| Features of Inheritance in Genetics Including Discrete Inheritance and Mendel's Laws, Notation and Diagrams, and Interactions of Multiple Genes Contributor(s): Sing, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1276226063 ISBN-13: 9781276226066 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $19.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.60 lbs) 146 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Inheritance in organisms occurs by means of discrete traits, called genes. Different and discrete versions of the same gene are called alleles. The set of alleles for a given organism is called its genotype, while the observable traits of the organism are called its phenotype. When a pair of organisms reproduces sexually, their offspring randomly inherit one of the two alleles from each parent. These observations of discrete inheritance and the segregation of alleles are collectively known as Mendel's first law or the Law of Segregation. Organisms have thousands of genes, and in sexually reproducing organisms these genes generally assort independently of each other. This book studies features of inheritance genetics including gene, genotype, dominance, punnett square, dihybrid cross, and genetic linkage. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |