Chp 1

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devastating and life threatening disease

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Cancer

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development of technologies and revolutionized treatment

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human genome project

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purple cells are the

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Immune cells

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Green cells are the

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Cancer cells

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transitional medicine

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moves laboratory research from bench to diagnostics

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immunotherapy

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treats disease by stimulating immune system to recognize and attack cells

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The scientific study of heredity traits passed from one generation to another

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genetics

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Gene

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-the fundamental unit of hereditary
-structural and functional unit of genetics
- composed of a unique sequence of chemical subunits in DNA
-DNA components of adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine

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What is a DNA molecule composed of

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Adenine
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine

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what does a DNA sequence do

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stores genetic info and define amino acid that will be used ti make specific protein in the cell

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compromise polypeptide chains that become functional proteins when folded into three-dimensional shapes

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Amino Acid

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how are genes transmitted from parents to offspring

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the foundation of genetics established in the 19th century by Gregor Mendel

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what are Mendel’s conclusion

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-each parent carries two genes, each a specific trait
-each parent contributes one copy from each gene pair to the offspring
- pairs of genes separate from each other to formation of egg and sperm(meiosis)

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How do scientists study genes

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-transmission genetics in pedigree analysis
-cytokinesis use a karyotype
-molecular genetics
-population genetics

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Karotype

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arrangement of all chromosomes in one individual

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Biotechnology

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using recombinant DNA tech. to develop modify crops

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eugenics

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the attempt to improve the human species by selective breeding

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Single nucleotide polymorphism

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a variation in a single base pair in a DNA sequence

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impacts of geonomics

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-use screening DNA microarrays to assess the genetic risk of families
-stem cell research offering hope
-genetic modification of food

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DNA microarray can be used to

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determine genetic disorders

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Animal clonning

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Dolly the sheep

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What mendal called factors we now call

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Genes

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Each nucleotide is a stand of DNA composed of

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Sugar, Base, Phosphate group

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Instead of testing one genetics disorder at a time. this technology is called

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DNA microarray- that carries DNA from whole human genome

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Gregor Mendel claimed that

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each individual carries a pair of factors for a given trait

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Genetics is defined as the scientific study of ____.

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Hereditary

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Represents the inheritance of traits through several generations of a family

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Human Pedigree

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in mid 20th century, researchers discovered that genes are made up of --- and that the molecule is part of a cellular structure know as -----

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DNA, CHROMOSOMES

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Amino acids make

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Polypeptide chains

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Polypeptide chains make

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Proteins

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Genes are contained on

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chromosomes, located in the nuclei of eukaryotic cells

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What are the four approaches to scientist studying genes

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Transmission genetics(pedigree analysis) Cytogenetic(karyotype) Molecular genetics(recombinant DNA tech) Population genetics

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What stage can genetic testing be done

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Embryonic to determine if embryo is a defective gene