Gregor Mendel

Deoxyribonucleic acid is known as the molecule of inheritance where its structure dictates its function in storing the genetic information of the organism (Rafael, 2010). This molecule contains genes which encode proteins needed for the complex biochemical metabolic reactions which occur within the organism (Rafael, 2010). The DNA molecule consists of 2 complementary strands in a helical structure where each strand serves as an informational template for the offspring during duplication (Rafael,…

DNA Modification DNA is the ultimate carrier of an organism’s genetic information. The particular sequence of amino acids determines a being’s height, eye color, susceptible diseases, and precise blueprint. Recent studies have shown that this genetic outline does not have to be permanent. New fields of science such as epigenetics and germ line editing are slowly reshaping the status quo of genetics. Genetic modification is no longer limited to food and animals because scientists are…

Addition of the Plasmid vs the Expression of the Added Plasmid Introduction The earliest example of genetic engineering was performed by Gregor Mendel in 1865, when Mendel performed artificial selection on a population of pea plants in the monastery where he lived (http://www.sciencegroup.org.uk/ifgene/history.htm). Once the technological advancements of the 20th century was introduced to the science field, genetic engineering took on a whole new light. Scientist could now transform organisms in…

function. Every cell is enclosed by a membrane which regulates materials passing between the cell and its surroundings. In addition, every cell uses DNA to determine its genetic information, which is the inheritance of genes from parent to offspring. Gregor Mendel discovered the two laws of inheritance to be…

Argumentative Essay Many people today have trouble finding who they are and believe society should follow someone else's opinions but that in fact is false and should follow what they believe in their train of thought. Emerson argues that an individual should not submit to conformity, but rather have faith in one’s own constitution; this is relatable today because society's Idiosyncrasy has made humankind want to be different from the rest. Many people have strikingly vastly divergent views…

Biological evolution is the process through which the characteristics of organisms change over many generations, they change by natural selection and genetic variation. The result of biological evolution may be outstanding or minimal; it can cause countless numbers of new species. Every single animal on the Earth has gone through this process including humans. Darwinism is a theory created by Charles Darwin about the theory of biological evolution. It stated that “all species of organisms arise…

Introduction: The Drosophila melanogaster, otherwise known as the common fruit fly has been a useful organism to the field of genetics. It has a relatively short generation time of approximately 10 days at 25 degrees Celsius, and yields a large amount of offspring. This results in large amounts of data over a short time period. In this lab, the purpose was to demonstrate how the Drosophila melanogaster is used in the field of genetics to study the inheritance of traits throughout the F1 and F2…

Barbra McClintock was born June 16, 1902, in Hartford, Connecticut (Editors). The third of four children born to physician Thomas McClintock and wife Sarah, McClintock was christened Eleanor, though her parents soon began to call her Barbra believing the nickname better suited her pragmatic demeanor (“Barbra McClintock”). Barbra demonstrated an interest in science from a young age, perhaps influenced by her father’s profession (Editors). At the age of seventeen, she graduated from high school…

The word psychology is made up of by two greek words “Psyche” which is mind or the soul and “ logos” which means the study. The modern day definition of psychology is the scientific study of the mind and human behavior. Psychology is now recognized as a natural science but unlike other natural sciences such as chemistry, physics there is no one corrects theory or answer. Therefore we could state that psychology is a multi perspective science in which behavior and thinking patterns are…

In Inheritance: How Our Genes Change Our Lives and Our Lives Change Our Genes, author Sharon Moalem uses a concoction of historical happenings, real-life experiences, and patient case history to portray two main biological concepts: deviations from Mendelian genetics and epigenetics (Moalem, 2014). In regards to the AP Biology curriculum, these two concepts relate, respectively, to the third and fourth big ideas that make-up the course’s framework. The third big idea in the AP Biology…