Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker and Whoopie Goldberg, have discovered their roots. Each of these celebrities volunteered to provide a sample of their DNA to be tested to trace which ethnic group in Africa their ancestors may have belonged. The entertainers were featured in the 2006 PBS documentary African American Lives. But not only are the ...
Triple-X Females A female usually has only 2 X-chromosomes in each cell. In approximately 1 per 1,000 female births, a child is born with 3 X-chromosomes in each cell. Most often this condition isn’t diagnosed until later in life. People normally have 46 chromosomes in each cell. Two of the 46 chromosomes are sex chromosomes, ...
I am a mother of four lovely girls. My younger sister (who came next to me) has two burly boys. The rest of our siblings have at least one boy and one girl in their respective broods. During family gatherings, my sister and I never get tired of kidding our respective youngest kids by saying ...
The following is a public service announcement: An epidemic is sweeping the world known as Bieber Fever! The disease that predominantly infects young tweens and teenage girls has caused mass hysteria in many different countries including America and Australia. Bieber Fever is a condition that occurs when swooning girls hear a Justin Bieber song and ...
Explaining Klinefelter Syndrome This is a syndrome which affects only males and it is caused by the wrong number of chromosomes in each cell which upset the natural balance of the body. This upset leads to the male having a more feminine body build (including breasts), underdevelopment of the testicles, and a taller than average ...
