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¿Cómo crees que impacte en las generaciones futuras el genoma humano??

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Answer:Seguramente que es así, si pensamos en las consecuencias que traerá para la humanidad. El futuro de la ciencia, la tecnología y la salud se moverán ahora alrededor de este proyecto que tiene ocho objetivos básicos (ver recuadro).

La salud será una de las áreas donde mayor influencia tendrá el proyecto genoma, pero, cuándo y qué podemos esperar, desde un punto de vista práctico, para el control y tratamiento de las enfermedades? Primero hay que aclarar que todas las enfermedades, en mayor o menor medida, tienen un componente genético que al interactuar con medio ambiente desencadena la mayoría de ellas.

Desde que se asilaron y caracterizaron los primeros genes los beneficios fueron limitados pero inmediatos; se comprendió cómo un gen defectuoso (gen mutado) produce una proteína defectuosa y en consecuencia funciones alteradas en el organismo.

Hoy se tienen aproximadamente seis mil genes identificados asociados con una función o enfermedad específicas.

La primera aplicación de estos resultados se ve en el mejoramiento de los diagnósticos. Hoy se pueden hacer diagnósticos prenatales y presintomáticos antes que el individuo desarrolle la enfermedad, haciendo posible intervenciones terapéuticas preventivas. Desafortunadamente, estas aplicaciones están restringidas a enfermedades muy particulares y de baja incidencia.

Sin embargo, en un futuro muy próximo se espera que las enfermedades que producen la más alta morbimortalidad en el ser humano, como son las infecciosas, cardiovasculares, cáncer, neuropsiquiátricas, autoinmunes y otras, puedan beneficiarse de un diagnóstico genético.

Un campo que se está desarrollando a partir del proyecto genoma es la genética comparativa entre diferentes organismos, lo que podría explicarnos porqué los humanos sufrimos de ciertas enfermedades mientras otros animales no, tal es el caso del chimpancé, resistente al sida y a la malaria. De estos primos evolutivos nos separa una diferencia de apenas el uno por ciento de la composición del material genético.

Y Colombia, qué? Como ocurre con la mayoría de los grandes acontecimientos científicos mundiales, Colombia es más un espectador que un protagonista. Ante esta trascendental noticia para la humanidad, en nuestro medio se difundió la opinión de los científicos, pero no conocimos la posición de los administradores de la salud y dirigentes políticos.

Desafortunadamente para nosotros, parece que estos temas fueran ficción y, adicionalmente, el tema de la violencia oculta la importancia de estos maravillosos adelantos científicos.

De cualquier manera, algunos sectores en nuestro medio se han beneficiado del conocimiento profundo del genoma. Es el caso de las ciencias forenses, donde la identificación genética humana permite, con alto grado de confiabilidad, resolver los casos de paternidad, identificación de cuerpos en desastres aéreos, desaparecidos a partir de restos óseos, violadores, etc.

En algunas instituciones oficiales están colocando una gran dosis de creatividad y esfuerzo para que Colombia no quede a la zaga en este importante campo. Tal es el caso del Instituto Nacional de Cancerología donde se están desarrollado modelos genéticos experimentales del cáncer, que podrían aportar de manera importante al proyecto genoma. Otros grupos están utilizando la información del genoma para el diagnóstico de enfermedades como la fibrosis quística, hemofilia, cáncer hereditario de seno, etc.

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Answersamoeba sisters: video recap mitosis: the amazing cell process that uses division to multiply amoeba sisters video recap o

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1.Mitosis is done by your body cells. What types of cells do not undergo mitosis?

Sperm cells and egg cells do not undergo mitosis. They undergo a different process of cell division called meiosis. The difference between the two types of cell division is that mitosis result in a replication of the parent cell or identical cells. Meiosis contributes to genetic variety, meaning the resulting cells are different from the parent cell in some way.

2.Describe ways that mitosis is important for your body.

Mitosis is important for growth. Mitosis creates new cells as you grow. If you think about it, where do we get all the extra skin, longer bones, longer hair—they result from the division of cells which create new cells.

Another way it is important is in repair. When you get a cut for example, mitosis helps by producing more cells to repair the gash that was left. New cells fill in the part that was cut. Mitosis also helps with replacing worn out cells.

3. This illustration is trying to demonstrate something that mitosis is not. In mitosis, the cells that are created are identical.

The illustration shows that one type of cell produces a different type, but it is not the case with mitosis. The resulting cells of this type of cell division is identical or twins.

4.Mitosis is just one small part of the cell cycle! Describe what would occur if cells were in mitosis more than they were in interphase.

Interphase makes up most of the cell cycle, it makes up about 90% and mitosis occurs in 10% of the whole cycle. If cells were in mitosis more than they were in interphase that would indicate an uncontrollable and rapid growth of cells and you can get cancer.

5.When cells are dividing, it is important to understand that they have to move chromosomes equally to both cells. Based on this illustration, describe what a chromosome is made of.

Chromosomes are condensed units found in the nucleus. There are 46 chromosomes each nucleus, or each cell. Chromosomes are made up of protein and DNA. DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid and it carries genetic information.

6. In humans, there are 46 chromosomes. They are duplicated during interphase, which in turn duplicates the DNA as well. Chromosomes are counted based on the number of centromeres. The number of chromosomes in living organisms or species differ from each other.

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Which theme of biology explains the modification of an organism's parts to adapt to its habitat? A. Interdependence in nature B.

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Answer: b

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Write the amount of urine filtrate produced by kidney per minute?☺

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In the nephron, approximately 20 percent of the blood gets filtered under pressure through the walls of the glomerular capillaries and Bowman's capsule. The filtrate is composed of water, ions (sodium, potassium, chloride), glucose and small proteins (less than 30,000 daltons -- a dalton is a unit of molecular weight). The rate of filtration is approximately 125 ml/min or 45 gallons (180 liters) each day. Considering that you have 7 to 8 liters of blood in your body, this means that your entire blood volume gets filtered approximately 20 to 25 times each day! Also, the amount of any substance that gets filtered is the product of the concentration of that substance in the blood and the rate of filtration. So the higher the concentration, the greater the amount filtered or the greater the filtration rate, the more substance gets filtered.

This filtration process is much like the making of espresso or cappuccino. In a cappuccino machine, water is forced under pressure through a fine sieve containing ground coffee; the filtrate is the brewed coffee. The arrangement of the glomerular capillaries in series with the peritubular capillaries is important to maintain a constant pressure in the glomerular capillaries, and thus a constant rate of filtration, despite momentary fluctuations in blood pressure. Once the filtrate has entered the Bowman's capsule, it flows through the lumen of the nephron into the proximal tubule.

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You have been asked.to suggest.a site for a.new.large.telescope. Write a short proposal outlining why you think a mountaintop fa

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Lights in a big city or even a small town create light pollution, which makes it really hard to see the stars at night. If you put a telescope on a mountain far away, there would be a lot less light pollution. The sky would be much clearer and you could see many more stars

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