Science Presentaion

 Kia ora. in this blog I would like to share with you all my presentation I presented in Science today which was based around a genetic disease. Our task was to find a genetic disease and research about, then create a presentation and present it back to the class. I chose to base my presentation around a genetic disease called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. 

Duchenne muscular dystrophy also known as DMD is a genetic severe muscle disease. It is inherit as an X-linked recessive pattern. Males have only one copy of the X chromosome from their mother and one copy of the Y chromosome from their father. If their X chromosome has a DMD gene mutation, they will have Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In the early stages , Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects the shoulder and upper arm muscles and the muscles of the hips and thighs.This disease leads to difficulties in movement and to the need for assisted ventilation and premature death. The disease is caused by mutations in encoding dystrophin that prevents and abolishes the productions of dystrophin in muscles. Muscles without dystrophin appear more sensitive to damage, resulting in progressive loss of muscle tissue and function.

I would also like to share with you all my presentation I created, however I have left the korero in the speaker notes. Here I have put a link to my presentation and I hope you enjoy. Thank you

Science presentation