Essays on Hereditary

Many people associate slavery with the transatlantic slave trade of the past and believe that it is an institution that has been left in the past. This paper will look at how modern slavery differs from the transatlantic slave trade. The paper provides different arguments and examples from history of slavery and compares it to its current form. Moreover, the paper will include types of slavery that exist today. The role of United Nation to control the slavery in different countries will also be discussed. The paper will not only present the history of slavery but it will also ...

Introduction

Japan is reported to have the world’s third largest economy, which gives it an essential role in the global community. This calls for the need to understand the Japanese people’s self-concept and how they hold themselves up as individuals and as members of the society. It has been widely established that self-concept is far from being a static perception, rather it is a changeable system which is generally a result of an individual’s social relationships. It is observed that people normally hold a different perception of themselves as individuals, and as a social group member. Consequently, ...

The development of CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology has transformed genetics and gene editing. CRISPR’s precision and efficiency have allowed scientists to control and modify genetic material with unparalleled precision. This technology, however, presents a slew of ethical issues about its possible ramifications and implications. This essay will outline the CRISPR technology, discuss the ethical problems with CRISPR and conflicts surrounding it, as well as argue whether gene editing is ethical in general.

What Is the CRISPR Technology?

CRISPR technology is a genetic technique that allows researchers to alter particular genes in an organism’s DNA. The method employs a class of enzymes ...

The growth of a person is considered to be a very complex process. There are diverse elements that impact a child’s development and growth throughout its life cycle. These elements could be grouped into two – environmental and hereditary. One of the environmental elements is nutrition. Along with other factors that impact growth, including migration, altitude, climate, and urbanization, as well as migration, nutrition impacts retardation or the increase hereditary abilities of a person. There is a close correlation between nutrition and growth. The process of cell multiplication, as well as their size, necessitates a sufficient supply of amino ...

Respondent 1

People behave the way they do because of personality that is determined by genes that are inherited from the parents. Besides the inherited characteristics, the environment has a significant role in the shaping of an individual's behavior. For instance, the behavior of a child is determined by his upbringing before age five. Also, peer pressure has a role in shaping the behavior of an individual. It is important to note that some of the traits either inherited or from the environment can be reinforced positively or negatively so as to develop the personality of the child.

Respondent 2

People look the ...

Summary of the Genogram

The above genogram represents three generations all of which face hereditary health and social problems right from the original parents to the descendants. Through the above genogram, we can view the inherited patterns through the three generations. In the above genogram the health complications that affect the generations range from hereditary diseases such as diabetes, alcohol-caused diseases, and psychological problems. Firstly, the genogram represents three generations that result from three primary households. The first family originates from the marriage between Michael (1946-1992) and Susan (1948). The second household is that of Miguel (1939-1999) and Rosemary (1942). The last home ...

Introduction

The distinction between how the West and the East control their local affairs, and how they organize their institutions is enormous. In a normal context, though, even two states in similar vicinity exhibit major differences in individual economic policies, religious inclination, and political systems. Notwithstanding that, it is important to appreciate the similarities and dissimilarities that manifest due to the location in certain regions. The case of Saudi Arabia and France is a good one to understand how regional influences affect, the systems of government, political institutions, faith and economic policies of a state. For instance, the Saudi Arabia ...

Abstract

Hemophilia is a genetic condition that is traceable in generations. The disease is usually linked to the excessive bleeding of the patient at a point where the blood vessel is damaged. A lot of research on the disease has been carried out trying to define the origin of the disease and offer extensive support to the solution of the condition. Over time, the disease has attracted extensive attention as the cases of the disease increase. It has not been easy to control the disease since the condition has been overwhelmingly disturbing to the patients as well as the family ...

INTRODUCTION

There are many different conditions, diseases, infections and disorders that can negatively affect human beings, damaging their bodies, compromise overall health, diminish their quality of life and very often lead to the sufferer’s death. Polycystic kidney disease in one of these more serious conditions. Polycystic kidney disease is an incurable condition that encourages the growing of cysts which can overtake the kidneys, cause them to malfunctions and even fail all together. More than 600,000 people in the United States are living with polycystic kidney disease and the condition contributes to more than 5% of all cases of ...

Cruetzfeldt Jacob Syndrome (CJD) is a fatal disease affecting humans and is caused by infectious proteins called prions. It belongs to transmissible spongiform encephalomyelitis group of diseases. The disease occurs from the accumulation of prions PrSc that damages the brain cells. CJD can occur in a hereditary form or as an acquired form. The hereditary form results from a dominant mutation affecting prion protein gene (PrP). CJD is a communicable disease. Acquired infection occurs through iatrogenic transmission from hospital. Contaminated instruments used in surgery’s are an important cause for transmission in iatrogenic infection. The disease can also be ...

Summary of the Case Study File

introduction Illness and diseases are part and parcel of humanity since time immemorial. In each age, there has always been a way of dealing with the most common disease at that particular time. Trial and error have been the most common methods that were used in the traditional ways. The results also formed the basis in which the doctors could concentrate their studies to come up with better drugs. The trend is not way different from the modern days. The changes are that there have come up sophisticated technologies that have facilitated research and the production of medicinal drugs ...

Genetically acquired disorders and characteristics can easily be transferred from the parents to offspring. Genetic counselling is an endeavor to educate the parents and make them aware of the impacts of their genetic composition on their future offspring. Diseases such as erythroblastosis fetalis result from the incompatibility between the father’s genetic composition and the mother’s, resulting in to a fetus with hemolytic anemia. It is therefore imperative that the parents are counselled on the various genetic characteristics which can result into problems on their born children. Genetic counselling is the process by which a parent is counselled ...

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Worldwide, ovarian cancer is ovarian cancer is the sixth most diagnosed cancer and is responsible for the most deaths annually than any other disease of the female reproductive system. It has a poor prognosis because the symptoms are vague even into Stage IV of the disease. Epithelial ovarian cancer constitutes about 90% of diagnosed cases. Research has demonstrated that hormone therapy, chronic pelvic inflammation, and BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline pathogenic variants are factors in the etiology of ovarian cancer. BRCA1 and BRCA2 is also associated with breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, fallopian tube cancer, prostate cancer, and primary peritoneal cancer. ...

Depression is a psychiatric illness that is prominent with regard to incidence throughout the world (Marchand, 2012). This is a painful condition of despair, which is accompanied by dullness of thought and slow movements. A person feels deeply unhappy and completely unable to experience pleasure, has lost the purpose and meaning of life. There are also other symptoms such as disturbed appetite (overeating or malnutrition), problems with sleep - early waking up at 4-5 in the morning or oversleeping. However, the main criterion of depression is suicidal thoughts. Depression usually worsens overall health and wellbeing. Depression is often accompanied ...

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Personality is considered as a combination of all the attributes characterizing a specific individual. These attributes may include temperamental, behavioural, mental, and emotional characteristics. A lot of psychological experts started showing increased interest in the study of personality during the past several decades, and presented many theories on personality. Researches on personality and constant evaluation as well as review of emerging theories and models have helped in further understanding of personality. Dispositional and evolutionary or biological personality theories are among some of the most important theories. These theories are different from many other personality theories in ...

Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, born December 20, 1925, in Alor Setar, the state capital of Kedah, north west. Mahathir was the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003. Mahathir was the youngest of ten children of a professor of Indian origin and a Malay mother. He began a career doctor before entering politics in 1964. Climbing the ladder quickly, he became Prime Minister in July 1981 and quickly gained a reputation as a maverick. Mahathir bin Muhamad was educated in Alor Setar and the King Edward VII Medical College in Singapore. He joined the administration ...

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Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary disorder in which the red blood cells, which function as the oxygen carriers throughout the body, develop in an abnormal manner. The red blood cells are normally disk-shaped and very flexible but in sickle cell patients the cells often become very rigid and crescent shaped. This abnormality in the shape and functionality of the red blood cells hinder the normal flow of blood in the body. The red blood cells are therefore rendered unable to move freely through the blood tissues and through organs that result in the failure of certain important organs ...

Modern society has a very complicated hierarchy in it. Some people can be seen as more powerful than the others. Often, this difference in the powerfulness depends on the gender of a person and it characterizes the society very vividly. Savulescu’s Principle of Procreative Beneficence can help to explain why men can be seen as more powerful humans in certain societies. Eugenic determination of fetuses is currently conceivable by utilizing in vitro treatment (IVF) and preimplantation hereditary analysis (PGD). While PGD is at present being utilized for the reasons for distinguishing chromosomal variations from the norm or acquired ...

Explain the Life Span Perspective of Development

The life span perspective of development focuses on individuals’ development through their respective lifespan. It is concerned with who people are and how they gradually gain their identity. Research suggests that psychoanalytic theories attempt to provide insight into an individual’s lifespan development as well as the developmental stages that a person undergoes in their life (Doise, 1998). Ideally, the lifespan perspective offers useful information regarding the way environmental and hereditary factors interact to create the differences in individuals’ lifespan development. The perspective is essential in the study of human development because it provides significant insight into an individual’ ...

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The period between the years from 500 to 1400 – 1500 is traditionally called the Middle Ages. The term was used for the first time by the scholars in the 15th century to mark the period between the fall of the Western part of the Roman Empire and their time. Nevertheless that the Middle Ages were considered as a time of superstition, ignorance and social oppression now they are appreciated as a time of reforms of political, economic, social and cultural life. The Roman imperial traditions were replaced by the traditions of the Germanic people and kingdoms were established, new ...

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This paper is about the investigation of Parkinson’s disease, and in particular is involved with the examination of its symptoms, stages, causes, prevalence, diagnosis and treatment, and social impacts. Finally, the paper analyzes and evaluates two ongoing on Parkinson’s disease researches, which are also examined in respect to their impact on Parkinson’s disease patients. Key words: Parkinson disease, Parkinson disease causes and impacts, Parkinson disease symptoms and prevalence, Parkinson disease diagnosis, and Parkinson disease ongoing research.

Idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressively evolving disease with main manifestations resting tremor, muscle stiffness, slow movement and loss ...

During each historical epoch was only her peculiar attitude towards people with disabilities and to people something different from the majority. Everything depended on how disability is understood in society, as explained by its appearance and physical manifestations in life she had. Depending on the understanding also varied and the resources that are available to this category of citizens, including access to quality education. Education has always been considered the key to the development of society. Especially important is education for children with disabilities, because it is just a tool that helps these children to become independent and to ...

Genes are the hereditary units that express proteins in a cell to carry out body metabolism and overall growth and survival. They are the functional units on DNA that is packages inside the nucleus within chromosomes. Humans consist of 23 pairs of chromosomes where 22 are autosomes and one is sex chromosome. These chromosomes have been studied to comprise of around 25,000 protein coding genes. There are continuous phenomenon of changes and aberrations occurring in bases and chromosomes that alter its composition and sequences. These changes or mutations can be harmful if it modifies the gene information as ...

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DNA and its importance in our lives

Introduction Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a long linear polymer located in the nucleus of a cell. It is developed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix. It is related to the transmission of hereditary information from one generation to the second generation. DNA contains the information for the development as well as reproduction of an organism, thereby leading to a normal life. In the year 1953, James Watson, a biologist, and Francis Crick, a physicist, discovered the structure of DNA in a laboratory in England (LEROY, 2003). The structure of DNA helped scientists to know the process ...

Buddhism came to the USA due to immigrants from China and Japan and some eccentric Europeans who practiced Theosophy and spiritualism. More than a hundred of years, Buddhism remains very popular with North Americans, and step- by- step this kind of religion is penetrating farther into the people’s lives. Bookshops are full of books about Buddhism, popular magazines and newspapers placed plenty of articles devoted to this issue, film industry includes Buddhists way of life and philosophy in movies. The values of Buddhism can be seen in such social aspects as medicine, education, psychology, nutrition, sport, cosmetology, ecology, ...

The Ottoman and the Habsburg territories were the two major talked about empires that formed distinct categories in the Europe. The Mediterranean surrounded the two. Rooted in the Sunni Islam, the Ottoman Empire occupied the eastern and southern Mediterranean. On the other hand, with the Roman Catholic Christianity as their religion, the Habsburg Empire covered the western and northern Mediterranean. Though similar in some ways to the socio-economic ways, however, both the empires comprised of varying many different ethnic and religious groups. (Pál and Geza 47) Inalcik narrates that “Ottoman judiciary the judges were the administrators in the ...

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Addiction is a serious problem in the modern era, in the United States and all over the world. Addictions can be to drugs and alcohol, but people can be addicted to many things. Many feel that addiction is the consequences for poor choices potentially encouraged by environmental factors. However, many argue that addiction is linked to genetics. The predisposition to addiction can be entirely hereditary. That means that some people carry genes that put them at greater risk for becoming an addict, which has been contributing to high addiction statistics. Today science has identified a number of genes that ...

Epigenetics is the process of studying cellular and physiological phenotypic characters within the field of genetics. The study falls within the subject of genetics and the phenotypic differences which are affected by the peripheral environmental matters. These factors are notorious for switching genes on and off and also affect the way in which genes are read by the cells. Therefore, Epigenetics is the study that seeks to establish the dynamics alterations in the transcriptional potential of the cell. The alternations in this case, may or may not be heritable, even though it is controversial to use the term epigenetics ...

GMO is genetically modified organism. It has become very wide spread in our world. However, not all the people are aware of what GMO is and what it does to their bodies. Many consumers are buying products at the grocery store and are clueless that they have become a part of the global experiment. Nowadays many activists are trying to explain people what GMO is and how it works. David Suzuki and BBC Documentary “Ghost in Your Genes” provide a lot of explanation to the issue of GMO in the modern world. Overpopulation is one of the main reasons ...

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder, which affects the central nervous system. It was first described as a separate disease in 1868 by Jean-Martin Charcot (Compston and Coles, 2008). The average prevalence of the disease globally is 30 people from 100000 (Milo and Kahana, 2010). However, the incidence of multiple sclerosis varies greatly depending geography. While in the African countries it happens comparatively rarely, its frequency is increasing consistently in Asia and America. In Europe, multiple sclerosis happens with the highest rate in the world. There are four clinical forms of multiple sclerosis (Compston and Coles, 2008). Relapsing-remitting MS ...