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Define:
Trait |
Any characteristic of an individual
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Molecular Genetics |
Concerned with biochemical mechanisms.
How genetic information is encoded, replicated and expressed. Includes transcription, translation and gene regulation |
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Transmission Genetics |
Classical genetics. Studies patterns of inheritance from one generation to the next. Arrangement of genes on a chromosome and gene mapping
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Population Genetics |
Why the genetic composition of populations change in time and space.
Fundamentally this is the study of evolution. Focus in on groups of genes found in a population. |
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Pangenesis |
Specific particles carry information from various parts of the body to the reproductive organs, from which they are passed to the embryo at the moment of conception.
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Preformationism |
Inside egg or sperm there exists a tiny miniature adult which simply enlarges during development.
Popular during 1800's - 1900's. |
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Blending Inheritance |
Offspring are a blending/mixture of parental traits.
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What are the 3 things a nucleotide must have?
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1 - A nitrogenous base
2 - A pentose sugar 3 - One or more phosphate groups. |
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Genotype |
The genetic composition of an individual for a particular trait.
i.e. the sequence of base pairs |
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Phenotype |
The appearance of an individual regarding a particular trait.
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