Genetics
By: Mark West II
Traits/Heredity
Trait: distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
Heredity- the passing on of a physical or mental characteristic genetically from one generation to another
Dominant/Recessive
Dominant- the trait that is most likely to show
Recessive- the more rare of the two traits
Homozygous/Heterozygous
Homozygous- having identical alleles
Heterozygous- different alleles
DNA & mRNA stand
X-Linked disorders
These are disorders that are linked to the x-chromosome
DNA Replication- process
Protein Synthesis
Transcription
Translation
Genetic Engineering
The process of manually adding DNA to an organism.
DNA fingerprinting
test to identify the genetic information- DNA
Mitosis
Asexual
somatic cells
Meiosis
sexual
Gamete
reproductive cells that unite during fertilization.
Haploid and Diploid
Gregor Mendel
German speaking scientist credited with the modern science of genetics due to his experiments with pea plants.
Watson and Crick
Discoverers of DNA.
Mutations
Substitution: replaces one base with another.
Insertion: an extra base is inserted into the DNA.
Deletion: a section of DNA is lost.