M1: Approaches in Genetics Flashcards
It is the pattern or mode of inheritance.
Transmission Genetics
Chromosomes and their behavior during mitosis and meiosis.
Cytogenetics
The analysis of the outcomes of crosses between different strains of organisms.
Classical Genetics
The replication, expression, and mutation of genes at molecular level.
Molecular Genetics
Defines how and why certain genetic variation is maintained in populations.
Population Genetics
The statistical relationship between genes and the traits they encode.
Quantitative Genetics
Model organism used for animal development & nervous system.
Caenorhabditis elegans
Model organism used for biomedical research and comparative genomics.
Mus musculus
Model organism used for vertebrate development.
Danio rerio
Model organism used to study colon cancer and other cancers.
E. coli
Model organism used to study Werner syndrome and cancer.
S. cerivisae
Model organism used to study disorders of the nervous system and cancer.
D. melanogaster
Model organism used to study diabetes.
C. elegans
Model organism used to study cardiovascular diseases.
D. rerio
Model organism used to study Lesch-Nyhon disease, cystic fibrosis, and fragile-x syndrome.
M. musculus
Used as sample for Homo Sapiens Cell lines and first known human immortal cell line.
Heneritta Lacks Cell Lines
- Pest Resistance
- Nutritional Quality
- Shelf Life
Advancements in Agriculture
- Genetics diseases
- Gene therapy
- Personalized medicine
Advances in Medical Science
- Paternity Testing
- Identification
- Resolving Crimes
Social and Legal Issue
- Expansion of Biotech Companies
- Ancestry softwares
Economic Impact
- Parental testing
- Genetic Discrimination
- Ownership of Genes
- Access to and safety of Gene Therapy
- Genetic privacy
Genetics-related Ethical Issues
