Turner syndrome Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 3 pages of analysis of Turner's Syndrome.

Turner syndrome Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 3 pages of analysis of Turner's Syndrome.
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Turner's Syndrome

Summary: The descriptions, causes, effects, symptoms and treatments of Turner's Syndrome. The disease is seen in women who have one missing or damaged X chromosone while normal women have two healthy X chromosones.
Deoxyribose nucleic acid, also known as DNA, is a nucleic acid, which is capable of carrying genetic instructions for the biological development of all cellular forms of life and many viruses. DNA is sometimes referred to as the molecule of heredity since it is inherited and used to propagate traits. During reproduction, DNA is replicated and transmitted to offspring. Through DNA, certain genetic traits and diseases such as Turner's Syndrome are inherited.

Turner's Syndrome is a chromosomal condition that affects about one in every 2,500 females. Dr. Henry Turner, an internist at the University of Oklahoma, first described Turner's Syndrome in 1938. Dr. Turner observed a common set of physical abnormalities in some of his female patients. In present day medical practices, blood test(s) and karyotypes analyze the chromosomal composition of the individual. The technological creation of the karyotype (a diagram containing all of an individual's chromosomes cut out...

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