Chromosome+3

=//**__Chromosome Number 3__**//=

__Excerpt from Genome__
"It is // to // all intents and purposes exactly the same gene in every creature on the planet — even bread mould has it and uses it for precisely the same job that we do."

__Gene 1__- XPC aka Xeroderma Pigmentosum Complementation group C

 * =====Gives instructions for making a protein involved in repairing damaged DNA=====
 * =====DNA that has been damaged by UV rays, radiation, and toxic chemicals=====
 * =====Helps unwinds the DNA, detects the damage, snips out that un-normal selection, and replaces it with normal DNA=====
 * =====Location- 3p25 (Chromosome 3 position 25)=====

__Gene 2-__ FOXL2 aka Forkhead box L2

 * =====Provides instructions for making proteins that attaches to specific parts of the DNA to help control the activity=====
 * =====FOXL2 is active in the process of making eyelids before birth and if a girl also helps make ovaries before birth=====
 * =====Maintains ovaries throughout the adult life in a girl/woman=====
 * =====Involved in many regular function in a cell=====
 * =====Location- 3q23 (Chromosome 3 position 23)=====

__Disorder:__ Essentail Tremor-

 * =====Located in the nervous system, disorder that causes involuntary rhythmic shaking=====
 * =====Most common in the hands, can also be located in arms, neck, and face=====
 * =====For the face and neck it would be a "yes" or "no" shaking while sitting or standing.=====
 * =====Does not harm the individuals life span, or be dangerous, it does however make it difficult to do daily ruitines such as eating, writing, shaving, and applying make up=====
 * =====Most commonly seen in eldorly however can affect anyone anytime=====
 * =====Affects millions of people in America, 14% of that is over 65 years of age=====

__Reference__
Size: (website) [] Chromosome 3 - Genetics Home Reference

Expert from gene: Ridley Matt. __Genome : the autobiography of a species in 23 chapters.__ New York: HarperCollins, 1991. Print

Gene 1: (website) [] XPC - xeroderma pigmentosum, complementation group C - Genetics Home Reference genetic conditions

Gene 2: (website) [] FOXL2 - forkhead box L2 - Genetics Home Reference

Disorder: (website) [] Essential tremor - Genetics Home Reference

Interesting fact: (website) [] Microphthalmia - Genetics Home Reference