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Hereditary Unit
A hereditary unit or a gene determines a particular characteristic in an organism and can be passed on unaltered to progenitors. It is located on a specific location of a chromosome. A gene may have multiple transcription units.
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Hereditary Hemochromatosis Timeline
1865 - Hemochromatosis is first described by Tousseau, who cared for a diabetic patient with cirrhosis of the liver and bronzed skin pigmentation, classic symptoms of HH.
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Hereditary disorder caused by a mutant allele of a single gene (e.g., Duchenne muscular dystrophy, retinoblastoma, sickle cell disease in human beings). Compare polygenic disorders"polygenic disorders.
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hereditary constituent of an organism or a group of organisms based on gene content; contrast to phenotype
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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Hereditary material (both DNA and RNA) is needed for a cell to be able to replicate and/or reproduce. Most organisms use DNA. Viruses and viroids sometimes employ RNA as their hereditary material.
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A hereditary disease whose symptoms usually appear shortly after birth. They include faulty digestion, breathing difficulties and respiratory infections due to mucus accumulation, and excessive loss of salt in sweat.
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A hereditary mental disorder, partially explained by genomic imprinting and the addition of nucleotides to a triplet repeat near the end of an X chromosome.
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The hereditary association of genes located on the same chromosome.
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Detection of hereditary diseases
The detection of hereditary diseases in a given genome is a long and difficult process, which can be shortened significantly by using PCR.
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A basic unit of hereditary material; an ordered sequence of nucleotide bases that encodes a product (this product could be just RNA like rRNA or finally coding for a protein).
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In some forms of hereditary amyloid, the cause is a mutation in the lysozyme gene, which leads to accumulated lysozyme in several tissues (OMIM 105200).
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Gene linkage. The hereditary association of genes located on the same chromosome.
Gene modification. The chemical repair of a gene's defective DNA sequence. See DNA.
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Synonyms: familial, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible
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Genetic: (j�*nĕt"ĭk), a. 1. Same as Genetical.
2. Of or pertaining to genes or genetics; as, the genetic code.
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Gene -- a hereditary unit that occupies a certain position on a chromosome; a unit that has one or more specific effects on the phenotype, and can mutate to various allelic forms.
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The hereditary association of genes located on the same chromosome. Gene modification. The chemical repair of a gene's defective DNA sequence. See DNA. Gene pool. The totality of all alleles of all genes of all individuals in a particular population.
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genetic information The hereditary information contained in a sequence of nucleotide bases. genetic map A diagram showing the position of specific genes along a chromosome relative to markers.
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Herceptin Hereditary angioneurotic edema (HANE) Heritability Herpesviruses Hershey, A. D. HertzCycles per second. Heterochromatin HeterodimerComplex of two different proteins.
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Three other cancers associated with defects in tumor suppressor genes include familial adenomatous polyposis of the colon (FPC), which results from mutations to both copies of the APC gene; hereditary breast cancer, ...
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The VNTR approach is used in prediction of risk of hereditary forms of breast cancer, such as those caused by mutations in the BRCA1 gene.
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Mathematical demonstration that the Mendelian hereditary process does not change the populational frequencies of alleles or genotypes across generations, and that changes in allelic or genotypic frequencies requires factors such as natural selection, ...
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They concluded that DNA is the hereditary material, but not all biologists were convinced.
More Evidence: The Genetic Material is DNA - Alfred D. Hershey and Martha Chase, 1952 ...
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Gene: A biochemical unit of hereditary, often coding for an entire protein.
Generalist: A pest or natural enemy that can utilize a wide range of species as host or prey.
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gene
one of many discrete units of hereditary information located on the chromosomes and consisting of DNA.
germinal disc
A small mass of active protoplasm found directly under the vitelline membrane.
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: The progressive shift of the age of onset of a hereditary disease to earlier ages in successive generations. It may occur because a parent is a mosaic, and the child has the full mutation in all cells.
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Evolution is a change in the gene pool of a population over time. A gene is a hereditary unit that can be passed on unaltered for many generations. The gene pool is the set of all genes in a species or population.
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Definition: The nucleus is a membrane bound structure that contains the cell's hereditary information and controls the cell's growth and reproduction. It is commonly the most prominent organelle in the cell.
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Gene: An ordered sequence of nucleotides which act as the functional subunit of hereditary information. The collection of genes in an organism determine the characteristics of that organism.
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chromosomes - structure composed of a very long DNA molecule and associated proteinsthat carries part (or all) of that hereditary information of an organism.
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Single- gene disorder: Hereditary disorder caused by a mutant allele of a single gene (e.g., Duchenne muscular dystrophy, retinoblastoma, sickle cell disease). Compare polygenic disorders.
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