one of these cell functions causescancer.