Introduction to Genetics (E-Book) Flashcards

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What is the general process by which traits controlled by genes are transmitted from generation to generation?

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Transmission genetics

Transmission genetics focuses on how genetic information is passed through gametes.

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What technology revolutionized genetics and was the foundation for the Human Genome Project?

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Recombinant DNA technology

This technology combines genetics with information technology.

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Name one application of CRISPR-Cas technology.

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Editing genomes

CRISPR-Cas allows for precise editing of genes across various organisms.

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What are two systems developed for gene modification besides CRISPR-Cas?

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  • Zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs)
  • Transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs)

These systems are currently undergoing clinical trials.

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What does CRISPR stand for?

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Clustered regularly interspersed short palindromic repeats

CRISPR is an RNA molecule synthesized to match DNA sequences.

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True or False: Genetic technology is developing at a slower pace than the policies governing its use.

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False

Genetic technology is developing faster than the policies and laws that govern its use.

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What ethical concerns are raised by the genetic modification of human germ cells or embryos?

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Unintended negative consequences for future generations

Modifications may affect the genetic information carried by descendants.

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What was the theory proposed by William Harvey regarding organism development?

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Theory of epigenesis

This theory states that an organism develops through successive developmental events from the fertilized egg.

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Who proposed the cell theory in the 1830s?

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Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann

The cell theory states that all organisms are composed of cells derived from preexisting cells.

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What did Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection explain?

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Mechanism of evolutionary change

Natural selection is based on the struggle for survival among individuals with heritable traits.

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Fill in the blank: The revolutionary work of _____ and _____ set the stage for the development of genetics in the 20th century.

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Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel

Their work provided critical insights into evolution and inheritance.

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What is the chromosomal theory of inheritance?

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Heredity and development depend on genetic information in genes contained in chromosomes

This theory was established in the early 20th century.

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What did Gregor Mendel’s research in 1866 demonstrate?

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How traits are passed from generation to generation

Mendel’s work laid the foundation for the field of genetics.

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What is the most commonly used Cas nuclease in CRISPR technology?

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Cas9

Cas9 is a DNA-cutting enzyme used in many laboratory experiments.

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What was one of the applications of CRISPR-Cas technology in agriculture?

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Creating disease-resistant strains of crops

This includes crops like wheat and rice.

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True or False: The ideas of Hippocrates and Aristotle about heredity were based on modern genetic principles.

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False

Their ideas were primitive and lacked scientific basis as understood today.

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in the twenty-first century is built on a rich
tradition of discovery and experimentation stretching
from the ancient world through the nineteenth century
to the present day

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genetics

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is the general process by which
traits controlled by genes are transmitted through
gametes from generation to generation

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transmission genetics

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can be used in genetic crosses to
map the location and distance between genes on
chromosomes

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mutant strains

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what model of DNA structure explains
how genetic information is stored and expressed.

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Watson-Crick Model

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foundation of molecular genetics.

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Watson-Crick Model

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revolutionized genetics,
was the foundation for the Human Genome Project, and
has generated new fields that combine genetics with
information technology

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recombinant DNA technology

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what does recombinant DNA technology enabled (3)

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revolutionized genetics
foundation for Human Genome Project
generated new fields that combine genetics with information technology

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provides genetically modified organisms and their products that are used across a wide range of fields including agriculture, medicine, and industry

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biotechnology

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fields where biotechnology is used
agriculture medicine industry
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model organisms used in genetics are now utilized in combination with what to study human disease
recombinant DNA technology genomics
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the study of an organism's genome – its genetic material – and how that information is applied.
genomics
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is developing faster than the policies, laws, and conventions that govern its use
genetic technology
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a molecular complex found in bacteria that has the potential to revolutionize our ability to rewrite the DNA sequence of genes from any organism
CRISPR-Cas
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CRISPR-Cas Cas means
CRISPR Associated
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the ultimate tool in genetic technology, whereby the genome of organisms, including humans, may be precisely edited
CRISPR-Cas
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ZFN meaning
zinc finger nucleases
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TALENs meaning
transcription activator-like effector nucleases
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were initially discovered as a molecular complex that protects bacterial cells from invasion by viruses
CRISPR-Cas molecules
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CRISPR-Cas molecules protects bacterial cells from invasion of what microorganism
viruses
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CRISPR designates an ___ molecule, which in the laboratory can be synthesized to match any DNA sequence of choice
RNA
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how many ends does CRISPR RNA have
two
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first end of CRISPR RNA includes
recognizes and binds to a matching DNA sequence in the gene of interest
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second end of CRISPR RNA
other binds to a CRISPR-associated (Cas) nuclease, or DNA-cutting enzyme.
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most common Cas nuclease
Cas 9
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In laboratory experiments, CRISPR-Cas systems have already been used to repair mutations in cells derived from individuals with several genetic disorders, including what diseases
cystic fibrosis Huntington disease beta-thalassemia sickle cell disease muscular dystrophy X-linked retinitis pigmentosa
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disease where CRISPR-Cas systems can treat; can lead to progressive vision loss
X-linked retinitis pigmentosa
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In the ___ ___ a clinical trial using CRISPR-Cas9 for genome editing in cancer therapy has been approved, and a second proposal for treating a genetic form of blindness is in preparation
United States
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A clinical trial using CRISPR-Cas9 for cancer therapy is already under way in C
China
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CRISPR Cas was also used by a group to prevent mosquitoes from carrying the parasite that cause
malaria
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other use of CRISPR-Cas aside from genetic cancer therapy and preventing mosquitos to have the malaria-causing gene
engineer laboratory grown human blood vessels and organs to prevent rejection of translated tissues and organs create disease resistant strains of wheat and rice
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what archaeological evidence documented the the successful domestication of animals and the cultivation of plants thousands of years ago by the artificial selection of genetic variants from wild populations
pictorial representations preseved bones and skulls dried seeds
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Between ____ and ____b.c., horses, camels, oxen, and wolves were domesticated, and selective breeding of these species soon followed. C
8000-1000
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Between 8000 and 1000 b.c., what animals were domesticated, and selective breeding of these species soon followed. C
horses camels oxen wolves
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Cultivation of many plants, including maize, wheat, rice, and the date palm, began around ___ b.c.
5000
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During the ___ _____of Greek culture, the writings of the Hippocratic School of Medicine (500–400 b.c.) and of the philosopher and naturalist Aristotle (384–322 b.c.) discussed heredity as it relates to humans.
Golden Age
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During the Golden Age of Greek culture what writings discussed heredity as it relates to humans
Hippocratic School of Medicine Aristotle's writings
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what The Hippocratic treatise argued that active “humors” in various parts of the body served as the bearers of hereditary traits.
on the seed
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Drawn from various parts of the male body to the semen and passed on to offspring, these ____ could be healthy or diseased, with the diseased humors accounting for the appearance of newborns with congenital disorders or deformities. I
humors
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accounting for the appearance of newborns with congenital disorders or deformities according to the seed
diseased humors
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extended Hippocrates’ thinking and proposed that the male semen contained a “vital heat” with the capacity to produce offspring of the same “form” (i.e., basic structure and capacities) as the parent
Aristotle
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Aristotle proposed that the human semen contained a
vital heat
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believed that this heat cooked and shaped the menstrual blood produced by the female, which was the “physical substance” that gave rise to an offspring
Aristotle
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menstrual blood produced by the female, which was the “___ _____ ” that gave rise to an offspring
physical substance
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embryo developed because it already contained the parts of an adult in miniature form who thought this way
Hippocratics
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The embryo developed not because it already contained the parts of an adult in miniature form (as some Hippocratics had thought) but because of the shaping power of the
vital heat
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when did , major strides provided insight into the biological basis of life.
1600-1850 (dawn of modern biology)
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studied reproduction and development and proposed the theory of epigenesis
William Harvey
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which states that an organism develops from the fertilized egg by a succession of developmental events that eventually transform the egg into an adult
epigenesis
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The theory of epigenesis directly conflicted with the theory of
preformation
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which stated that the fertilized egg contains a complete miniature adult
preformation
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e theory of preformation, which stated that the fertilized egg contains a complete miniature adult, called a
homonculus
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proposed the cell theory
Matthias Schleiden Theodor Schwann
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stating that all organisms are composed of basic structural units called cells
cell theory
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the creation of living organisms from nonliving components
spontaneous generation
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spontaneous generation was later disproved by
Louis Pasteur
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In the mid-1800s the revolutionary works of what scientsist set the stage for the rapid development of genetics in the twentieth and twenty-first centurie
Charles Darwin Gregor Mendel
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Charles Darwin published this book that describes his ideas about evolution
The Origin of Species
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Darwin is greatly influenced by his voyage on what ship
HMS beagle
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Darwin’s thinking led him to formulate the theory of
natural selection
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which presented an explanation of the mechanism of evolutionary change.
theory of natural selection
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according to him, natural selection is based on the observation that populations tend to contain more offspring than the environment can support, leading to a struggle for survival among individuals.
Alfred Russel Wallace
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published a paper in 1866 showing how traits were passed from generation to generation in pea plants and offering a general model of how traits are inherited
Gregor Johann Mendel
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Gregor Johann Mendel's research was little known until it was partially duplicated and brought to light by
Carl Correns Hugo de Vries Erich Tschermak
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heredity and development were dependent on genetic information residing in genes contained in chromosomes, which were then contributed to each individual by gametes what theory
chromosomal theory of inheritance
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the starting point of genetics was in
monastery garden in central Europe in late 1850s
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an Augustinian monk, conducted a decadelong series of experiments using pea plants. H
Gregor Mendel
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Gregor Mendel further concluded that each trail in the plant is controlled by a pair of ___
factors (now known as genes)
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formation of eggs and sperm
gamete formation
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defined as the branch of biology concerned with the study of heredity and variation.
genetics
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About ___ years after Mendel's work was published, advances in microscopy allowed researchers to identify chromosomes
20
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in most eukaryotes, members of each species have a characteristic number of chromosomes called the
diploid
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how many diploid number does humans have
46
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Chromosomes in diploid cells exist in pairs, called
homologous chromosomes
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two forms of cell division
mitosis meiosis
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chromosomes are copied and distributed so that each daughter cell receives a diploid set of chromosomes identical to those in the parental cell what kind of cell division
mitosis
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cell division associated with gamete formation
meiosis
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. Cells produced by ____ receive only one chromosome from each chromosome pair, and the resulting number of chromosomes is called the haploid number (n
meiosis
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. Cells produced by meiosis receive only one chromosome from each chromosome pair, and the resulting number of chromosomes is called the ___
haploid number
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why is the reduction of chromosome from diploid to haploid important?
if the offspring arising from the fusion of egg and sperm are to maintain the constant number of chromosomes characteristic of their parents and other members of their species
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A colorized image of the human male chromosome set. Arranged in this way, the set is called a
karyotype
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is an individual's complete set of chromosomes
karyotype
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Early in the twentieth century, ___ __ and ____ _____ independently noted that the behavior of chromosomes during meiosis is identical to the behavior of genes during gamete formation described by Mendel
Walter Sutton Theodor Boveri
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Sutton and Boveri independently formulated what theory
chromosome theory of inheritance
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states that inherited traits are controlled by genes residing on chromosomes faithfully transmitted through gametes, maintaining genetic continuity from generation to generation.
chromosome theory of inheritance
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About the same time that the chromosome theory of inheritance was proposed, scientists began studying the inheritance of traits in the
fruit fly
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scientific name of fruitfly that scientists were studying the inheritance of traits
Drosophilia melanogaster
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Early in this work, a ___-eyed fly (Figure 1.6) was discovered among normal (wild-type) red-eyed flies.
white
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variation produced where white eyed flies can occur in red-eyed flies Drosophilia melanogaster
mutation
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are defined as any heritable change in the DNA sequence and are the source of all genetic variation
mutation
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The white-eye variant discovered in Drosophila is an ___ of a gene controlling eye color
allele
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are defined as alternative forms of a gene.
allele
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observable features of an organism
phenotype
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The set of alleles for a given trait carried by an organism is called the
genotype
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Using ___ genes as markers, geneticists can map the location of genes on chromosome
mutant
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By the ___, scientists knew that proteins and DNA were the major chemical components of chromosomes
1920s
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There are a large number of different proteins, and because of their universal distribution in the nucleus and cytoplasm, many researchers thought ___ were the carriers of genetic information.
proteins
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published experiments showing that DNA was the carrier of genetic information in bacteria
Oswald Avery Colin MacLeod Maclyn McCarty
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Additional evidence for the role of DNA as a carrier of genetic information came from ___ and ___ who worked with viruses
Hershey Chase
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One of the great discoveries of the twentieth century was made in 1953 by __ ____ and ____ ____, who described the structure of DNA
James Watson Francis Crick
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is a long, ladderlike macromolecule that twists to form a double helix
DNA
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Each linear strand of the helix is made up of subunits called n
nucleotide
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In DNA, there are four different nucleotides, each of which contains a nitrogenous base,
Adenine Guanine Thymine Cytosine
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scientists awarded a Nobel Prize in 1962 for their work on the structure of DNA.
James Watson Francis Crick Maurice Wilkins
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is chemically similar to DNA but contains a different sugar
RNA
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RNA has a nitrogenous base called ___ instead of thymine
uracil
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what bond hold together two strands of DNA helix
hydrogen bonds
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is a chemical bond that forms the backbone of DNA and RNA molecules
phopshodiester bond
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The genetic information encoded in the order of nucleotides in DNA is expressed in a series of steps that results in the formation of a functional gene product. In the majority of cases, this product is a
protein
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In eukaryotic cells, the process leading to protein production begins in the nucleus with
transcription
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in which the nucleotide sequence in one strand of DNA is used to construct a complementary RNA sequence (
transcription
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Once an RNA molecule is produced, it moves to the cytoplasm, where the RNA— called ____ binds to a ribosome
messenger RNA or mRNA
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The synthesis of proteins under the direction of mRNA is called
translation
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The information encoded in mRNA
genetic code
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genetic code consists of a linear series of nucleotide triplets. Each triplet, called a
codon
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Proteins (lower part of Figure 1.8) are polymers made up of ____ ___ monomers.
amino acid
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how many amino acids are commonly found in proteins
20
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is accomplished with the aid of adapter molecules called transfer RNA (tRNA)
protein assembly
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recognize the information encoded in the mRNA codons and carry the proper amino acids for construction of the protein during translation
tRNA (transfer RNAs)
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In most cases, ___are the end products of gene expression
proteins
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form the largest category of proteins
enzymes
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molecules serve as biological catalysts, lowering the energy of activation in reactions and allowing cellular metabolism to proceed at body temperature
enzymes
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oxygen-binding molecule in red blood cells
hemoglobin
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a pancreatic hormone
insulin
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a connective tissue molecule
collagen
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the contractile muscle proteins
actin myosin
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Consider that a protein chain containing 100 amino acids can have at each position any one of 20 amino acids; the number of possible different 100-amino-acid proteins, each with a unique sequence, is therefore equal to
20^100
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A protein’s shape and chemical behavior are determined by its
primary structure (linear sequence of amino acids)
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Once a protein is made, its biochemical or structural properties play a role in producing a ____
phenotype
145
is caused by a mutant form of hemoglobin, the protein that transports oxygen from the lungs to cells in the body
sickle cell anemia
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is a composite molecule made up of two different proteins, α-globin and β-globin, each encoded by a different gene.
hemoglobin
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hemoglobin is made up of two proteins called
a-globin b-globin
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difference between B-globin and mutant b-globin
protein 6 normal - Glu Mutant - Val
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a normal b-globin has this amino acid in its 6th spot
Glut
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a mutant b-globin has this amino acid in its 6th spot
Valine
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ndividuals with two mutant copies of the β@globin gene have
sickle-cell anemia
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what does mutant b-globin proteins cause hemoglobin molecules in RBC
polymerize when blood O2 concentration is low, forming long chains of hemoglobin that distort the shape of red blood cell
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is an insufficiency of red blood cells
anemia
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Sickle-shaped blood cells block blood flow in ___ and small blood vessels, causing severe pain and damage to the heart, brain, muscles, and kidneys.
capillaries
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The era of recombinant DNA began in the early 1970s, when researchers discovered
restriction enzymes
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used by bacteria to cut and inactivate the DNA of invading viruses
restriction enzymes
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could be used to cut any organism’s DNA at specific nucleotide sequences, producing a reproducible set of fragments
restriction enzymes
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Soon after, researchers discovered ways to insert the DNA fragments produced by the action of restriction enzymes into carrier DNA molecules called
vectors
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When transferred into bacterial cells, thousands of copies, or ____, of the combined vector and DNA fragments are produced during bacterial reproduction.
clones
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defined as the complete haploid DNA content of a specific organism
genome
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Collections of clones that represent an organism’s genome
genomic libraries
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has not only accelerated the pace of research but also given rise to the biotechnology industry, which has grown to become a major contributor to the U.S. economy.
recombinant DNA technology
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The use of recombinant DNA technology and other molecular techniques to make products is called
biotechnology
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The transfer of heritable traits across species using recombinant DNA technology creates
transgenic organisms
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refers to an organism or cell that has had its genome altered by introducing foreign DNA from another species
transgenic
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. In 1996, ____ ___ (Figure 1.11) was cloned by nuclear transfer, a method in which the nucleus of an adult cell is transferred into an egg that has had its nucleus removed
Dolly the Sheep
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, a method in which the nucleus of an adult cell is transferred into an egg that has had its nucleus removed
nuclear transfer
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In 2009, an ____ proteinderived from the milk of transgenic goats was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the United States.
anti-clotting
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In 2009, an anticlotting protein derived from the milk of transgenic ___was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the United States.
goat
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is now available to perform prenatal diagnosis of heritable disorders and to test parents for their status as “carriers” of more than 100 inherited disorders.
biotecnology-derived genetic testing
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This sequence information would be used to identify each gene in the genome and establish its function
sequencing of clones in a library to derive nucleotide sequence
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international effort to sequence the human genome.
Human Genome Project
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By ____, the publicly funded Human Genome Project and a private, industry-funded genome project completed sequencing of the gene-containing portion of the genome
2003
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study of genomes
genomics
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studies the structure, function, and evolution of genes and genomes
genomics
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identifies the set of proteins present in a cell under a given set of conditions, and studies their functions and interactions
proteomics
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s. To store, retrieve, and analyze the massive amount of data generated by genomics and proteomics, a specialized subfield of information technology called
bioinformatics
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to develop hardware and software for processing nucleotide and protein data.
bioinformatics
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Geneticists and other biologists now use information in databases containing
nucleic acid sequences protein sequences gene-interaction networks
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approach essential for studying and understanding gene function. In this approach geneticists relied on the use of naturally occurring mutations or intentionally induced mutations (using chemicals, X-rays or UV light as examples) to cause altered phenotypes in model organisms, and then worked through the lab-intensive and timeconsuming process of identifying the genes that caused these new phenotypes
classical or forward genetics
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approaches are still used, but as whole genome sequencing has become routine, molecular approaches to understanding gene function have changed considerably in genetic research. These modern approaches are what we will highlight in this feature.
classical genetics
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the DNA sequence for a particular gene of interest is known, but the role and function of the gene are typically not well understood
reverse genetics
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t render targeted genes nonfunctional in a model organism or in cultured cells, allowing scientists to investigate the fundamental question of “what happens if this gene is disrupted?”
gene knockout
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mouse scientific name
Mus musculus
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defined as organisms used for the study of basic biological processes.
model organisms
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microbes that are model organism for genetic studies
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Escherichia coli
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model organisms for Colon cancer and other cancers
e coli
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model organisms for Cancer, Werner syndrome
S. cerevisiae
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model organism for Disorders of the nervous system, cancer
Drosophilia melanogaster
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model organism for diabetes
C. elegans (Caenorhabditis elegans); Roundworm
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model organism for cardiovascular disease
Danio rerio (Zebrafish)
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model organism for Lesch–Nyhan disease, cystic fibrosis, fragile-X syndrome, and many other diseases
Mus musculus
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virus model organism
T phages Lambda phage
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was chosen as a model system to study the development and function of the nervous system because its nervous system contains only a few hundred cells and the developmental fate of these and all other cells in the body has been mapped out
Caernohabditis elagans
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a small plant with a short life cycle, has become a model organism for the study of many aspects of plant biology.
Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale cress)
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is used to study vertebrate development: it is small, it reproduces rapidly, and its egg, embryo, and larvae are all transparent.
Zebrafish (dario reerio)
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a process that is defective in some forms of colon cancer
DNA repair
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gene involved in DNA repair
mutL in e coli MLH1 in humans
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Mutant genes have been identified in __ ____ that produce phenotypes with structural abnormalities of the nervous system and adult-onset degeneration of the nervous system
Drosophilia Melanogaster
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For example, genes involved in a complex human disease of the retina called _____ ____are identical to Drosophila genes involved in retinal degeneration.
Retinitis pigmentosa
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Another approach to studying diseases of the human nervous system is to transfer mutant human disease genes into Drosophila using
recombinant DNA technology
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Mendel described his decade-long project on inheritance in pea plants in an 1865 paper presented at a meeting of the
Natural History Society of Brunn in Moravia
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the Nobel Prize was given to ___ for his research on the chromosome theory of inheritance.
Thomas Morgan
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___ work on pea plants established the principles of gene transmission from parents to offspring that form the foundation for the science of genetics
Mendel
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are the fundamental units in the chromosomal theory of inheritance
Gene Chromosome
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based on the central dogma that DNA is a template for making RNA, which encodes the order of amino acids in proteins—explains the phenomena described by Mendelian genetics, referred to as transmission genetics
molecular genetics
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a far-reaching methodology used in molecular genetics, allows genes from one organism to be spliced into vectors and cloned, producing many copies of specific DNA sequences
recombinant DNA technology
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has revolutionized agriculture, the pharmaceutical industry, and medicine. It has made possible the mass productionof medically important gene products.
biotechnology
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allows detection of individuals with genetic disorders and those at risk of having affected children, and gene therapy offers hope for the treatment of serious genetic disorders
genetic testing
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are new fields derived from recombinant DNA technology
genomics proteomics bioinformatics
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one xample of genomics
human genome project
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The use of ___ organisms has advanced the understanding of genetic mechanisms and, coupled with recombinant DNA technology, has produced models of human genetic diseases
model
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is the science of heredity and variation
Genetics
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is the transmission of traits from generation to generation while variation deals with genetic differences between organisms.
Heredity
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Genetics as a scientific discipline, stemmed from the work of ____ ___ in the mid of 19th century, suspecting that traits are inherited as discrete units (Mendelian Factor) and became the basis for the development of present understanding of heredity.
Gregor Mendel
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As a scientific discipline, it stemmed from the work of Gregor Mendel in the mid of 19th century, suspecting that traits are inherited as discrete units called
Mendelian Factor
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Although development in genetics was greatly contributed by Mendel’s discovery of laws governing inheritance of trait, it was ____ ____, an English biologist in 1905, who coined the term Genetics.
William Bateson
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proposed the “Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics”.
Jean Baptiste Lamarck
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Jean Baptiste Lamarck is a ___ biologist
French
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As per his ideology, the ___ characteristics by living in a particular environment are transferred over to the later generations.
acquired
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published the results of his experiments with pea plants. His work later provided the mathematical foundation of the science of genetics.
Gregor Mendel
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Gregor Mendel is an ____ botanist
Austrian
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proposed the idea that the hereditary material resides in the nucleus.
Earnst Haeckel
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Earnst Haeckel is a ___ zoologist
German zoologist
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proposed his pangenesis theory to describe the units of inheritance between parents and offspring and the processes by which those units control development in offspring.
Charles Robert Darwin
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Charles Robert Darwin's theory that describe the units of inheritance between parents and offspring and the processes by which those units control development in offspring.
Pangenesis
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Charles Robert Darwin is a ___ biologist
English
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became the first to isolate nuclein. Further experiments (1874) revealed nuclein consisted of a nucleic acid and protein.
Johann Friedrich Miescher
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observed the chromosomes during cell division. Terms chromatin, mitosis, cytoplasm, nucleoplasm, prophase and metaphase are coined. (3)
Walther Flemming Eduard Strasburger Edouard van Beneden
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described the term chromosome as condensed form of material found in the nucleus.
Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz
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introduced the germplasm theory wherein inheritance (in a multicellular organism) only takes place by means of the germ cells—the gametes such as egg cells and sperm cells.
August Weissman
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wherein inheritance (in a multicellular organism) only takes place by means of the germ cells—the gametes such as egg cells and sperm cells.
germplasm theory
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Mendel's experiments were rediscovered independently by which scientists (3)
Hugo de Vries Carl Erich Correns Erich Tschermak von Seysenegg
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introduced the concept that specific chromosomes are responsible for determining sex in animals.
Clarence Erwin McClung
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proposed the chromosomal theory of inheritance identifying the chromosomes as the carriers of genetic material. (2)
Walter Sullton Theodor Boveri
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used the terms genetics, homozygote, heterozygote, epistasis, F1, F2 and allelomorph (allele).
Willian Bateson
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experimented on sweet pea and demonstrated the concept of linkage. They also observed that several genes alter or modify the action of other genes.
William Bateson Reginald Punett
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discovered the presence of lethal genes in mouse.
Lucien Claude Cuenot
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independently discovered the X-Y determination system.
Nielle Stevens Edmund Wilson
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g formulated the Hardy-Weinberg principle of genetic equilibrium. This is a unifying theory that underlies population genetics.
Godfrey Harold Hardy Wilhem Weinberg
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This is a unifying theory that underlies population genetics
Hardy-Weinberg principle of genetic equilibrium
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coined the terms gene, genotype and phenotype.
Wilhem Johannsen
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use Drosophila to demonstrate sex linkage.
Thomas Hunt Morgan
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developed first genetic map in Drosophila.
Alfred Henry Sturtevant
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observed non-disjunction in sex chromosomes. He also observed the presence of deficiencies (1917), duplication (1919) and translocation (1923) in Drosophila.
Calvin Bridges
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conducted experiments suggesting that bacteria are capable of transferring genetic information and that such transformation is heritable.
Frederick Griffith
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published a paper demonstrating that new allelic combinations of linked genes are correlated with physically exchanged chromosome parts. Their findings suggested that chromosomes form the basis of genetics.
Harriet Creighton Barbara McClintock
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demonstrated the one gene, one enzyme concept in Neurospora.
George Beadle Edward Tatum
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reported that the transforming substance—the genetic material of the cell—was DNA. This fact was lost, and this discovery is often afforded to Hershey and Chase (1953) – The Blender Experiment.
Oswald Avery Maclyn McCarty Colin Macleod
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Oswald Avery, American biologists, Maclyn McCarty, and Colin MacLeod reported that the transforming substance—the genetic material of the cell—was DNA. This fact was lost, and this discovery is often afforded to
Hershey and Chase (The Blender Experiment)
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discovered the concept of transposable genes.
Barbara McClintock
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discovered that the components of DNA are paired in a 1:1 ratio. Thus, the amount of adenine (A) is always equal to the amount of thymine (T), and the amount of guanine (G) is always equal to the amount of cytosine (C).
Erwin Chargaff
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conducted X-ray diffraction studies that provided images of the helical structure of DNA strand.
Rosalind Franklin Maurice Wilkins Raymond Gosling
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determined the molecular structure of DNA
James Watson Francis Crick
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introduced the central dogma of molecular biology.
Francis Crick
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hypothesized that DNA replication follows a semiconservative mode.
Matthew Meselson Franklin Stahl
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published the “Genetic Regulatory Mechanism” / Lac operon controlling network in E. coli.
Jacques Monod Francois Jacob
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cracked the genetic code showing how nucleic acids with their 4-letter alphabet determine the order of the 20 kinds of amino acids in proteins
Marshall Nirenberg, Har Khorana, Severo Ochoa, Robert Holley
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discovered restriction enzymes, which cleave DNA into fragments. The discovery, for which the three men shared the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, enabled scientists to manipulate genes by removing and inserting DNA sequences.
Werner Arber Hamilton Othanel Smith Daniel Nathans
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developed some of the first techniques for DNA sequencing. Gilbert and Sanger shared the 1980 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their work
Allan M. Maxam & Walter Gilbert and English biochemist Frederick Sanger
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presented the first recombinant DNA molecule by splicing the bacterial and viral DNA. This was described as a general approach for mixing together two different DNA molecules
Paul Berg
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established to be a database of all DNA sequences. Initially housed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, it was transferred to National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in 1988.
GenBank
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invented the polymerace chain reaction (PCR), a simple technique that allows a specific stretch of DNA to be copied billions of times in a few hours.
Kary Mullis
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is launched. The goal is to "find all the genes on every chromosome in the body and to determine their biochemical nature."
Human Genome Program
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is published. It is estimated that the genome contains between 35,000 and 40,000 genes. Later (2002) estimates place the number at 30,000 genes.
human genome sequence
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which was designed to identify genetic variations contributing to human disease through the development of a haplotype (haploidgenotype map of the human genome), began. By completion of Phase II of the project in 2007, scientists had data on some 3.1 million variations in the human genome.
International HapMap Project
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an international collaboration in which researchers aimed to sequence the genomes of a large number of people from different ethnic groups worldwide with the intent of creating a catalog of genetic variations, began. The project was completed in 2015.
1000 Genome Project
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how many are completed and on going genome in kingdom Viruses
2688 - complete on going - N/A
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how many are completed and on going genome in kingdom Microbes
c - 1,710 o - 6,085
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how many are completed and on going genome in kingdom Fungi
c- 208 o - 205
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how many are completed and on going genome in kingdom animalia
c - 182 o - 256
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how many are completed and on going genome in kingdom plantae (+ agae)
c - 47 o -107
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The following areas are the scope and applications of genetic studies and researches (4)
plant and animal improvement medicine legal applications genetic engineering
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Selective breeding involves choosing parents with particular characteristics to breed together and produce offspring with more desirable traits. what area in application of genetic studies
plant and animal improvement
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This includes studies of inheritance, mapping disease genes, diagnosis and treatment, and genetic counseling.
medicine
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Genetics can be applied in legal situations such as criminal investigation and paternity disputes.
legal applications
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has been used to mass-produce insulin, human growth hormones, follistim (for treating infertility), human albumin, monoclonal antibodies, antihemophilic factors, vaccines, and many other drugs.
genetic engineering
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