Adaptive radiation
...daptive radiation is such that, within a relatively short time, many species derive from a single or a few ancestor species. From this large number of
genetic combinations, only a few can survive on long term. After the rapid development of many new species, lots or most of them die out as quickly as they ap...
Albinism
... Albinism is a
genetic condition resulting in a lack of pigmentation in the eyes, skin and hair...e most famous resident of the Parc Zoolgic de Barcelona .
Cats can carry
genetic albinism, resulting in white fur and blue eyes. A high percentage of albino...
Affinity chromatography
...tagged with a known affinity ligand in order to aid their purification. That is to say that the molecule has an artificial trait imposed upon it by
genetic modification which allows it to be selected for affinity binding (if the molecule is a protein these are called fusion proteins ). Such tags include...
Alga
...all have chloroplasts containing chlorophylls a and c . The latter chlorophyll type is not known from any prokaryotes or primary chloroplasts, but
genetic similarities with the red algae suggest a relationship there. These groups include:
Heterokonts (e.g., golden algae, diatoms, brown algae)
...
Allele frequency
...ncy is a term of population genetics that is used in characterizing the
genetic diversity of a species population , or equivalently the richness of its...-- in other words, to evolution . Besides selection, these forces include
genetic drift , mutation and migration .
Compare genotype frequency .
Ex...
Ames test
... The Ames test is a biological assay used in genetics , generally
genetic toxicology , to test for mutagenic properties of a chemical compound. A compound is said to be mutagenic if it causes a change in the DNA (deoxy...
Amino acid
...ctures called proteins .
Twenty amino acids are encoded by the standard
genetic code and are called proteinogenic or standard amino acids . Rarer, more...laying the structures and symbols of the 20 amino acids represented in the
genetic code .
Chemical properties
Following is a table listing the one...
Animal
...c, and certain parasitic worms have extremely simplified body structures.
genetic studies have considerably changed our understanding of the relationships wi... generally considered convergent evolution, owing to many morphological and
genetic differences between the two phyla.
The Lophotrochozoa also include the N...
Antibiotic
...ment of antibiotic resistance by the infecting organisms, similar to the development of pesticide resistance in insects. Evolutionary theory of
genetic selection requires that as close as possible to 100% of the infecting organisms be killed off to avoid selection of resistance; if a small subset of ...
Apoptosis
...or example, as part of the hijacking of the cell's
genetic system carried out by human papillomaviruses (HP... observations helped to lead later work toward the
genetic pathways of programmed cell death.
Coining of...ply an abstract formalism derived from complicated
genetic studies of a microscopic soil dwelling roundworm b...
Arabidopsis
...mosomes , has been sequenced.
There are 30644 known genes in the Arabidopsis genome.
Arabidopsis has been used extensively in the study of the
genetic basis of phototropism, chloroplast alignment, and other light influenced processes. Study of this organism has led to discoveries such as positive pho...
Archaea
... cell structure and metabolism . However, their
genetic transcription and translation - the two centra...rom an ancestral progenote with poorly developed
genetic machinery. This hypothesis is reflected in the na...em. Aside from the similarities noted above, many
genetic trees group the two together. Some place eukaryot...
Artificial life
...ns which include evolutionary algorithms (EA),
genetic algorithms (GA),
genetic programming (GP), artificial chemistries (AC), ...iving systems.
Microelectronic technology and
genetic engineering will soon give us the capability to cr...
Reproduction
...l process by which organisms create descendants through the combination of
genetic material. These organisms have two different adult sexes, male and female.
...ism creates a genetically similar copy of itself without the combination of
genetic material with another individual. For example, the Hydra ( invertebrates...
Bacterial conjugation
...eation of a zygote , it is merely the exchange of
genetic information. In order to perform conjugation, one ...tegrate itself into the bacterial chromosome by
genetic recombination ) of about 100 kb (kilo base pairs ...sitive ), either free or integrated.
Among other
genetic information, the F-plasmid carries a tra and a ...
Biology
...
1.1 Universality: biochemistry, cells and the
genetic code
1.2 Evolution: the central principle of bi...s.
Universality: biochemistry, cells and the
genetic code
Main article: Life
There are many ... All organisms pass on their heredity via the
genetic material which is based upon the nucleic acid ...
Biodiversity
...t which biodiversity has been identified:
genetic diversity - diversity of genes within a species. There is a
genetic variability among the populations and the individu...E.O. Wilson, say that the real biodiversity is the
genetic diversity. However, the species diversity is the ...
Bacterium
...others, who maintain that he over-emphasized a few
genetic differences and that both archaebacteria and eukar...l.
However, independent of sexual reproduction,
genetic variations can occur within individual cells throu...gh recombinant events such as mutation (random
genetic change within a cell's own...
Bioinformatics
...NA. CEB research from the pre-genome era involved building computational models of populations and watching their behavior over time.
The field of
genetic algorithms might be described as the rough inverse of CEB --- rather than investigating evolution through computer programs, it aims to improve compu...
Biochemistry
...s, and on the properties of proteins.
The biochemistry of cell metabolism has been extensively described. Other areas of biochemistry include the
genetic code ( DNA , RNA ), protein synthesis , cell membrane transport, and signal transduction .
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Biotechnology
...uld include an organism designed to produce an antibiotic , or engineering
genetic cures to diseases through genomic manipulation .
White biotechnology ...he patentability of biotechnological inventions
Expression vector
genetic engineering
genetically modified food
Industrial biotechnology
...
Biophysics
...es work
Maurice Wilkins & Rosalind Franklin , pioneers of DNA crystallography
Francis Crick , co-discover of DNA structure and the
genetic code
Max Perutz & John Kendrew , pioneers of protein crystallography
Other notable biophysicists
Howard Berg , characterize...
Blood
...e can also create many medical conditions from ischemia in the short term to tissue necrosis and gangrene in the long term.
Hemophilia is a
genetic illness that causes dysfunction in one of the blood's clotting mechanisms . This can allow otherwise inconsequential wounds to be life-threatening, b...
Botany
...y, plant life can be studied at a variety of levels, from the molecular ,
genetic and biochemical level through to organelles , cells , tissues , orga...e studied, without the ethical dilemmas of studying animals or humans. The
genetic laws of inheritance were discovered in this way by Gregor Mendel who was...
Brain
...le X syndrome , Down syndrome , and Tourette syndrome are all linked to
genetic or chromosomal errors. Malfunctions in the embryonic development of the brain can be caused by
genetic factors or by drug use or disease in the mother.
Brains in philosophy ...
Cancer
...ed by damage to DNA (genetic material) through
genetic and environmental factors , leading to aberrant ...ted to the interaction of exogenous exposures with
genetic and other endogenous characteristics among suscept...children, particularly infants. Here, the aberrant
genetic processes that fail to safeguard against the clon...
Cell nucleus
...s (from Latin nucleus or nuculeus , kernel) is an organelle , found in the majority of eukaryotic cells , which contains most of the cell's
genetic material. Nuclei have two primary functions: to control chemical reactions within the cytoplasm and to store information needed for cellular d...
Cell growth
...s) skeletal muscle cells are formed by fusion of thousands of myocytes .
genetic studies of the fruit fly Drosophila have revealed several genes that ar...mosome number 2 are adjacent to each other. During this time, there can be
genetic recombination events. Parts of the chromosome 2 DNA that you got from your...
Chromosome
... For information about chromosomes in
genetic algorithms , see Chromosome (genetic algorithm) ....re condensed. They cease to function as accessible
genetic material and become a compact transport form. Even... sets, Aneuploidy , may be lethal or give rise to
genetic disorders. ...
Cilium
...liary Dyskinesia (PCD). In addition, a defect of the primary cilium in the renal tube cells can lead to polycystic kidney disease (PKD). In another
genetic disorder called Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS), the mutant gene products are the components in the basal body and cilia.
...
Classical genetics
...covery of classical genetics in eukaryotes , was
genetic linkage . The observation that some genes do not... plant improvement .
After the discovery of the
genetic code and such tools of cloning as restriction ...geneticists were greatly broadened. Some classical
genetic ideas have been supplanted with the mechanistic un...
Cladistics
...enetic systematics ( Greek : phylon = race and
genetic = birth) is a branch of biology that determines...d on a wide variety of information, which includes
genetic analysis, biochemical analysis, and analysis of m...ifferent data sets, for instance structural versus
genetic characteristics, may produce widely different tree...
Cloning
...anism means to create a new organism with the same
genetic information as an existing one. In a modern contex...cies). As the nucleus contains (almost) all of the
genetic information of a lifeform, the "host" egg cell wil...regions at the tips of chromosomes which prevent
genetic threads fraying every time a cell divides . Over ...
Genetic code
... The
genetic code is a set of rules, which maps DNA sequenc...synthesis . Nearly all living things use the same
genetic code, called the standard
genetic code , although a few organisms use minor variatio...
Common descent
...led to this conclusion by the universality of the
genetic code (see below).
Evidence for common desce...ersality and similarity
The universality of the
genetic code is generally regarded by biologists as defin...system ). Analysis of the small differences in the
genetic code has also provided support for UCD. The Tree ...
Bioinformatics
...NA. CEB research from the pre-genome era involved building computational models of populations and watching their behavior over time.
The field of
genetic algorithms might be described as the rough inverse of CEB --- rather than investigating evolution through computer programs, it aims to improve compu...
Chromosomal crossover
...is aids evolution by increasing independent assortment, and reducing the
genetic linkage between genes on the same chromosome.
The physical basis of cros...arriet Creighton and Barbara McClintock in 1931 .
See also
genetic recombination
Recombinant frequency
...
Developmental biology
... Developmental biology is the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop. Modern developmental biology studies the
genetic control of cell growth , differentiation and " morphogenesis ," which is the process that gives rise to tissues , organs and anatomy .
Embry...
Diabetes mellitus
...style reasons. There is also a strong inheritable
genetic connection in type 2 diabetes: having relatives ...es of diabetes, are termed Type 3:
Type 3A:
genetic defect in beta cells.
Type 3B: genetically rel...s (e.g. exposure to a causative agent). There is a
genetic element in the susceptibility of individuals to so...
DNA sequence
...
A DNA sequence (sometimes
genetic sequence ) is a succession of letters representing the primary structure ...the sequence AAAGTCTGAC. This coded sequence is sometimes referred to as
genetic information . A succession of any number of nucleotides greater than four...