Essays Tagged: "genetic information"

DNA

DNADeoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid are two chemical substances involved in transmitting geneticinformation from parent to offspring. It was known early into the 20th century that chromosom ... DNA. In 1944, Oswald T. Avery, Colin M. MacLeod, and Maclyn McCartyconcluded that DNA was the basic genetic component of chromosomes. Later, RNA would be proven toregulate protein synthesis. (Miller, ...

(5 pages) 194 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Plasmid Fusion and PCR

ast two weeks consisted oftwo parts; Plasmid Fusion and PCR. Each one is a complicated procedure of geneticengineering, with our own cheek cells and E.Coli supplied by AMGEN. I will start byexplaining ... , plating out.But, before I get into that I should define some parts of the lab. The main pieces of geneticinformation we will be working with are plasmids. Plasmids are gene sequences found in aloop ...

(5 pages) 64 0 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Haemophilia

or a number of other features ofthe body including the levels of factor VIII and factor IX.'1 Ifthe genetic information determining the factor VIII and IX level isdefective, haemophilia results. When ...

(4 pages) 84 0 3.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis; Outline

te itself quickly andaccurately and must also have a means of being decoded and put into effect.The Genetic CodeBiologists call the program of the cell the genetic code. The work genetic refersto anyt ... gram of the cell the genetic code. The work genetic refersto anything that relates to heredity. The genetic code is the way in which cells storeprogram that they seem to pass from one generation to an ...

(6 pages) 89 0 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Organism reproduction with an emphasis on meiotic cell disivion

ing by a single parent. Offspring produced asexually inherit their DNA from only one parent and are genetically identical to that parent. Reproductive processes that involve obtaining genetic informat ... of a sperm and an egg is called sexual reproduction. A sperm and egg individually carry one set of genetic information. Egg and sperm cells are collectively known as gametes. Gametes are formed by a ...

(4 pages) 60 0 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Turner's Syndrome.

stature) and organ malformations. All humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes which contain all of our genetic information. Men are different from women because they have on pair of chromosomes consistin ... omosomes can survive, but the resulting child is a girl with Turner Syndrome.Turner's syndrome is a genetic disorder of females characterized by the complete or partial absence of one of the two X chr ...

(2 pages) 60 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Biology notes on genetics.

must have two copies of its DNA so that each of the new two cells will have a complete copy of the genetic information of that bacterium. To make a copy of itself, the DNA molecule begins to "unzip" ... four products of meiosis to create four haploid cells.Crossing-over is an efficient way to produce genetic recombination, the formation of new combinations of genes.

(5 pages) 129 2 2.4 Aug/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

a new horizon and led to advances in many frontiers including forensic medicine, molecular science, genetic disease, and many areas of medicine.PCR is a key part of molecular genetics that permits the ... of any short sequence of deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA. It is beneficial to have a brief overview of genetics to gain an appreciation of the relationship that PCR plays in this field of science. Molecu ...

(12 pages) 133 0 4.2 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Introduction to Biology

ellshomeostasis= balancereproduction= producing more new organismsDNA= large molecule that contains genetic informationgene= a short segment of DNA that contains information for your traits2 Type of R ...

(1 pages) 31 0 2.2 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Genetic Disorders and they become what they are.

In order to understand about genetic disorders one must start from the beginning. Cells are the basis of the human body. In the c ... man body. In the cell a nucleus is located. The nucleus is what controls the cell and is where most genetic material is located. Each cell is made up of 46 chromosomes. Chromosomes are composed of DNA ... f 46 chromosomes. Chromosomes are composed of DNA. Deoxyribonucleic acid is a chemical that carries genetic information. Located on the DNA strand are genes which are inherited from parents. When gene ...

(6 pages) 91 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Human cloning

HUMAN CLONING"A clone is a cell or an organism that is genetically identical to another cell or organism"(Sangeeta). Cloning is the process of "creation of ... er cell or organism"(Sangeeta). Cloning is the process of "creation of an organism that is an exact genetic copy of another". Cloning is done by a process called "somatic-cell nuclear transfer". In th ... of the most important steps that made cloning possible Also, in the 1880s, Weissman stated that the genetic information of a cell diminishes with every cell. Since then many developments have been mad ...

(5 pages) 187 1 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Work Cited 1.www.nas.com/downsyn/ 2.www.ndss.org/ 3.www.ds-health.com 4.www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/ 5.www.downsyndrome.com/

f these problems varies greatly among affected individuals. Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic birth defects, affecting approximately one in 800 to 1,000 babies. It generally is caused by ... 000 babies. It generally is caused by an extra chromosome, the structures in cells that contain the genetic information (genes). According to the National Down Syndrome Society, there are approximatel ...

(3 pages) 65 3 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

"Gender Roles and Fashion " How do clothing fashions aid in the social construction of gender? What does a woman or man say about herself or himself with various pieces of clothing?

ay", Lorber explains that the definition of being a man or woman is comprised of more than apparent genetic information. "Gender" is a socially constructed status, which has the intention of "choosing ...

(4 pages) 220 0 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

entation, so page markers will be displayed.It was created to meet the following criteria-1)Name of genetic disorder2)Who discovered of first researched this disorder3)History of disorder(Initial rese ... ceptions,etc.)4)Characteristics5)Picture of someone with disorder6)Pedigree of disorder7)Treatment8)Genetic information(Chromosome and gene)9)Pertinent data(Minimum of 5 fun facts, anything else)10)Re ...

(5 pages) 31 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

entation, so page markers will be displayed.It was created to meet the following criteria-1)Name of genetic disorder2)Who discovered of first researched this disorder3)History of disorder(Initial rese ... ceptions,etc.)4)Characteristics5)Picture of someone with disorder6)Pedigree of disorder7)Treatment8)Genetic information(Chromosome and gene)9)Pertinent data(Minimum of 5 fun facts, anything else)10)Re ...

(5 pages) 51 2 2.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

entation, so page markers will be displayed.It was created to meet the following criteria-1)Name of genetic disorder2)Who discovered of first researched this disorder3)History of disorder(Initial rese ... ceptions,etc.)4)Characteristics5)Picture of someone with disorder6)Pedigree of disorder7)Treatment8)Genetic information(Chromosome and gene)9)Pertinent data(Minimum of 5 fun facts, anything else)10)Re ...

(5 pages) 63 3 2.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Who owns DNA, and how it can be patented

and Crick had revealed its principle structure and that DNA is not only as the carrier molecule of genetic information but also represent the beginning of the molecular understanding of genes. Since ... eral rule of central dogma still holds truth. It is believed that DNA base pairs sequence so called genetic codes when can be related to amino acid sequence is nearly universal to all living organisms ...

(14 pages) 131 1 4.9 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Cell Division- Mitosis

begin the cell division process.What are chromosomes?They are a protein structure that contain DNA (genetic information)Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes or 46 in EVERY cell. In other words each cel ...

(1 pages) 38 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

MOVIE REVIEW--GATTACA

awke, Uma Thurman and Gore VidalDIRECTOR: Andrew NiccolRating: out ofIn the not far away of future, genetics will play an important role in the lives of the Earth's population. Parents will be able to ... s of the Earth's population. Parents will be able to choose virtually every aspect of their child's genetic makeup from the best possible samples of their own DNA. Employers hire people according to t ...

(2 pages) 25 0 0.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Biodiversity and Biodiversity Indices

ears of evolutionary history. Biological diversity is usually considered at three different levels: genetic diversity, species diversity and ecosystem diversity.Genetic diversity refers to the variety ... riety of genetic information contained in all of the individual plants, animals and microorganisms. Genetic diversity occurs both within and between distinct populations of the same species, as well a ...

(4 pages) 112 2 4.5 Sep/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology