GENETICS Flashcards
1943
Loutit and Mollison of England introduced the formula for the preservative acid-citrate-dextrose (ACD).
In 1915, he determined the minimum amount of citrate needed for anticoagulation.
Lewisohn
vein-to-vein transfusion of blood
Edward Lindemann
James Blundell
first successful human transfusion, year 1892
Pioneer of Blood banking techniques
Dr. Charles Drew
1869
Braxton Hicks recommended sodium phosphate as a nontoxic anticoagulant
Discovered the ABO blood groups
KARL LANDSTEINER 1901
Rous and Turner
introduced a citrate-dextrose solution for the preservation of blood
Structures that carry genetic information encoded on double-stranded DNA
CHROMOSOMES
Humans have _____________ pairs of autosomes and _____________ set of sex chromosomes,
22 Pairs : 1 pair
Generative cell cycle
G0 Gap - no division, resting phase
G1 - RNA & protein production
S (synthesis) - DNA replication
G2 - RNA & protein continuation
M (mitosis) - cell division
what does N represents in cell division?
N - represent a single set of chromosome
what is Gene?
smallest unit of inheritance
Genetic locus
Site on chromosome where specific genes are located
Inherited genes; actual genetic makeup
genotype