The circulatory system consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. The heart pumps oxygen-rich blood through arteries and oxygen-poor blood returns through veins. Blood is made up of plasma and blood cells like red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The lymphatic system collects fluids from tissues and returns it to the blood. The respiratory system includes the nose, larynx, trachea, lungs, and bronchi. Gas exchange occurs through diffusion between alveoli and capillaries in the lungs. Breathing is driven by the diaphragm contracting during inhalation and relaxing during exhalation.
The document summarizes key aspects of human genetics and the human genome. It discusses that humans have 46 chromosomes, 23 from each parent, including two sex chromosomes and 44 autosomes. It also notes that pedigrees show inherited traits in families and that traits can be polygenic or controlled by many genes. Additionally, it explains that the human genome contains tens of thousands of genes and that blood groups and alleles can be recessive or dominant. Sex-linked genes on the X and Y chromosomes determine sex. Nondisjunction can result in chromosomal disorders from an abnormal number of chromosomes. DNA testing through gel electrophoresis or fingerprinting can predict and check for genetic disorders. The Human Genome Project sequenced all human DNA and was completed in
This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 11 on genetics. It discusses Gregor Mendel's work with pea plants, the principles of dominance and segregation. It also explains probability and Punnett squares, Mendel's two-factor crosses, his principles of inheritance, meiosis, the differences between mitosis and meiosis, and gene mapping.
The human body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, including one X chromosome in females and one X and one Y chromosome in males. Nondisjunction occurs when abnormal chromosome counts in gametes cause chromosome number disorders. The Human Genome Project aimed to sequence all human DNA to better understand genetics and enable advances like gene therapy, DNA fingerprinting, and treating genetic disorders.
Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk who studied inheritance through experiments with pea plants in the mid-1800s. He discovered that genes are passed from parents to offspring and that some genes are dominant and will show up in offspring while others are recessive and may not. He also found that alleles separate independently during gamete formation. His work helped establish the basic principles of genetics including phenotypes, genotypes, Punnett squares, incomplete dominance, codominance, polygenic traits, meiosis, and linked genes.
Binomial nomenclature provides a two-part naming system for species, with the first word being the genus and the second being the specific epithet. Linnaeus established a seven-level hierarchical system of classification including kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. Cladograms and molecular clocks use DNA comparisons to represent evolutionary relationships and time since divergence between organisms. The three domains of life are Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, with Bacteria and Archaea being prokaryotic and unicellular, and Eukarya containing multicellular eukaryotes including plants, animals, fungi, and most protists.
The circulatory system consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. The heart pumps oxygen-rich blood through arteries and oxygen-poor blood returns through veins. Blood is made up of plasma and blood cells like red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The lymphatic system collects fluids from tissues and returns it to the blood. The respiratory system includes the nose, larynx, trachea, lungs, and bronchi. Gas exchange occurs through diffusion between alveoli and capillaries in the lungs. Breathing is driven by the diaphragm contracting during inhalation and relaxing during exhalation.
The document summarizes key aspects of human genetics and the human genome. It discusses that humans have 46 chromosomes, 23 from each parent, including two sex chromosomes and 44 autosomes. It also notes that pedigrees show inherited traits in families and that traits can be polygenic or controlled by many genes. Additionally, it explains that the human genome contains tens of thousands of genes and that blood groups and alleles can be recessive or dominant. Sex-linked genes on the X and Y chromosomes determine sex. Nondisjunction can result in chromosomal disorders from an abnormal number of chromosomes. DNA testing through gel electrophoresis or fingerprinting can predict and check for genetic disorders. The Human Genome Project sequenced all human DNA and was completed in
This document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 11 on genetics. It discusses Gregor Mendel's work with pea plants, the principles of dominance and segregation. It also explains probability and Punnett squares, Mendel's two-factor crosses, his principles of inheritance, meiosis, the differences between mitosis and meiosis, and gene mapping.
The human body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, including one X chromosome in females and one X and one Y chromosome in males. Nondisjunction occurs when abnormal chromosome counts in gametes cause chromosome number disorders. The Human Genome Project aimed to sequence all human DNA to better understand genetics and enable advances like gene therapy, DNA fingerprinting, and treating genetic disorders.
Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk who studied inheritance through experiments with pea plants in the mid-1800s. He discovered that genes are passed from parents to offspring and that some genes are dominant and will show up in offspring while others are recessive and may not. He also found that alleles separate independently during gamete formation. His work helped establish the basic principles of genetics including phenotypes, genotypes, Punnett squares, incomplete dominance, codominance, polygenic traits, meiosis, and linked genes.
Binomial nomenclature provides a two-part naming system for species, with the first word being the genus and the second being the specific epithet. Linnaeus established a seven-level hierarchical system of classification including kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. Cladograms and molecular clocks use DNA comparisons to represent evolutionary relationships and time since divergence between organisms. The three domains of life are Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, with Bacteria and Archaea being prokaryotic and unicellular, and Eukarya containing multicellular eukaryotes including plants, animals, fungi, and most protists.
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