In: Anatomy and Physiology
For this Assignment, consider that your patient has come to you with concerns of a family history of a genetic disorder. They would like information of the likelihood of conceiving a child with the disorder. The mother’s grandmother had the disease and the father’s brother has the disease. For this Assignment, select one of the following diseases as the focus of your investigation: Huntington’s Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia, or Cystic Fibrosis.
Apply the concepts of epigenetics and testing to help the patient understand the disease.
Diagram in a Punnett square the likelihood that the child would have the disease.
Describe the conversation you would have with the patient based on the outcome of the Punnett square.