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**What are genetics?**
Genetics are the study of heredity. this is a process where a parent passes certain genes that are given to them by their parents to their own children. Every child inherits genes from both of their biological parents and the genes that they inherit tells who they are biologically. Some of these traits may be physical for example hair and eye color and skin color etc. On the other hand some genes may also carry the risk of certain diseases and disorders that may pass on from parents to their offspring.


 * Down syndrome**



What is Down Syndrome? Down Syndrome, also called Trisomy 21, is a condition in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child develops mentally and physically. It is caused by an extra chromosome. The physical features and medical problems associated with Down Syndrome can differ depending on the child. Some kids may have to have may care than others, while others live healthy long lives and overcome it. Down Syndrome can not be prevented, it can be detected during pregnancy like most other diseases. The health problems that may go along with Down Syndrome may be treated and many resources are avaliable to help kids and their families dealing with the condition.

What Are the Causes for Down Syndrome? All children inherit 23 chromosomes from their father and 23 from their mother. Down Syndrome occurs when there is an error in the cell division that leaves an extra copy of chromosome 21 resulting in the child having 47 chromosomes and not 46. this causes the childs mental and physical development to be different from that of other children.



The Effects of Down Syndrome

People with Down Syndrome often have the same physical features like the flat face you usually see, small rounded ears, Sticking out tongue, and a slant in their eyes. Low muscle tone called "Hypertonia" is also a characteristic of children with Down Syndrome. Though most of the time, this does improve over time, most children with Down Syndrome learn to sit up, crawl and walk later than most children. when born, a child with Down Syndrome is usually of average size, but they often grow at a slower rate and remain smaller than other children. Low muscle tone may contribute to feeding problems, as well as constipation and other digestive problems. Toddlers and older children may have mental delays in speech and other things like bathing and feeding themselves, dressing and toilet teaching. It also affects their ability to learn at the same rate as other people. this doesn't mean that they are less intelligent as other people, but just learn at a different pace.

strongman with Down Syndrome

Possible Effects of Down Syndrome Football Player makes it Big! In this video it demonstrates that This disorder doesn't or cant limit what a person with Down Syndrome can do. So anyone with that assumption should really give their head a shake because people with this disorder are no different from any other human being, except the extra chromosome. media type="custom" key="24075512"

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wiki post #2-Evolution of German Shepherds
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They are fairly new among the other different sorts of breeds of dogs out there. German Shepherds origin dates back to the very late 19th century Europe. The first breeds of Shepherds were from a mixture of breeding short haired, long haired, and wire haired local sheep dogs in order to get the perfect breed of dog that the sheep herders wanted. the result was the shepherd.




 * //__Their Use.__//**

The initial use of the shepherd was simple. The dogs were the result of many different breeding sessions with other types of sheep dogs. The variety that was produced were German Shepherds that had a long coat, a wire coat, and also ones that had a black coat on them. the purpose for these dogs were to herd sheep. The dogs were so good at this because the dog had a very keen, alert, and they are fearless. over the years however the purpose of these great dogs have changed over time. People often use Shepherds in dog breeding competitions and often destroy what used to be a perfectly beautiful animal by bringing the dog up to "kennel" standards by inbreeding them to give them the distinctive slope you see in pure breeds today, well most of them. Also a lot of law enforcement and military groups use the dog in canine units around the world because of there fearlessness, loyalty, excellent nose for sniffing out anything, and just an all around intelligent and obedient dog. (German shepherd pure bred with the "slope") (German Shepherd pure bred "working dog type")

I have a German Shepherd myself. shes going on 5 years old. She is pure bred but she is not the sloped type version as you see above. She has the working type body that you see in the picture to your right hand side above. She is very obedient and protective of me. She is very very smart, she was toilet trained at 9 weeks old and was able to sit and speak on command at 12 weeks old. Her parents were both military dogs that came from a military family. (Fancy Aged 1)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFf0IClzVNs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Shepherd http://www.akc.org/breeds/german_shepherd_dog/index.cfm http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/germanshepherd.htm
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**//__Wiki Post #3 Bell's Palsy__//**
Bell's palsy is a form of facial paralysis resulting from a malfunction in the facial nerve causing the person to not be in control with certain muscles on the side of the face that is affected resulting in the inability to move that area. Anybody can have Bell's palsy as it is very common. Doctors say that 1 in 70 people will experience Bell's palsy in their life. The most common age group of people to have Bell's palsy however are between the ages of 10 and 40. It is so common that you could have Bell's palsy, just a minor form of it and not even know. (Areas of the face that can be affected)
 * //__What is it?__//**

Bell's palsy is the result of inflammation on the facial nerve that ends up damaging it. One can have nerve done to their face by having brain tumors, having a stroke, or having any disease that can result in facial damage. If none of these are the case then your doctor will most likely say you have Bell's palsy. Being diagnosed with it is as easy as asking a few questions about your symptoms, and checking and doing tests to see if you have facial nerve damage.
 * //__How is a person diagnosed with the condition?__//**

With most cases of Bell's palsy there is no need for any treatment at all. most people recover within a couple months of being diagnosed with it. But in a lot of cases people are prescribed medication to help speed up the process of a full and fast recovery. The medication they use is a mild form of steroid prednisolone. This helps with the recovery. Without taking steroid you have a 15 in 20 chance of full nerve function and with the steroids you have a 17 in 20 chance of full recovery with full nerve function back.
 * //__How is it treated?__//**



(Illustration of what a person may look like) (Person with Bell's palsy)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpIjB5TmMx4 http://www.webmd.com/brain/tc/bells-palsy-topic-overview http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/bells-palsy/Pages/introduction.aspx http://www.patient.co.uk/health/bells-palsy