HDFS 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Human Genome Project, Human Reproduction, Allosome
7 Nov 2016
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Note: she changes slides very quickly so i add to notes with the textbook info as well. Genes and human reproduction: genes and the genetic code. Dna- two strands of molecules that twist around each other like a spiral staircase, connected by a series of nucleotide bases (adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine: (atgc) ; (accact) one side of staircase, (tggtga) other side. Gene- segment of the dna strand that provides an instruction for a particular structure, function, or trait. Human genome project- a multinational effort by governments and scientists to map the 3 billion pairs of nucleotide bases and the genes contained in the human chromosomes designer babies, parents can select sex and certain characteristics of child"s appearance. Aim to map the identities and locations of all human genes in the hope of being able to prevent or treat more than 4,000 diseases to which our genes make some of us susceptible: 1.
