Lecture 13 Mendelian Genetics Flashcards
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Blending model and problem
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traits appear to blend in off-spring. Eventually, the population should become phenotypically uniform
2
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The Central Dogma
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Genetic information is encoded in DNA transcribed in RNA. RNA is transcribed into protein. Proteins encode phenotypes.
3
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Difference in DNA and RNA
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DNA: ACTG
RNA: ACGU
4
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Silent Mutations
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Changes that don’t affect the protein that occurs
5
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What is an Allele?
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It is a different variety of that gene.
While a gene is static
6
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Diploid chromosome
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Are the chromosomes that your parents have?
7
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Haploid chromosome
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One copy of getting of DNA from chromosomes. Halving the chromosome numbers
