sickle cell anemia

Medical Genetics Final Essay (200 points)

Requirements:

1. Instructor approval. Please email me with your topic and I will approve or suggest how to expand/ focus your topic of interest. (10 points)

2. The topic must be related to medical genetics. (20 points)

3. You must include references in the body of your essay and provide a list of your references at the end (in APA format). (10 points)

4. The essay should be 4 or 5 pages in length but no more than 7 pages. (10 points)

Suggestions:

While you certainly can research a particular disease and write about the disease phenotypes and genetic cause, there are many other topics you can chose.

Choose something that interests you or something you’ve always wondered about but never had the time to research.

Use your imagination when coming up with a topic!

Outline:

Part I: What was the question you wanted to answer? Why did you choose this topic? (10 points)

Part II: How does this topic relate to something you learned in class this semester? (10 points)

Part III: Discuss what information and published research you found to better understand your topic and answer your original question. This part will make up the bulk of your essay and should be written in an essay format. Make sure to include references as needed. (120 points)

· Introduction.

· Body. First Point. Second Point. Third Point.

· Conclusion.

Part IV: What was the most interesting thing you learned from this exercise? (10 points)