BIO 326 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gregor Mendel, Mcgraw-Hill Education, Restriction Enzyme
11 Apr 2018
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Online assignments on mcgraw hill and blackboard weekly. Genes are fundamental to who and what we are they controls our physiological structures, etc. Genes contribute to our brain development and personality. Some genes can cause heritable medical disorders; others can influence our susceptibility to disease. Genes are the basis of successful agriculture humans have been slowly breeding plant crops for hundreds of years. Genetic methods are used in biotechnology focus on producing substance of economical value (including novel pharmaceuticals, gm food, medicines, etc). Genetics unifies all life on earth, it connects all branches of biology together. Genetics began with domestication of plants and animals around 10,00 - Earliest domesticated organisms included wheats, peas, barley, lentils, goats, sheep, and dogs people are choosing the mutants with the desirable traits (e. g. strength, loyalty, bigger corneal, etc). He set the foundation for studying patterns of inheritance. Somatic cells are diploids, they contain pairs of homologous chromosomes.
