Topic 3: Genetics Flashcards
Sickle cell anemia is a gene mutation, explain what it is/does.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in both copies of a person’s HBB gene. This gene encodes a component of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells. The mutation causes hemoglobin molecules to stick together, creating sickle-shaped red blood cells.
How is ATCG found in every species?
Compare genes and bases, and chromosomes in different species.
What is the difference between diploid and haploid?
What is the difference between homologous chromosomes and sister chromatids?
What is the purpose of Cairn’s technique?
How do you read a karyogram and find the sex of a baby?
What is the difference between the stages of meiosis I and II? Compare it to mitosis.
Identify offspring based on blood types.
What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?
How does the Gel electrophoresis process work? How is the data read in paternity and forensic investigation?
How is a somatic nuclear transfer conducted?
Explain the polymerase chain reaction.
Define genome.
What is meiosis?
