Monday, October 6, 2008

Coooool Comparison & Interesting Facts

Book (Genome)
1. Chapters (Chromosomes...23 pairs=46)
2. Paragraphs (Genes...20,000-30,000)
3. Sentences (Gene Splicing ... combining pieces of chromosomes)
4. Words ( 3-base Pairs...codon)
5. Letters (A-T...C-G)



  • Gene is information that instructs the protein to make the traits
  • A genes is a set of instructions that tells your body which traits you should have (you get them from your parents)
  • Genes are a part of DNA
  • RNA makes Amino Acids which make Proteins
  • DNA has a lot of different vocabulary words that mean the same thing.
  • Total genetic complement is the genome
  • Another word for a mutation is cancer.
1. not all mutations are cancer
2. a cell that mutated in DNA is called a tumor
  • Some cancers are genetically transmissive
  • Reproduction of cells happen in your bone marrow

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