Genetics are the essence of life they are what make up you and your traits and everything about you. They are what connect you and your parents. You inherit all of your traits from each of your parents. They pass them to you from there chromosomes which have the genes on them. Genetics can be helpful in many ways such as in gene therapy you can know if your child will have genetic disorder and also in genetic engineering you can make it so plants are immune to diseases. The study of genetics is also important two of the most important scientist are, Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics and Walter Sutton who had the theory that traits were passes through chromosomes.
The history and study of genetics is also very important. When you study genetics you also learn about the history. Alleles are the things inside a cell that determine an offspring’s traits. There are single genes which mean the trait is decided by only one pair of alleles from each of the offspring. There are also multiple alleles which mean there are three or more alleles in each of the genes that determine the traits. Gregor Mendel discovered alleles when he was studying pea plants he discovered that there are two types of alleles dominant and recessive. Dominant alleles can mask a recessive allele and have a phenotype that appears dominant but in actuality it is a heterozygous. A phenotype is a organisms physical appearance and an organisms genotype a phenotypes counterpart is the organisms genetic make up. He did this by using pea plants which are single gene organisms they are either tall or short and he used genetic crosses to determine the genotypes. When studying genetics you will also run by the name Walter Sutton who was a scientist who was studying grasshoppers when he discovered that organisms pass down genes to there offspring through chromosomes.
There are many advantages and disadvantages of genetics. The advantages are that you can selectively breed, clone and use genetic engineering. When you selectively breed that means you are making sure that you get only the desired offspring with the desired traits. When you clone that means you make a completely identical copy of an organism. When you genetically engineer that means that you transfer one organisms genes to another organisms DNA this can improve crops, produce medicines and might even be able to help fix human genetic disorders.
consider multiple etiological factors, i.e., biologic, genetic, and psychosocial. Researchers have identified norepinephrine and serotonin as the most closely associated biogenic amines to MDD and other mood disorders (Sadock, Kaplan, & Sadock, 2007). Sadock, Kaplan, and Sadock (2007) stated that norepinephrine’s role in depression may be a result of activation of certain presynaptic adrenergic receptors, which decrease the amount
During the class, me and my group chose to research information about the case Molecular Pathology V. Myriad Genetics. The case was led by the Association of Molecular Pathology as the plaintiff, who was suing the defendants, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Myriad Genetics regarding issues revolving around patenting several human genes. This argument has been brought forward to multiple courts. First this case was brought up in the United States District Court for the
Genetics and Epigenetics. Based on your readings, please explain how you think: 1.1: Genetics and Epigenetics affect us, as persons This week’s readings explain that the study of human genetics helps us to better understand the biological basis that contributes to certain behaviours in us. Pg 76 I think that genetics provides some credible explanations as to how our brain hormone and cells with genetic codes are expressed in our behaviour every minute or hour of the day in our emotions and thoughts
bacteria were known that it is fully cloned from the parent cell so bacteria were not suitable for genetic study. However, Lederberg and Tatum claimed DNA transfers occur in bacteria via mechanism of sex. The two possible models that Lederberg and Tatum (1946) considered for mating process in Escherichia coli (E.coli) are conjugation and transduction process. Conjugation is a process where genetic information is directly transfers from one bacterium to another. To prove their statement Lederberg
prepare this paper, I found the answers to this question and many more. This term paper will cover the types of conjoined twins, the biological occurrence that causes conjoined twins, a look into some of the genetic and environmental causes of conjoined twins, the types of conjoined twins and the genetic and social impact of conjoined twins. 1.1 Siamese - or - Conjoined Twins Let's answer the first question right off the bat. The terms Siamese Twins and Conjoined Twins are synonymous, 1 The term Siamese
Genetic Counseling If I was a genetic counselor working with a couple who just had a child with Tay-Sachs disease, I would first explain that it is an inherited genetic disease. It would be important to explain the lineage of the disease and how if they were to trace their ancestry, it would most like trace back to European Jews. People of this decent have a 1 in 27 chance of being a carrier. Testing of the parents to see if they are carriers would not be necessary. I would explain that they are
Genetic Testing is a very helpful and useful tool for the world today. There and many pros and many cons to each test. In this paper the discussion is the pros and cons of preimplantation testing, newborn screening, and breast cancer genetic testing. Many different tests are used today ranging from before conception of a fetus all the way to adulthood and that is how much medicine had developed over the last few hundred years. Most people think these test are miracles and gifts however there are
The nursing profession is trusted to provide answers to their patients regarding questions of health, illness, and disease. Genetics often play a part in the overall wellness and health of particular individuals. The family health nurse should help family members understand the challenging aspects that genetic information will have on their own life, family structure, beliefs, and cultural norms (Daly, 2015, p. 550). This discussion post will explore a counseling scenario that involves a counseling
Introduction: The main purpose of this lab was simply to study two factors of Natural Selection: Genetic Drift and Fertility. The first of these factors in the study was Genetic Drift. In this section of the lab, there was one main question to answer: What effect does population size has on random mechanisms? For this question, I hypothesized that if the population is smaller, then the random mechanisms will have a greater effect on the populations. I believed that this was because basic math principles
The Use of Behavioral Genetics in the Justice System Introduction A complex and relatively new field of study, behavioral genetics is particularly interesting because is sheds light on the inner workings of a favorite subject: ourselves. Human behavioral genetics is broadly defined as the examination and characterization of genes as a basis for human behavior. The link between genetics and behavior was first recognized by Sir Francis Galton, a 19th century scientist and cousin of the very famous
reliant on genetic explanations of human behaviour. It’s undisputable power and potential that it holds for the study offers exciting new developments on levels and quantity that many other sciences can simply not match; yet this over reliance on genetic explanations has caused many issues within the field of developmental psychology, where environmental issues are being ignored completely. Perhaps up until only a few years ago, developmental psychology has been untouched by the era of genetics. While
hold. Interest in behavioral genetics depends on wanting to know why people differ. According to Jack R. Vale, in Genes, Environment, and Behavior, recognition of the importance of hereditary influence on behavior represents one of the most dramatic changes in the social and behavioral sciences during the past two decades. A shift began toward the more balanced contemporary view that recognizes genetic as well as environmental influences on behavior. Behavioral genetics lies in its theory and methods
research the connection between genetic factors and criminal behavior. They look at the causes that make someone act in a criminal way. There are several factors looked at in connection to the cause such as social factors and environmental variables. The social factors being the more examined of the two. They hypothesized that other factors in performance or alone with environmental variables would lead to better understanding of why some people become criminal. The genetic factor of influence due to
versus nurture for centuries. Does genetics or upraising have more effect on a person? Human development is influenced by various things. But nature, genetics, contributes more to development than the environment does. While nurture has some influence, nature has much more. Genes are responsible for altruism, personality is linked to individual genes, and genetic disorders are effects of nature that can cause drastic differences in quality of life. Genetics determine more of human development
"discovery" of a link between a certain gene and homosexuality, but hasn't it been considered a choice for such a long time? Is homosexuality a choice rather than genetic? To answer this question we'll start off by revealing some myths of homosexuality. The next part will explain the difference between a behavioral trait and a genetic trait. Finally I'll end be unveiling the truth behind the "homosexual gene." There are many things that the homosexual activists say are true, but those "truths" are