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What is the primary focus of genetics?
What is the primary focus of genetics?
- The exploration of evolutionary biology
- The analysis of environmental impacts on genetic traits
- The understanding of how traits are passed from parents to offspring (correct)
- The study of genetic disorders in humans
What role did Gregor Mendel play in the field of genetics?
What role did Gregor Mendel play in the field of genetics?
- He developed the first DNA sequencing technique
- He established the basic principles of inheritance through plant experiments (correct)
- He identified the structure of the DNA molecule
- He pioneered the use of genetic engineering in animals
Which method did Mendel use to ensure cross-pollination in his experiments?
Which method did Mendel use to ensure cross-pollination in his experiments?
- Transferring pollen from one plant to the pistil of another (correct)
- Selective breeding between unrelated species
- Using artificial insemination techniques
- Growing plants in isolation from all other varieties
Why were garden peas chosen for Mendel's experiments?
Why were garden peas chosen for Mendel's experiments?
What defines an individual as homozygous for a specific trait?
What defines an individual as homozygous for a specific trait?
What does selective breeding aim to achieve in the context of genetics?
What does selective breeding aim to achieve in the context of genetics?
Which statement regarding codominance is true?
Which statement regarding codominance is true?
What is one unexpected outcome often observed among the offspring of selective breeding?
What is one unexpected outcome often observed among the offspring of selective breeding?
Which of the following best describes incomplete dominance?
Which of the following best describes incomplete dominance?
In a cross between two homozygous plants with contrasting traits, what is the expected phenotype of the F1 generation?
In a cross between two homozygous plants with contrasting traits, what is the expected phenotype of the F1 generation?
What is the significance of the phenomenon of gene transfer in biology?
What is the significance of the phenomenon of gene transfer in biology?
What is the significance of Mendel's Law of Segregation in terms of genetic inheritance?
What is the significance of Mendel's Law of Segregation in terms of genetic inheritance?
How did early humans utilize their understanding of genetics without knowledge of its mechanisms?
How did early humans utilize their understanding of genetics without knowledge of its mechanisms?
Which of the following combinations represents a heterozygous genotype?
Which of the following combinations represents a heterozygous genotype?
What does it mean if an organism has a phenotype of blue eyes?
What does it mean if an organism has a phenotype of blue eyes?
What is indicated by the term 'allele' in genetics?
What is indicated by the term 'allele' in genetics?
What is the expected phenotypic ratio of offspring when crossing two heterozygous brown rabbits?
What is the expected phenotypic ratio of offspring when crossing two heterozygous brown rabbits?
Which statement accurately reflects Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment?
Which statement accurately reflects Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment?
Which genetic representation method was devised by Reginald Punnett?
Which genetic representation method was devised by Reginald Punnett?
In a cross between two heterozygous rabbits (Qq), what genotypic ratio is expected among the offspring?
In a cross between two heterozygous rabbits (Qq), what genotypic ratio is expected among the offspring?
What is the main implication of the separation of alleles during gamete formation?
What is the main implication of the separation of alleles during gamete formation?
Which of the following is true about the gene for hair color in rabbits?
Which of the following is true about the gene for hair color in rabbits?
What happens to the factors determining a trait during the formation of sex cells?
What happens to the factors determining a trait during the formation of sex cells?
What was one consequence of Mendel's findings being published in a scientific journal in 1866?
What was one consequence of Mendel's findings being published in a scientific journal in 1866?
Which nitrogen base pairs with cytosine (C) in the DNA structure?
Which nitrogen base pairs with cytosine (C) in the DNA structure?
What is the primary function of genes within DNA sequences?
What is the primary function of genes within DNA sequences?
How many different bases are found in DNA?
How many different bases are found in DNA?
What is the structural arrangement of DNA described as?
What is the structural arrangement of DNA described as?
Which of the following best describes nucleotides?
Which of the following best describes nucleotides?
In terms of size, which statement is true about genetic sequences in humans?
In terms of size, which statement is true about genetic sequences in humans?
What was a significant contribution of Watson and Crick to the field of genetics?
What was a significant contribution of Watson and Crick to the field of genetics?
What term describes the arrangement of nucleotides on a DNA strand?
What term describes the arrangement of nucleotides on a DNA strand?
What constitutes a genome in humans?
What constitutes a genome in humans?
Which of the following best describes genomics?
Which of the following best describes genomics?
What was one of the main goals of scientists during the 1980s and 1990s regarding genomic research?
What was one of the main goals of scientists during the 1980s and 1990s regarding genomic research?
What was a significant surprise in the sequencing of the human genome?
What was a significant surprise in the sequencing of the human genome?
Why are laboratory experiments necessary for each gene in the genome database?
Why are laboratory experiments necessary for each gene in the genome database?
What does the content suggest about gene interactions?
What does the content suggest about gene interactions?
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans possess?
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans possess?
What was a major breakthrough completed in 2001 related to genomics?
What was a major breakthrough completed in 2001 related to genomics?
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Study Notes
Genetics
- The study of how genes are passed down from one generation to the next.
Gene Transfer
- Organisms reproduce and create new organisms that resemble their parents.
Selective Breeding
- Humans have used selective breeding for thousands of years.
- Humans selected seeds from plants they deemed superior, and animals best suited for their purposes for breeding.
- Offspring sometimes exhibited different characteristics than their parents.
Gregor Mendel
- Austrian monk who studied inheritance in garden peas.
- Conducted experiments from 1856 to 1863.
Mendel's Experiments
- Garden peas have several varieties with contrasting characteristics.
- Garden peas normally reproduce by self-pollination.
- Mendel ensured cross-pollination which allowed him to follow the inheritance of a single, easily distinguishable trait.
- He produced hybrid offspring from several contrasting traits by cross-pollination.
Genetics Terminology
- Phenotype: observable physical properties of an organism (appearance, development, and behavior)
- Genotype: combination of alleles an organism has for a specific gene
- Homozygous: inheriting the same versions of a genomic marker from each parent (BB, bb)
- Heterozygous: inheriting different alleles for a particular trait (Bb)
Alleles
- A plant’s trait is its phenotype, its genotype is the pair of alleles for that trait.
- Homozygous: plant with two similar alleles for a trait
- Heterozygous: plant with dissimilar alleles for a trait
Mendel’s Principles of Inheritance
- Law of Dominance: in a cross of parents homozygous for contrasting traits, the F1 generation only expresses one parental trait - the dominant trait. The recessive trait is not shown.
- Law of Segregation: during gamete formation each gene separates so that each gamete carries only one allele for each gene.
Punnett Square
- Reginald Crundall Punnett devised the Punnett Square to depict the genetic combinations.
Law of Independent Assortment
- The alleles of different genes are inherited independently within organisms that reproduce sexually.
- The inheritance of one trait does not affect the inheritance of another.
DNA Sequencing
- Higher-order animals and plants are composed of billions of cells.
- The DNA within the nucleus of each cell contains the genetic code for creating an identical organism.
- DNA: composed of units called nucleotides with a sugar molecule, phosphate molecule, and nitrogen-containing bases.
- The nucleotides are arranged on a helix that resembles a twisted ladder.
- The nitrogen-containing bases (adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine) are connected at the center of the rung.
- Adenine (A) pairs with thymine (T). Cytosine (C) pairs with guanine (G).
- Genes: functional segments of DNA that encode specific biological traits.
- The sequence of DNA's nucleotides functions as the genetic code.
- The genome is the entire set of DNA instructions found in a cell.
Genomics
- Genomics is the study of an organism's genome and how it is applied.
- The series and sequences of nucleotides arranged on chromosomes is the genetic code that controls an organism’s characteristics.
- The goal of scientists in the 1980s and 1990s was to figure out the nucleotide sequence of DNA for various organisms.
- Scientists predicted there were 150,000 genes in the human genome, the actual number was lower; humans share around 200 genes with bacteria.
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