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Assignment Prompt & Instructions

Your preceptor is planning a training session for all new nurses to review principles of genetics and genomics using data from a three-generation family pedigree. The preceptor asks for your help building a genogram to demonstrate patterns of inheritance. You agree to do some reading, describe a genetic disorder, and provide a genogram that would indicate how this disorder is transferred over generations. Your preceptor asks you to pick one disorder from the list below:
– Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
– Hemochromatosis
– Neurofibromatosis
– Hemophilia A
– Tay-Sachs disease
– Von Willebrand Disease
– X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
###### **Instructions**
Include this content in your Word document:
– Description of the selected genetic disorder, including clinical manifestations and pattern of inheritance.
– A three-generation family pedigree and genogram with standard symbols and terminology.
– Analysis of the pedigree and genogram, including:
– Identification of affected and carrier individuals
– Actual and potential health risks
– Explanation of the methods of genetic testing for the selected disorder.
– Description of the educational needs of the client and family, including specific examples and supporting rationales.
– Correct grammar, spelling and APA style and format required.
###### **Resources**
– [FAQ: I have been asked to create a pedigree/genogram for my nursing course. Help!](https://rasmussen.libanswers.com/faq/236834)
– [National Human Genome Research Institute. (2024).](https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Pedigree) [_Pedigree._](https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Pedigree)
– [National Human Genome Research Institute. (2024).](https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Family-History) [_Family History._](https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Family-History)