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Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. The word "genetics" was first suggested to describe the study of inheritance and the science of variation by the prominent British scientist William Bateson in a personal letter to Adam Sedgwick, dated April 18, 1905. Bateson first used the term "genetics" publicly at the Third International Conference on Genetics (London, England) in 1906.
Heredity and variations form the basis of genetics. Humans applied knowledge of genetics in prehistory with the domestication and breeding of plants and animals. In modern research, genetics provides important tools for the investigation of the function of a particular gene, e.g., analysis of genetic interactions. Within organisms, genetic information generally is carried in chromosomes, where it is represented in the chemical structure of particular DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules.
Genes encode the information necessary for synthesizing the amino-acid sequences in proteins, which in turn play a large role in determining the final phenotype, or physical appearance, of the organism. In diploid organisms, a dominant allele on one chromosome will mask the expression of a recessive gene on the other.
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@DanAndelman True, no matter how how you both try neither of you will ever be considered handsome men. #genetics
BoxingForecast (Evan Young) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:40:24 -0000
@DanAndelman True, no matter how how you both try neither of you will ever be considered handsome men. #genetics
Is that Stranger trustworthy? Seems to be a matter of genetics. http://t.co/iCG4otk7
MamsellChaos (Eva Eichhorn) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:39:26 -0000
Is that Stranger trustworthy? Seems to be a matter of genetics. http://t.co/iCG4otk7
@merubin @alisonbolen @joshjs They look like my mom, Dr. Lynette Wright. Medical genetics was her focus.
fizz_womm (Fizz) Sun, 05 Feb
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