Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a genetic disease found in older individuals, and is one of the most common genetic diseases. Statistics Approximately one percent of all Americans over the age of 60 have been diagnosed with PD. This equates to about 60,000 total Americans living with PD, and over 10 million worldwide. According to http://www.parkinson.org,Continue reading “Parkinson’s”
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A very brief summary of the genetics of height
Tejas Y Height is often the first thing that comes to mind when people think of inheritance or genetics. Whether it be basketball players or rowers, height is one of our defining characteristics, and here is a bit more on how it works. On average ones height is in between the average of their parentsContinue reading “A very brief summary of the genetics of height”
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