Dwarfism 101

Last week in class everyone in class got an assignment to research a disorder or a disease that has to do with the genetics chapter we have been learning during the month. The disorder that I had to research about is dwarfism or also known as achondroplasia. This disorder is caused when the cartilage(a firm, elastic, flexible type of connective tissue of a translucent whitish or yellowish color)has a problem converting to a bone. This is the cause to having short limbs and short arms. The average height for dwarf male is four feet, four inches. On the other hand, the average height for a female dwarf is four feet, one inch. There are no treatment for this disorder because there is no way to forcibly convert a cartilage to a bone. This disorder happens during the birth process. The mortality of this disorder is that you live a normal life just like a normal person. This disorder happens every 40,000 births. This disorder does not happen for a certain race, meaning it can happen to anyone. Dwarfism also might caused by the molecular level because the parents might not have very well molecules causing the cartilage not to grow. There is no treatment for dwarfism so that means that when you get it you have to live with it for the rest of your life. When I read about dwarfism I got more interested making me want to read more. I was very interested about this topic, because I always wondered what caused someone to have dwarfism. I thought that this was a very interesting topic, and really would like to learn more about dwarfism.


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