WGSS 1105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Phenotype, Dna Profiling, Biological Determinism

• School: UConn
• Department: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Course: WGSS 1105
• Professor: Barbara Gurr

Document Summary

Genetics - the study of inherited traits and their variation. Biochemical instructions that tell cells (basic units of life) how to manufacture certain proteins. Consists of the long molecule deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) Transmits info in its sequence of four types of building blocks. Genome - complete set of genetic instructions characteristic of an organism, including protein encoding genes and other dna sequences. Genomics - comparing and analyzing genomes and reveals how closely related we are to each other and to other species. Bioethics - addresses moral issues and controversies that arise in applying medical technology. Confront concerns that arise from new genetic technology (use of privacy, use of genetic info etc) To produce protein, a process called transcription copies the sequence of part of one strand of a dna molecule into a related molecule, messenger rna. Each three rna bases in a row then attract another type of rna that functions as a connector, bringing in a particular amino acid.