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Genetic Disorder Research Infographic Project

Introduction
Genetic conditions and disorders are those that are the result of a chromosomal mutation on one
or more chromosomes. Since there are 46 chromosomes in our bodies, each chromosome carries
different genes that are essential for life. Depending on the type of mutation and the
chromosomes number, the genetic conditions can vary immensely. For this project, you are going
to create an infographic for your genetic disorder. The template you are going to use has been
uploaded to your google classroom. You may change the colors and themes of the template, but
you must make sure that is it easy to read and visually appealing. The outline for the infographic is
listed below.

Information Guidelines: Your project must contain the following

information in your infographic. You MUST also include TWO to THREE
images that are related to your genetic condition.

Symptoms Prognosis Treatments

 What are the symptoms
that a person has or is going
through when they have the
condition?
 Is the disorder something  How are doctors and
that the person is born with medical specialists
or is it something that treating individuals with
develops later on in life? your disorder that you
 What is the life expectancy are researching?
for this disorder?
 Can this individual have
children in the future? Will
they be affected?

What Causes This Disorder? Current Research and Foundations Statistics

 Is it a mutation or a
particular chromosome that
is affected?
 What type of mutation is it
or what has happened to the
chromosome to cause the
disorder?
 Is it recessive or dominant?
 IS there any current research  How many people are
that is being done to find a affected with the
cure? condition?
 Find at least one  Is it prominent in males
facility/foundation that is or females?
researching this disorder and  What population is
explain what they are affected? Can anyone be
working towards in the a candidate for the
future. disorder?

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Infographic Grading Rubric
Criteria Points Earned

Symptoms: 10
 List of the symptoms of the conditions.

Prognosis 15
 Is the disorder something that the person is born with or is it
something that develops later on in life?
 What is the life expectancy for this disorder?
 Can this individual have children in the future? Will they be
affected?
Treatments 10
 How are doctors and medical specialists treating individuals
with your disorder that you are researching?
How is The Condition Inherited? 15
 Is it a mutation or a particular chromosome that is affected?
 What type of mutation is it or what has happened to the
chromosome to cause the disorder?
 Is it recessive or dominant?
Statistics 15
 How many people are affected with the condition?
 Is it prominent in males or females?
 What population is affected? Can anyone be a candidate for
the disorder?
Current Research and Foundations 10
 IS there any current research that is being done to find a cure?
 Find at least one facility/foundation that is researching this
disorder and explain what they are working towards in the
future.
Appearance/ neatness and creativity 5
 Did you just fill in the genetic template or did you make it your
own?

Works Cited Slide Included 10

Turned in On Time 10

Total 100
List of Genetic Conditions to Choose From
Genetic Condition Student
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Albinism
ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
Alzheimer Disease
Angleman Syndrome
Celiacs Disease
Cat Eye Syndrome
Cri-du-chat (Cat’s Cry Syndrome)
Cystic Fibrosis
DiGeorge Syndrome
Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Edwards Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome
Hemophilia A Hemophilia B
Huntington’s Disease
Jacobson Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
Mytonic Dystrophy (Steinert Disease)
Neurofibromatosis
Patau Syndrome or Trisomy 13
PKU
Parkinson’s Disease
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Rentinitis pigementosa
Rett Syndrome
Sickle Cell Anemia
Tay-Sachs Disease
Turners Syndrome
Wolrf Hirschhorn Syndrome