Genetics

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Genetics
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Early Genetics

• In 1865, an Augustinian monk named Gregor Mendel
  discovered genes.

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Rules of Heredity

• Children resemble their parents
• Genes come in pairs
• Genes don't blend
• Some genes are dominant

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DNA

• DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
• long chain of sugars
• collection of genes

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DNA

• Four bases found in DNA
• adenine (A) cytosine (C),
• guanine (G) thymine (T

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DNA used to make proteins
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Sources

• http//www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/1/concept/index.html