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Genetic Destiny of
Disorders

Genetics can determine whether it is likely for

you to become have certain disorders within
your lifetime or not, but it doesnt necessarily
set it in stone. Environmental factors are
almost equally important in determining
future.
For example:
If someone
has a genes that
What
are
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disease,
and
a persons
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applies for other
qualities
such as
intelligence,
height,
and
strength.
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other qualities may be different though. For
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combinations.
height
mostly determined
by
genes instead of environment, but eating well
These
genes determine the physical
and exercising can help you grow taller. Each
quality
is affected
by genes differently.
and
some
psychological
qualities of
organisms.
Many diseases and disabilities are caused

How do Genes Impact Health and

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2014.

Powell, K. (n.d.). Nature vs Nurture.

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Amyotrohpic Lateral Sclerosis. (2012,

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Genetics:
The Nature vs. Nurture theories of the
Disability and
roles of heredity and environment
(upbringing) in how a person develops
Destiny
psychologically have been traced back
to the thirteenth century. For a long
time humans have wondered what
makes them turn out the way they do.

DNAs Hold on the

Future

Can genes like those that give

someone their mothers freckles or
their fathers hair code for a persons
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personality
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Are humans predisposed based on

genetics to behave a certain way, or
are they taught to be who they are by
their environment?

and determined by genes. These can include

Examples
of thisMarfan
include
height,
Downs Syndrome,
Syndrome,
hemophilia,
cystic
fibrosis,
ALS
(amyotrophic
weight, strength, intelligence, and
lateral sclerosis), and more.
much more.

Only about 5-10 percent of ALS cases are

found to be genetic while the majority occur
What
is a Genetic
Disability?
via an acquired
mutation (a mutation
that
doesnt happen because of heredity, but
A instead
genetic
disability is also known as a
because of some mutagen such as
UV rays disorder.
from the sun).
This disease
is deadly
genetic
These
disorders
are
because it rapidly weakens a persons
conditions
caused
by mutations
of one
muscular systems
because
of destruction of
neurons
(brain
neurons thatcan
are be
ormotor
more
genes.
Mutations
responsible for movement).

passed from parents to children, or

they
can
be acquired
during
a by
While
diseases
may be caused
entirely
persons
lifetime.
genes, many
genes simply put you at a
predisposed risk of contracting them. This
includes many forms of cancer such as
breast cancer. If breast cancer runs in your
family, you have a significantly higher chance

This picture shows how nurture vs. nature

is psychology based and not completely
biology based, the bigger effect is the on
the mind.

Examples of genetic disorders include

ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis),
Cystic Fibrosis, and Down syndrome.

Nature Theory

What is Genetic Destiny?

Nature scientists theorize that

organisms are programmed by their
DNA to act certain ways and show
certain tendencies.

Genetic destiny is the debate of

Nature vs. Nurture. To elaborate, the
different theories developed around
the idea of DNA coding for personality
and other psychological traits.

Intelligence, personality, sexual

orientation, and other psychological
factors are believed to be

predetermined by genes passed from

parent to offspring.

Nurture Theory
Nurture psychologists argue that
personalities are shaped by
environmental factors, rather than
what is coded for in DNA.

Nature and Nurture:

Combination Theory
Many believe Genetic Destiny is a
combination between both nature and
nurture. In other words, a persons
genes may push them towards certain
tendencies, but the environment
shapes personality as well.

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