Acknowledgments

Illustrations by Harmony Starr

Authors:

What are Genetic Disorders

• Written by Sheila Avery, April Mitchell, Harmony Starr, Stephanie Watson

• Illustrations by Sheila Avery, Brendan Nicholson, Harmony Starr

What Can Our Chromosomes Tell Us?

• Jenn Garrus, Louisa Stark

Genetic Counselors

• Kristen Kamerath, Vickie Venn, Lana Pho, Cindy Hoyle, Lisa Mensching

What is NF1?

• Jennifer Logan, Deb Neklason, Erica Vielhaber

What is a Mutation?

• Jennifer Logan, Deb Neklason, Erica Vielhaber

How Do Mutations Occur?

• Jennifer Logan, Deb Neklason, Erica Vielhaber

How Do Mutations Cause Genetic Disorders?

• Jennifer Logan, Deb Neklason, Erica Vielhaber

Finding a Gene on the Chromosome Map

• Jennifer Logan, Ellen Wilson