ANT203Y1 Lecture : ANT203 October 4.pdf
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The cell, identified by robert hooke (1665) as cellula, is the basic unit of life eukaryote: an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is. Dna in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus structure of eukaryotic cells: cytoskeleton, nucleus, cell membrane, mitochondria, ribosomes, and cytoplasm there are somatic cells and gametes. Lecture 3: the biological basis of life and heredity. Genes are sequences of dna bases that specify the order of amino acids for a protein, part of a protein, or another functional product. 96% non-coding (doesn"t code for a specific protein; formerly known as junk Gregor mendel (1800s) before mendel, there was a concept of blending inheritence, wherein the offspring were literally a mix of parents, such that short x tall would = medium. Gregor realized that there were alternate expressions of a gene - alleles - which could be dominant or recessive: mendelian genetics.
