LSCI 204 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pharmaceutical Industry, Molecular Genetics, Genetic Variation
22 Sep 2018
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Because w/ or w/out with or without i. e. for example. Is central to everyone"s life / fundamental to who + what we are. Influences: physical features personality intelligence susceptibility to diseases/disorders. Green revolution (50s-60s) = expansion of food production relying on application of genetics. Gene therapy = direct alteration of genes to treat human diseases. All organisms use similar genetic system and identical genetics instructions. Life evolved from same ancestor (3. 5-4 billion ya) Genome = - complete set of genetic instructions for any organism. Encoded in nucleic acids dna or rna. Genetic variation (life"s diversity & adaptation) is the foundation of evolution. Study of genetics = study of genetic variation (broad field) with 3 divisions: Transmission genetics classic genetics, basic principles of heredity & how traits are passed from 1 generation to next, addresses relation b/w chr & heredity, arrangement of genes on. Focus: individual organism, how it inherits its genetic makeup, how it passes its genes.
