Cole Weber Genetics
by Cole weber
1. RNA
1.1. single strands of a nucleotide
2. chromosomes
2.1. 23 pairs of chromosomes
2.1.1. 50 percent from mom
2.1.2. 50 percent from dad
2.2. tightly packed genes
2.3. found in nucleus
2.4. 3 copies of chromosome 21 rsults in down syndrome
3. cells
3.1. house organelles
3.2. foundation of all life
3.3. types
3.3.1. diploids
3.3.1.1. two sets of chromosomes
3.3.2. haploids
3.3.2.1. one set of chromosomes
3.3.2.1.1. sperm and egg cells
4. Gergor Mendel
4.1. Austrian monk/sceintist
4.2. studied how pea plants inherited 2 variant forms of traits
4.3. discovered a mathematical rule of inheritence
5. meiosis
5.1. cell nucleus
5.2. chromosomes replicate
5.3. matching chromosomes pair up
5.4. chromosomes swap sections of DNA
5.5. chromosome pairs divide and nucleus divides into daughter nuclei
5.6. chromosomes divide and daughter nuclei divide again
6. Crick
6.1. discovered the codon
7. transcription
7.1. Transforms DNA into different types of RNA then can make amino acids and proteins.
8. New node
9. central dogma
9.1. New node
9.1.1. Flow of genetic information in the cell
10. Proteins
10.1. perform chemical reactions
10.2. provides bodys main building materials
10.3. encoded in DNA
10.4. made in amino acids
10.5. form the cell architecture and structural components
11. Genes
11.1. made of DNA
11.2. carry traits through generations
11.3. serve as instructions for making RNA and proteins
11.4. Beadle and Tatum
11.4.1. discovered that genes react to each other by chemical reactions
12. DNA
12.1. double helix
12.1.1. two connected strands are complemtary