#1 MAKE OBSERVATIONS Some genetic diseases are very common in people with certain heritages. Examples include sickle cell anemia in persons from African descent, Tays Sachs in Jews from Germany or Eastern Europe, and cystic fibrosis in Caucasians. #2 ASK QUESTIONS
Is there a way to narrow down genetic issues specific to certain heritages?
#3 HYPOTHESIS There are factors within a person’s genetic code (DNA) and factors within the way persons of a certain heritage live that concentrate genetic issues within a particular heritage. #4 PREDICTION Genetic issues will be the result of changes within the affected individual’s DNA that mean they have differences in the way their ...