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Heredity by Mind Map: Heredity

1. DNA

1.1. Double Helix

1.1.1. Adenine

1.1.2. Guanine

1.1.3. Thymine

1.1.4. Cytosine

1.2. Genes

1.2.1. Alleles

1.2.1.1. Heterozygous

1.2.1.2. Homozygous

1.2.1.3. Recessive

1.2.1.4. Dominant

1.2.2. Genotype

1.2.2.1. Genetic code

1.2.3. Phenotype

1.2.3.1. Physical observable traits

2. Human Genome Project

2.1. Published 2003

2.2. 20,500 genes

2.3. DNA Sequencing

2.4. Electrophoresis

3. Cell Division

3.1. Meiosis

3.1.1. Cell division resulting in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell

3.2. Mitosis

3.2.1. Chromosomes are separated from a nucleus into two identical sets of chromosomes each into their own nucleus

4. Chromosomes

4.1. 23 pairs for a total of 46

4.2. Centromeres

5. Mendelian Inheritance

5.1. Hybridization

5.2. True Breeding

6. Sex Chromosomes

6.1. X Chrmomosome

6.2. Y Chromosome

6.3. Autosome

6.4. Female: XX

6.5. Male: XY

7. Inheritance

7.1. Maternal Inheritance

7.1.1. Organelles in the offspring cell derive from the mother

7.2. Paternal Inheritance

7.2.1. Organelles in the offspring cell derive from the father

7.3. Biparental Inheritance

7.3.1. Organelles in the offspring cell

8. Genetic Linkage

8.1. Recombinant

8.1.1. Results from the crossing over of genes on the same chromosome

8.2. NonRecombinant

8.2.1. Has the same configuration of alleles as one of the parental chromosomes

9. Genetic Variation

9.1. Species

9.2. Gene Pool

9.3. Populations

10. Mutations

10.1. Deleterious

10.1.1. Harmful

10.2. Neutral

10.2.1. No effect

10.3. Advantageous

10.3.1. Helpful

11. Complex Traits

11.1. High Blood Pressure

11.2. Obesity

11.3. Diabetes

11.4. Depression

12. Non-Inherited Mutations

12.1. BRCA1 Gene

12.2. URE3