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Basic Genetic Concepts & Terms, Slides of Genetics

Heredity describes how some traits are passed from parents to their children. • The traits are expressed by genes, which are small sections of DNA that are ...

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Download Basic Genetic Concepts & Terms and more Slides Genetics in PDF only on Docsity!       Basic Genetic Concepts & Terms  1    Genetics: what is it?  • What is genetics? – “Genetics is the study of heredity, the process in which a parent passes certain genes onto their children.” (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002048. htm) • What does that mean? – Children inherit their biological parents’ genes that express specific traits, such as some physical characteristics, natural talents, and genetic disorders. 2  Genetic Concepts    • H           describes how some traits are passed  from parents to their children.  • The traits are expressed by g     , which are  small sections of DNA that are coded for  specific traits.  • Genes are found on ch     .  • Humans have two sets of     (hint: a number)  chromosomes—one set from each parent.    5    Genetic Concepts    • Heredity describes how some traits are passed  from parents to their children.  • The traits are expressed by genes, which are  small sections of DNA that are coded for  specific traits.  • Genes are found on chromosomes.  • Humans have two sets of 23 chromosomes— one set from each parent.    6    Genetic Terms    Use library resources to define the following words  and write their definitions using your own words.   – allele:  – genes:  – dominant :  – recessive:  – homozygous:  – heterozygous:  – genotype:  – phenotype:  – Mendelian Inheritance:    7   
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