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IEB Grade 12 Genetics and genetic engineering notes, terminology and summary

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and variation
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branch of that studies
hereditary
:
genetics a
biology
:
complete of instructions (genes ) necessary create
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genome a set
genetic to an
organism

of DNA that hereditary
-


gene : a section controls a traits


chromosome hundred
-
:
consists of many genes which can
range from several to thousand

-

mutation :
sudden and unpredictable change in the chemical structure of
gene a
gene
-


karyotype : the characteristics of a set of chromosomes ( size .
Shape ,
number etc .
) of a
typical
somatic cell of a given species individual ,
etc
0h


gene found a the
'

all e. 1. e of
alternative locus on homologous
:
version a same chromosomes


position of
-

locus :
a
gene on a chromosome

somatic cell normal ( diploid )
-
:
body cell

gamete haploid sex cell
-
:




autosome :
chromosomes that is not sex chromosome
-
a
any
sex chromosome
geno some
'
:




phenotype
: the
physical appearance of organism
'
an



genotype
:
genetic makeup of organism
-
an


-


homozygous
:
if the pair of alleles at a locus are the same

'


heterozygous :
if the pair of alleles at a locus are different

dominant : the trait expressed in the
-

that is
offspring
recessive the trait that is suppressed presence of the dominant allele
-
:
in the and is not


expressed in the
offspring
filial Fi is the Fz is second
offspring
-



offspring first generation generation offspring
:
.
,




hybrid characteristic
-

mono Cross involving only
:
genetic cross one

-


punnet square : table used to calculate the filial genotype

test cross / back Cross used to determine


unknown genotype
: an


:
characteristics


traits


purebred that trait
'



homozygous for
:

, Principle of
'



segregation
:
characteristics of an
organism which are controlled by a
pair of

alleles separate when
gametes are formed in meiosis i.e each contains one pair of
.


gamete
alleles .

, History
↳ Mendel
Gregor ,
Austrian monk , was responsible for the modern
genetics in the 1800s

documented inheritance in peas
-



by use of the experimental method




Genes


a section of DNA that controls a
hereditary trait

each chromosome has hundreds to thousand
-



genes
most somatic cells have an exact of
-



copy all the genes in that
organism
-
each cell contains two of each kind of gene ( maternal and paternal ) before replication
variations of genes called alleles


are



gene pool is the set of all
genes / genetic information population of sexually reproducing organism
-

in a

-




large gene pool
=


high genetic diversity and increased chance of survival

-

small
gene pool
=
low
genetic diversity and increased chance of extinction




How active are genes ?

Only that are needed are activated and others are suppressed Different genes
-

the are
genes .




activated in different cells ,
creating a
specific protein that
gives a cell type its character (skin cell )
some genes play
early development of embryo and inactivate after
'

a role in


needed for basic function
Housekeeping genes are active in cells
making proteins
-

,




A coding genes (occur between coding /


lot of genes are non -
in




Alleles

genes responsible for controlling different versions of a trait found in the same locus (position /
On
homologous chromosomes


capital letter dominant
-
=




-
lower case =
recessive

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