Genetic material
a gene, a part of a gene, a group of genes, or fragments of many genes, on a molecule of dna, a fragment of dna, a group of dna molecules, or fragments of many dna molecules.
Nucleic Acids and the Genetic Material Problem Set 1
Problem 7: Transformation
Frederick Griffith accidentally discovered transformation when attempting to develop a vaccine for pneumonia.
Genetic material
Two different kinds of genetic material exist: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).
Genetic material: See genome.
Genetics: The study of the patterns of inheritance of specific traits.
Genetic Material can Transform Bacteria - Frederick Griffith, 1931 ...
Genetic material See: genome
Genetic mosaic An organism in which different cells contain different genetic sequence. This can be the result of a mutation during development or fusion of embryos at an early developmental stage.
Genetic material
See genome.
Related Terms:
Genome
All the genetic material in the chromosomes of a particular organism; its size is generally given as its total number of base pairs.
Genetic material
single circular double stranded DNA
complex chromosomes usually in pairs; each with a single double stranded DNA molecule and associated proteins contained in a nucleus ...
The genetic material in retroviruses is in the form of RNA molecules, while the genetic material of their hosts is in the form of DNA. When a retrovirus infects a host cell, it will introduce its RNA together with some enzymes into the cell.
The genetic material of the mitochondria, the organelles that generate energy for the cell. [Talking Glossary]
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germ plasm Genetic material that may be preserved for future agricultural, commercial, and ecological values (plant seeds or parts or animal eggs, sperm, and embryos).
germ Embryo of a cereal grain.
transfer of genetic materials from one bacterial cell to another by a virus (phage)
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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Genome
All the genetic material in the chromosomes of a particular organism; its size is generally given as its total number of base pairs.
What amount of genetic material does the parasite have compared to a virus or a bacterium?
- Organisms whose genetic material is not enclosed by a nucleus. The most common examples are bacteria.
Promoter
- A nucleotide sequence in the operon system that is recognized by RNA polymerase as the site at which to begin transcription of RNA ...
The joining of two bacteria cells when genetic material is transferred from one bacterium to another. Constitutive promoter. An unregulated promoter that allows for continual transcription of its associated gene.
Crossovers -- the exchange of genetic material between two paired chromosome during meiosis.
Diploid A full set of genetic material, consisting of paired chromosomes one chromosome from each parental set. Most animal cells except the gametes have a diploid set of chromosomes. The diploid human genome has 46 chromosomes. Compare haploid.
Since all cells come from existing cells, they must have some way of reproducing, whether that involves asexual (no recombination of genetic material) or sexual (recombination of genetic material).
Eukaryotes - advanced cell type with a nuclear membrane surrounding genetic material and numerous membrane-bound organelles dispersed in a complex cellular structure ...
And as a geneticist talking about deletion it means something is missing of the genetic material.
The common ancestor of all life probably used RNA as its genetic material. This ancestor gave rise to three major lineages of life.
A single set of chromosomes (half the full set of genetic material), present in the egg and sperm cells of animals and in the egg and pollen cells of plants (Gk. haploos, single). Human beings have 23 chromosomes in their reproductive cells.
The complexity of the relationship between kinetochores and the mitotic spindle reflects the requirement for accurate distribution of the genetic material between dividing cells.
The complete package of genetic material for a living thing, a genome is one copy of the entire DNA in a cell of an organism (animal, plant or microbe) and includes both the chromosomes within the nucleus and the DNA in mitochondria.
Crossing-over (recombination): The exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes (i.e., between maternal and paternal chromosomes) during meiosis.
Between 1884 (the year Mendel died) and 1888 details of mitosis and meiosis were reported, the cell nucleus was identified as the location of the genetic material, ...
A population that is closed to genetic material from the outside.
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The sequence of the genetic material of viruses coincides with the sequence of certain sections of DNA or RNA of host cells, ...
The entire complement of genetic material in a chromosome set. The entire genetic complement of a prokaryote, virus, mitochondrion or chloroplast or the haploid nuclear genetic complement of a eukaryotic species.
Crossover The reciprocal exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes in meiosis. A point along the length of a meiotic bivalent where the homologous chromosomes can be seen to have exchanged chromatids.
A virus is little more than a strand of genetic material (DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein known as capsid. Viruses do not carry out any metabolic processes and need to invade a living host (animal, plant, bacterium or fungus).
Having artificially altered genetic material. A transgenic organism is one that has had its genotype altered by the introduction of a gene or DNA sequence into its genome by genetic manipulation; ...
Virus An infectious agent composed of proteins and genetic material (either DNA or RNA) that requires a host cell, such as a plant, animal, or bacterium, in which to reproduce.
Genetic engineering: The manipulation of the genetic material of an organism in order to achieve desirable characteristics.
Genus, Genera (pl.): A group of evolutionarily related species, sharing one or a number of characteristics.
crossing over
the reciprocal exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids during synapsis of meiosis I.
Crustacea
class in the phylum Arthropoda. Most members of this class are aquatic, although a few are terrestrial.
DNA double helix - the structure of our genetic material; human DNA consists of two complementary strands which twist around each other like two spiral staircases.
Chromosome a distinguishable unit of genetic material in the nucleus of a dividing cell‚ made of DNA and protein and carries genes
(chromo = color; soma = body) ...
All organisms pass on their heredity via the genetic material which is based upon the nucleic acid DNA using a universal genetic code.
genomic equivalence - concept that each cell in the body has the same genetic material and therefore all the information necessary to create a complete organism. Animal cloning from a somatic nucleus 'proves' this idea.
DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid. The primary genetic material of a cell that makes up genes and chromosomes. See also genes, chromosome.
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Given good growing conditions, a bacterium grows slightly in size or length, a new cell wall grows through the center forming two daughter cells, each with the same genetic material as the parent cell.
The cell consists primarily of an outer plasma membrane, which separates it from the environment; the genetic material (DNA), which encodes heritable information for the maintainance of life; and the cytoplasm, a heterogeneous assemblage of ions, ...
For example, genome indicates the entire haploid complement of genetic material in an organism, pproteome indicates the entire set of proteins expressed by an organism, etc. [Source: J. Lederberg and A. McCray (2001) The Scientist 15:8] ...
In biotechnology, one meaning of the term "clone" is any living organism (or the production of such an organism) with genetic material that is identical to that of the parent organism from which it was created.
An X-shaped crossing formed by the crossing over of homologous chromosomes during meiosis when genetic material is exchanged.
mutation. The abrupt appearance of a new, heritable characteristic as the result of a change in the genetic material of one individual cell.
Segments of DNA in specific patterns are called genes. Your genes make you who you are. You will find the chromosomes and genetic material in the nucleus of a cell. In prokaryotes, DNA floats in the cytoplasm in an area called the nucleoid.
Recombinase An enzyme that catalyzes the exchange of genetic material when two DNA molecules recombine.
 See also: Cells, Organ, DNA, Trans, Cell
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