PPT-DNA and Heredity

DNA Structure and Function Amoeba Sisters Module 6 DNA and Heredity DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid DNA is a NUCLEIC ACID One of the Core Four organic compounds DNA controls HEREDITY the inheritance of traits. Extremes of Intelligence: Mental Retardation. Diagnosis based on . IQ and adaptive testing. diagnosis reserved for individuals with . sub-average general mental ability . IQ 2 or more SD below mean. accompanied by deficiencies in adaptive skills, . HEREDITY. . = passing on of characteristics from parents to . offspring. How. ?.................. DNA!. I. DNA, . Chromosomes,. Chromatin. , and Genes. DNA. . = blueprint of life (has the instructions for making an organism). Trait. a characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes. . Offspring. The product of reproduction; a new organism produced by one or more parents (ex. Human baby). Chromosome. 7. Lactose digestions in . E. coli. begins with its hydrolysis by the enzyme . -. galactosidase. , . lacZ. , is part of a . coordinatley. regulated operon containing the genes required for lactose utilization. Which of the following figures correctly depicts the interactions at the . Chapter 12. I. Pedigree. Graphic representation of genetic inheritance. (Look at Fig 12.1 and 12.2). I. Pedigree. Circle = female. Square = male . Shaded = shows trait being studied. Half Shaded = Carrier. (10. th. class). Variations in organisms mainly occur during sexual reproduction. Because of mutations caused by errors in DNA replication. Thus no two. Offspring's are identical to each other .Other causes of such variations.  . Author: Michael Fenech. Affiliation: Genome Health Foundation, North Brighton, SA, 5048, Australia. Email: . mf.ghf@outlook.com. . Introduction. Life as we know it depends entirely on the capacity of cells to utilize energy and molecules in the environment for cellular function and reproduction. . :The inheritance of traits. Heredity Terms. . Genes:. Sections of DNA that code for a trait.. Heredity Terms. . Alleles:. Different forms of a gene that code for a trait. One from mom, one from dad.. 2.5.2 Heredity . and Gene Expression. 2.5.3 Genetic . Code. 2.5.4 DNA Structure. , Replication and Profiling. Follow-Me – . iQuiz. Q. What term is used to describe differences within a population with respect to features such as height?. GeneticsGeneticsGene: basic unit of Gene: basic unit of inheritance inheritance Two genes(or alleles) for Two genes(or alleles) for each characteristic: one each characteristic: one from father and on Introduction It was organized collaboratively by the Max Planck Institute for the History of The fourth workshop was specifically of The major results, as documented in this volume, During the era of Heredity /Genetics Gregor Mendel was a n Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the modern science of genetics . Though farmer s had known for centuries that crossbreeding of Problems arose however regarding the following question:. Why are the number of alleles which undergo independent assortment greater than the number of chromosomes of an organism?. This was . explained by the . Heredity. Mutations. Experiments. General Characteristics. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. 500. Developmental Stages for .