Unit 7 Non-Mendelian Inheritance & Biotechnology

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What is Non-Mendelian Inheritance?

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Non-Mendelian inheritance refers to patterns of inheritance that do not follow Mendel's laws of inheritance, including incomplete dominance, codominance, and multiple alleles.

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What is a DNA Fingerprint?

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A DNA fingerprint is a unique pattern created from DNA segments that can be used to identify an individual or to identify family relationships.

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What is a Plasmid?

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A plasmid is a circular piece of DNA found in bacterial cells that can replicate independently of chromosomal DNA.

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What is DNA Extraction?

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DNA extraction is the process of separating DNA from the rest of the cell, allowing for further analysis or manipulation.

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What are Restriction Enzymes?

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Restriction enzymes are proteins that cut DNA into pieces at specific points, which is essential for genetic engineering.

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What is Biotechnology?

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Biotechnology is the use of living organisms or their products to develop or create new products, often involving genetic manipulation.

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What is Codominance?

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Codominance is a form of inheritance where both alleles in a heterozygote are fully expressed, resulting in a phenotype that is neither dominant nor recessive.

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What is Incomplete Dominance?

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Incomplete dominance is a genetic situation in which one allele does not completely dominate another allele, resulting in a new phenotype.

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What is Genetic Engineering?

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Genetic engineering is the direct manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology, often involving the insertion of DNA from another species.

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What is a Genome?

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A genome is the complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism.