Module 15 GENETIC / Behavioral Disorders

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Cite at least 4 references no older than (2020) or 3 years relevant to the discussion topic/questions. APA 7. For all assignments: All assignments must be written in an academic tone. You are not to write in the first person. Instead, you need to use the third person. Large word-for-word quotes are not permitted. Direct quotes, if used, need to be only a sentence or two long. Instead, most cited material needs to be paraphrased. References should consist of scholarly journals. Web sources can be used, though they should come from credible sources such as government agencies, academics, and private agencies with a strong reputation within the community they serve. You will not be allowed to use web pages or web groups such as Wikipedia or Answers.com, as the information contained in these web pages is academically questionable. You cannot use web pages with a questionable background or academic source. Furthermore, you will not be permitted to cite encyclopedias, dictionaries, newspapers, or magazines. It is important to remember evidence-based.

Review these websites:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6774046/
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/gtesting/EGAPP/recommend/CYP450.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2743615/
https://www.nature.com/articles/gim2007123

 

PART A
1. Explain factors that have made our understanding of the genetic and environmental components to autism so challenging.

PART B
2. Case Study: Bob and Will are monozygotic (identical) twins. They are 18 years old and in their first year at the liberal arts college that their parents attended. They have always been excellent students. Bob plans to study law and wants to work with international corporations. Will is more interested in studying business and directing those corporations. Both Bob and Will have been experimenting with drugs at college. In the last month or so, Bob’s work has fallen off. He has not been completing assignments at his usual high level of quality. His thoughts seem to have become disorganized, and he mentions to Will that he has been hearing voices telling him that he should abandon school because the administration is working for an unfriendly foreign government. After much difficulty, Bob is diagnosed with schizophrenia.

1. What is Will’s risk of schizophrenia?
2. Would Will benefit from talking with a genetic counselor?
3. Should Will have genetic testing to see if he will get schizophrenia?

PART C
3. Describe three causes of population bottlenecks and the implications they would have on the species involved.