BIOL 222 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Cellular Respiration, Wild Type, Phenotype
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Biol 222 review points week of 8/22/16. Genotype vs. phenotype: genotype - genetic information. Specific set of alleles in the dna: phenotype characteristics of the organism, expression of the genes. Environmental factors and other genes influence the phenotype expression of a particular gene (ie genotype + environment = phenotype) Example: a flamingo that eats a specific diet turns it feathers pink, but a flamingo that does not is white or grey. Its genotype allows for the feathers to turn that color when on a specific diet, which results in a pink phenotype. Wild type vs. mutant/variant: wild type - genotype or phenotype of natural populations or standard laboratory strains, variant/mutant not wild type. Model organisms - a species used to study genetics; usually easy to maintain and breed, with a short generation time: examples: zebra fish, fruit flies. Genetic dissection: identify a cellular process that you wish to study.
