My smart wall: Genetics by Poonam Singhal https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics Made by Ms Poonam Singhal en-us 2017-08-08 13:57:03 UTC 2023-02-21 19:23:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hearts.png Gene https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451505 A section of DNA, that codes for a particular protein

]]> 2017-08-09 05:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451505 Gene pool ananya_lunkad1 https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451507 Definition: The stock of different genes in an interbreeding population.

The sum total of genes of all individuals of a genetic population constitute the gene pool]]> 2017-08-09 05:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451507 Allele nandan_venkatesan https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451510 Two different forms of the same gene ]]> 2017-08-09 05:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451510 Gene Mutation https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451517 A gene mutation is a change in the nucleotide sequence of a section of DNA coding for a specific trait.

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]]> 2017-08-09 05:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451517 Silent Mutation nandan_venkatesan https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451519 mutations that don't significantly alter the phenotype of the organism

]]> 2017-08-09 05:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451519 Genotype shania_sharma https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451533 The genetic makeup of a certain trait which is responsible for the phenotype. ]]> 2017-08-09 05:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451533 Substitution mutations https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451543 A type of point mutation in which a single nucleotide is substituted with a different nucleotide that may result in an altered sequence of amino acid during translation, which may render the newly synthesized protein ineffective.
(Exchanges one base for another]]> 2017-08-09 05:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451543 Dominant Allele https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451545 Dominant alleles show their effect even if the individual only has one copy of the allele (also known as being heterozygous). For example, the allele for brown eyes is dominant, therefore you only need one copy of the 'brown eye' allele to have brown eyes (although, with two copies you will still have brown eyes).

]]> 2017-08-09 05:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451545 Nonsense Mutations https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451613 Detrimental mutations truncate the gene sequence (nonsense mutations) to abrogate the normal function of a trait

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]]> 2017-08-09 05:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451613 Genome https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451655 The genome is the totality of genetic information of a cell, organism or organelle

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]]> 2017-08-09 05:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451655 Insertion mutations shania_sharma https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451679 (We think) 

The addition of a different nucleotide base pair into the natural genetic sequence to produce a mutation. ]]> 2017-08-09 05:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451679 Frame shift mutation arunima_shrikhande https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451685 A mutation caused by the addition or the deletion of a base pair or pairs, in the DNA sequence of a gene. It causes an unnatural reading frame of the DNA, from the mutation to the end of the gene.]]> 2017-08-09 05:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451685 Missense mutation nandan_venkatesan https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451690 a missense mutation is a point mutationin which a single nucleotide change results in a codon that codes for a different amino acid.]]> 2017-08-09 05:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451690 Locus https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451755 A locus is a spot or “address” on a chromosome at which a gene for a particular trait is located in all members of a species. It can also refer to the location of a mutation or other genetic marker. A givenlocus can be found on any pair of homologous chromosomes ]]> 2017-08-09 05:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451755 https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451776 2017-08-09 05:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451776 Mutations https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451851 A change in an organism's genetic code

]]> 2017-08-09 05:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451851 Deletion Mutations https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451857 A deletion mutation occurs when part of a DNA molecule is not copied during DNA replication. This uncopied part can be as small as a single nucleotide or as much as an entire chromosome. The loss of this DNA during replication can lead to a genetic disease.]]> 2017-08-09 05:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451857 Allele Frequency https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451933 the proportion of an allele within a population]]> 2017-08-09 05:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451933 arunima_shrikhande https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451938 2017-08-09 05:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180451938 Genotype (2) arunima_shrikhande https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180453784 Arrangement of the nucleotides in genomes, responsible for a certain physical trait or phenotype.]]> 2017-08-09 06:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/poonam_singhal/genetics/wish/180453784