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Chapter 1
A Perspective on Human Genetics
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
02/14/2012

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Genetics
Definition
The scientific study of heredity
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Trait
Definition
Any observable property of an organism.
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DNA
Definition
A helical molecule consisting of two strands of nucleotides that is the primary carrier of genetic information.
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Transmission Genetics
Definition
The branch of genetics concerned with the mechanisms by which genes are transferred from parent to offspring.
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Pedigree Analysis
Definition
The construction of family trees and their use to follow the transmission of genetic traits in families. It is the basic method of studying the inheritance of traits in humans.
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Cytogenetics
Definition
The branch of genetics that studies the organization and arrangement of genes and chromosomes using the techniques of microscopy.
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Karyotype
Definition
A complete set of chromosomes from a cell that has been photographed during cell division and arranged in a standard sequence.
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Molecular Genetics
Definition
The study of genetic events at the biochemical level.
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Recombinant DNA technology
Definition
A series of techniques in which DNA fragments are linked to self-replcating vectors to create recombinant DNA molecules, which are replicated in a host cell.
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Clone
Definition
Genetically identical molecules, cells or organisms are all derived from a single ancestor.
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Gene Therapy
Definition
Procedure in which normal genes are transplanted into humans carrying defective copies as a means of treating genetic diseases.
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Genome
Definition
The set of genetic information carried in the DNA of an individual.
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Genomics
Definition
The study of the organization, function and evolution of genomes.
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Population Genetics
Definition
The branch of genetics that studies inherited variation in populations of individuals and the forces that alter gene frequency
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Eugenics
Definition
The attempt to improve the human species by selective breeding.
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Hereditarianism
Definition
The idea that human traits are determined solely by genetic inheritance, ignoring the contribution of the environment.
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)
Definition
Single nucleotide differences between and among individuals in a population of species.
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Haplotype
Definition
A set of genetic markers located close together on a single chromosome or chromosome region
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Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS)
Definition
Analysis of genetic variation across an entire genome searching for assoication between variations and a genome region encoding a specific phenotype.
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Biotechnology
Definition
The use of recombinant DNA technology to produce commercial goods and services.
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