Introduction (Slides)

Question 1

Selective Reproduction

Answer 1

egyptians and jewish talmud

Question 2

Darwin & Wallace’s

Answer 2

natural selection theory of differential survival

Question 3

Mendel

Answer 3

parents give factors

Question 4

Miescher

Answer 4

isolated nuclien - a mixture of nucliec acids and proteins

Question 5

Kossel

Answer 5

isolated the five organic compounds found in nucliec acids

Question 6

Galton

Answer 6

Eugenics- you are who you are bc of Dna, hereditarianism. Genetics determines everything.

Question 7

Alex Jefferies

Answer 7

DNA fingerprinting/profiling, the rape and the semen

Question 8

Human Genome project

Answer 8

ACTG, finding where proteins come from

Question 9

Biopharming

Answer 9

genetically engineered products like biopharming

Question 10

Reproductive choices

Answer 10

• testing and screening to avoid genetic problem

- donors and surrogates

Question 11

organ and stem cell transplants

Answer 11

the need to match hla’s and other cell surface proteins

ex. ABO, RH factors

Question 12

cloning

Answer 12

molecules, cells, and organisms. Artifically producing a molecule/protein

Question 13

bioethical questions

Answer 13

who, what,where,when, why, and how

Question 14

problems of human genetics

Answer 14

• long gestation time
• small family size
• incomplete backgrounds or errors
• nonrandom mate selection

Question 15

Inheritance and Behavior

Answer 15

-observations of other organisms

Question 16

Genetic alterations

Answer 16

-observations of other organisms

Question 17

concordance (twins)

Answer 17

both twins have the trait

Question 18

discordance (twins)

Answer 18

only one twin has the trait

Question 19

single gene transmission and give examples

Answer 19

one gene’s product

ex. -calico cat
- dwarfism
- dimples
- sickle cell anemia
- neurofemortosis
- 6 toes-polydactly
- cystic fibrosis
- huntington’s diease
- tay-sachs

Question 20

polygenic traits and give examples

Answer 20

phenotype is influenced by more than one gene without environmental influence

ex. -eye color
- skin color

Question 21

multifactorial traits and give examples

Answer 21

controlled by multiple genes and the environment
ex.
 - weight
-intelligence
-celiac disease/gluten intolerance
-hypertension
-hypercholesterolemia

Question 22

mood and mental disorders examples

Answer 22

• schizophrenia
• unipolar - depression
• bipolar - unpredictable
• Alzheimer’s diease

Question 23

transmission genetics

Answer 23

examines inheritance patterns (pedigrees)

Question 24

cytogenetics

Answer 24

structure and location of genes within the human genome or what a gene looks like

Question 25

molecular genetics

Answer 25

the function of genes

Question 26

population and diversity genetics

Answer 26

commanalities and differences within a species and/or between species

• tutsi and hutu
• similarities b/w man and other species
• genetic changes in man ex. founder, bottleneck effect
• individualized testing