Introduction to Cytogenetics Flashcards
passing of traits and biological processes in between generations
heredity
unit of heredity
genes
study of chromosomes
cytogenetics
visible carriers of hereditary material
chromosomes
study of inherited variation
genetics
categories of traits:
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(1) morphological
(2) behavioral
(3) physiological
direct consequence of genetic variation
phenotypic variation
primary sources of genetics:
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(1) mutations: changes in DNA
(2) sex: genetic shuffling/new gene combinations
(3) gene flow: movement of genes
areas of genetics:
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(1) classical: chromosomal theory of inheritance
- linear
- Gregor Mendel’s 1st and 2nd law
(2) molecular: central dogma
- DNA cloning
(3) evolutionary: theory of natural selection
- Charles Darwin
- changes in gene frequencies
coined the term cell by studying corks
Robert Hooke (1665)
discovered protozoa and bacteria in rainwater using and invented the single lens microscope
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek (1674-1683)
published the “origin of species,” which describes the theory of evolution by natural selection
Charles Darwin (1859)
published the “experiments in plant hybridization,” which laid out the basic theory of genetics and was widely ignored until 1900s
Gregor Mendel (1866)
this theory led to the discovery of chromosomes and their behavior
basic theory of genetics
isolated nuclein from pus cells and discovered DNA as a distinct molecule
Friedrich Miescher (1869)
proved that genetic material is located in the nucleus
Ernst Haeckel (1871)
Carl Correns, Hugo de Vries, and Erich von Tschermak rediscovered Mendel’s work during this year
1900
a genetic metabolic disorder caused by the accumulation of homogentisic acid because HGD gene lacks the enzyme homogentisate oxidase
alkaptonuria
a genetic metabolic disorder caused by the accumulation of homogentisic acid because HGD gene lacks the enzyme homogentisate oxidase
alkaptonuria