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Genetics "

The study of specific, individual genes and their role in inheritance.

Genomics

The study of an organism’s entire genetic makeup and its interaction with the environment and non-genetic factors.

Genome

A complete set of genetic instructions for any organism.

Transmission Genetics

Focuses on heredity and how traits are passed from parents to offspring.

Molecular Genetics

Studies the chemical nature of genes and how genetic information is encoded, replicated, and expressed.

Population Genetics

Examines the genetic composition of populations and how it changes over time and across geographic regions.

Heredity

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

Replication

The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself.

Transcription

The process where DNA is copied into RNA.

Translation

The process by which RNA is used to produce proteins.

Gene Regulation

The control of gene expression levels and timing.

Pangenesis

The incorrect early concept of heredity that genetic information travels from different parts of the body to reproductive organs

Inheretance of acquired characteristics

The incorrect early concept of heredity that acquired traits become incorperated into hereditary information

Preformationism

The incorrect early concept of heredity that miniature organisms reside in sex cells, thus all traits are inherited from one parent

Blending inheritance

The incorrect early concept of heredity that genes blend and mix

Germ-plasm theory

The correct early concept of heredity that all cells contain a complete set of genetic information

Cell theory

The correct early concept of heredity that all life is composed of and cells arise only from cells

Mendelian inheritance

The correct early concept of heredity that traits are inherited according to specific principles proposed by Mendel

Natural Selection

The differential reproduction among members of a species owing to variable fitness due to genotypic differences

Gene

Fundamental unit of heredity that confers a phenotype

Chromosome theory of inheritance

States that genes are found at specific locations on chromosomes, and that they are faithfully transmitted through the games to maintain genetic continuity form generation to generation

Transgenic

An organism whose genome has been modified with the addition of external DNA through recombinant DNA technology