overview of genetics & apoptosis
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The study of genes and the inheritance of traits
Gregor Mendel’s work determined that hereditary characters are transmitted to offspring by separate units
Later known to be genes
These are features you exhibit physically
( your looks)
Example: Eye color -green
The different versions of a characteristic
Example: blue, green, and brown eyes
Occurs when traits are passed down from parent to child.
Most human cells contain 46 chromosomes:
2 sex chromosomes (X,Y):XY – in males.XX – in females.
22 pairs of chromosomes named autosomes.
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DNA stands for deoxyribose nucleic acid
This chemical substance is present in the nucleusof all cells in all living organisms
DNA controls all the chemical changes which take place in cells
The kind of cell which is formed, (muscle, blood,nerve etc) is controlled by DNA
The kind of organism which is produced (buttercup,giraffe, herring, human etc) is controlled by DNA
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DNA is a very large molecule made up of a long chain of sub-units
The sub-units are called nucleotides
Each nucleotide is made up of
a sugar called deoxyribose
a phosphate group -PO4 and
an organic base
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Ribose is a sugar, like glucose, but with only fivecarbon atoms in its molecule
Deoxyribose is almost the same but lacks one oxygen atom
Both molecules may be represented by the symbol
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The most common organic bases are
Adenine (A)
Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)
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The deoxyribose, the phosphate and one of the bases
adenine
deoxyribose
PO4
Combine to form a nucleotide
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A molecule of DNA is formed by millions of nucleotides joined together in a long chain
PO4
PO4
PO4
PO4
sugar-phosphate backbone
+ bases
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In fact, the DNA usually consists of a double strand of nucleotides
The sugar-phosphate chains are on the outsideand the strands are held together by chemical bonds between the bases
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NitrogenousBase (A,T,G or C)
“Rungs of ladder”
“Legs of ladder”
Phosphate &Sugar Backbone
Bits of information passed down from parent to child.
Made of chemicals called DNA.
How DNA works
National Human Genome Research Institute - NIH
The sequence of bases in a gene is a code instructing the cell how to construct a particular protein – i.e. the number of amino acids and the order in which they are to be assembled.
His
Met Phe
His
Glu
Pro
Cys
Cys
M A Glu K
Recombinant DNA technology
PCR
Botting technique
Southern Blotting
Western Blotting
Northern Blotting
Synthesis of hormones
Laboratory diagnosis
Gene therapy
Use in forensic medicine
Trisomy 21
Turners syndrome
Klinefelters syndrome
X-linked disorders
Point mutation
Frame shift mutation
Oncogenes (RET proto-oncogene)
Tumor suppressor genes ( p53 , RB gene)
Telomerase
Apoptosis is also called as programmed cell death
Controlled by cell’s genes
Cell suicide
Different from necrosis
No inflammation
Physiological process
Apoptosis for proper development of tissues
Apoptosis for normal functioning of body
Apoptosis of cells that are a threat to integrity of tissues
Internal stimuli
External stimuli
Final common pathway
DNA fragmentation
Cytoplasm and chromatic condensation
Membranous bleb formation
Phagocytosis of debris