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Founded in 1946, Palomar College is a public two-year community college in the city of San Marcos, located in north San Diego County, California. Palomar offers over 300 associate degree, certificate programs and is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as an Hispanic-Serving Institution ...
A progressive, irreversible disease characterized by degeneration of brain cells that commonly result in severe loss of memory, the ability to think, and pay attention. There are also usually major changes in personality. Alzheimer syndrome most often occurs in late middle and old age. Genetic factors probably play a role since this syndrome is more common in some families.
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A rare genetically inherited form of mental retardation. The inheritance of this syndrome is subject to genome imprinting.
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A relatively common genetically inherited abnormality of the X chromosome which results in mental retardation. Since it is an X-linked trait, males more often have it expressed in their phenotypes. Most fragile-X males have large testes, big ears, narrow faces, and sensory integration dysfunctions that result in learning disabilities. It is likely to occur 1 in 1000 births. Approximately 1 in 700 females are carriers of the gene for this trait.
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A serum containing anti-Rh+ antibodies given to women at high risk for having a baby with erythroblastosis fetalis (i.e., Rh- women with Rh+ mates). This must be done for the first and all subsequent pregnancies. The injected antibodies quickly agglutinate any fetal red cells as they enter the mother's blood, thereby preventing her from forming her own antibodies. Since the serum given the mother is a passive form of immunization, it will shortly leave her blood stream.
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A severe genetically inherited fatal degenerative nerve disorder. The symptoms usually do not appear until early middle age. There is a progressive loss of muscle control that inevitably leads to paralysis and death. This disease is also called Huntington's chorea.
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A simple graphical method of showing all of the potential combinations of offspring genotypes that can occur and their probability given the parent genotypes. Punnett squares are commonly used by genetics counselors to predict the odds of a couple passing on particular inherited traits.
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A slow acting disease caused by the HIV retrovirus. AIDS is usually fatal if not treated. Important disease-fighting white blood cells are destroyed, resulting in a weakened immune system. Death usually comes as a result of cancer or other diseases that are normally fought off by healthy immune systems. HIV is spread from person to person via bodily fluids such as blood and semen. The common methods of transmission are via sexual intercourse or sharing hypodermic needles.
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A small area of the human brain that controls the production of speech. It is located in the left frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex. See Wernicke's area.
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A small area of the human brain that is involved in the comprehension of speech. It is located in the cerebral cortex. See Broca's area for illustration.
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A human blood typing system in which there are 2 distinct types: Diego positive and Diego negative. An individual inherits a Diego type from his or her parents and does not change it throughout life. Apparently, the only people in the world who are Diego positive are some Native Americans and East Asians.
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