NUR 2680 - Introduction to Genetics & Molecular Therapeutics Epigenetic Case Study Key

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NUR 2680 - Introduction to Genetics & Molecular Therapeutics Epigenetic Case Study Key Part I – Coming Home Elise was excited as she boarded the bus. She had just finished her first year at coll... ege and was looking forward to her first night back home since winter break, which would include mom’s spaghetti and meatballs and catching up with her family. She couldn’t wait to curl up on the couch with her cat Ziggy snuggled next to her, and she was hopeful that her sister, Shannon, would be willing to join her there, since they had talked very little since Elise’s last visit home. As she settled in for the four-hour bus ride home, Elise pulled out her iPhone, put on some music, and started looking through old photographs. She came across a few of her and her sister taken at Christmas—the last time they had seen each other. Looking at Shannon was like looking in the mirror. After all, they were identical twins. Elise recalled all of the pranks that she and Shannon used to pull in school when they were kids. In 5th grade, they once made it all the way to lunchtime before their teachers realized that they had swapped classes and were impersonating one another! Shannon and Elise used to have so much fun together, but things had changed. Elise was worried about her sister and the serious health troubles she had been having over the past year and a half. And she couldn’t help but wonder to herself, “Are the same troubles heading my way?” [Show More]

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