Tay-Sachs disease is caused by a defective gene on chromosome 15. When both parents carry the defective Tay-Sachs gene, a child has a 25% chance of developing the disease. The child must receive two copies of the defective gene -- one from each parent -- in order to become sick.
Enacted by law in 2013, the newest symbols of North Carolina are the state art medium, clay; the state fossil, the Megalodon teeth; the state frog, the Pine Barrens tree frog; the state marsupial, the Virginia opossum; and the state salamander, the Marbled salamander.
This isnât Mr. Wuf.This is Tuffy.This is Mr. Wuf.Tuffy was the primary logo for NC State for nearly 30 years (late 60â I feel something needs to be cleared up once and for all. This isnât Mr. Wuf.