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- It's estimated there are 20,000-25,000 genes in the human genome
- Gregor Mendel is known as the Father of Genetics
- If you stretched out the DNA in just one of your cells, it would be about 2 yards long
- In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick were the first to describe the double-helix structure of DNA
- Humans have 46 Chromosones, Fruit flies have 8, and Mice have 40
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Genetics is the science/study of heredity and genes in living organisms.
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Glossary
- Nucleotides: Organic molecules that make up DNA, RNA as well as many other complex compounds found in cells.
- DNA: A chain of nucleic acid that stores encoded genetic information via strings of nucleotides (Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine)
- Chromosome: A standardized structure of DNA molecules
- Gene: A small inheritable portion of a genomic sequence
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Genetics Questions
Is Bulimia Nervosa Genetic? 2 AnswersJust like most disorders it is thought to be a combination of environmental and some genetic/biological factors. Most people talk about and focus on the environ... read more
Children of cousins are more liable to get genetic defects- is this true? 3 AnswersIt's not always the case that there will be defects. Here is a link to an article on this very issue. It is interesting because it talks about how America is th... read more
A genetic disorder leaves you a choice: do nothing, risking an aggressive cancer or have life-altering elective surgery. What would you do? 6 AnswersI have a BRCA1 genetic mutation. I have decided to have a hysterectomy/oophorectomy and a double masectomy. My cancer risk is very high though because not onl... read more
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Are Genetics Keeping You From Losing Weight? http://tinyurl.com/ylhb39m
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@ladebelle http://www.themommymemoirs.com/tagged/baby%20bump I love the collage of photos. I think it is just my preggers genetics. :)
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need help on this genetics chapter. I neeeed to ace this test!
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@biotechcareer Genetics • How can I cope with being ugly & mistreated? http://bit.ly/8ClmCS #biotech #forum
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