genetic diseases and testing :)!

1). Genetic testing allows the genetic diagnosis of vulnerabilities to inherited diseases.

2). Several hundred genetic tests are currently in use, and more are being developed.

3). Genetic tests are done by analyzing small samples of blood or body tissues.

dolly the sheep :)!

1). Dolly was a ewe (July 5, 1996 – February 14, 2003) that was the first animal to be cloned from an adult someatic cells.

2). she was cloned by Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell.

3). she lived to be 6 years old.

4). The cell used as the donor for the cloning of Dolly was taken from a mammery gland and the production of a healthy clone therefore proved that a cell taken from a specific body part could recreate a whole individual.

human Genome project :)!

1). 13 year old project.

2). they wanted to identify all the approximately 20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA,

3). also wanted to determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA,

the structue of DNA :)!

1). The structure of DNA is illustrated by a right handed double helix.

2). with about 10 nucleotide pairs per helical turn.

3). Each spiral strand, composed of a sugar phosphate backbone and attached bases, is connected to a complementary strand by hydrogen bonding.

who was Gregor Mendel :)?

1). He was a German speaking scientisit.
2). He was known as the father of genetics.
3). He wasn't really reconised untill the 20th centery, but when he was rediscovered it promed the disipline of genetics.