Module 1: Four Major Subdivisions, Genetics as a Career, Exploring a Genetics Lab, Sorting through Jobs in Genetics

Introduction to Genetics

Module 1: Four Major Subdivisions, Genetics as a Career, Exploring a Genetics Lab, Sorting through Jobs in Genetics

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A discipline that describes how physical characterstics (traits) are passed along from one generation to another.

Classical genetics

It is the study if the chemical and physical structures of DNA, its close cousin RNA, and proteins.

Molecular genetics

This subdivision under genetics covers how genes do their job.

Molecular genetics

A subdivision of genetics wherein it looks at the genetic makeup of larger groups.

Population genetics

A highly mathematical field that examines the statistical relationship between genes and the traits with which they are associated.

Quantitative genetics

It is the genetics of individuals and their families

Classical Genetics

It focuses mostly on studying physical traits, or phenotypes.

Classical genetics

He founded the entire discipline of genetics.

Gregor Mendel

Under classical genetics, this means that you start a new scientific discipline, and it gets named after you.

Mendelian Genetics

Under classical genetics, this term refers to the fact that classical genetics describes how traits are passer on, or transmitted, from parents to their offspring.

Transmission Genetics

Classical Genetics is sometimes referred to as?

Mendelian Genetics, Transmission Genetics

Classical genetics includes the study of the?

Cells, Chromosomes, Sex, Reproduction

The ‘machine’ that drives inheritance.

Cell division

Framework under classical genetics

Chromosome disorders, Genetic counseling, Forensics

The study of actual genes

Molecular genetics

This subdivision of genetics includes all the machinery that runs cells and structures called for by the plans found in genes.

Molecular genetics

This constitutes the building instructions fo your appearance and everything else about you.

DNA

The first step in gene expression

Transcription

It is the process of copying DNA’s message into RNA

Transcription

The process where the RNA (or the mRNA) carrying the DNA’s message is used to build proteins.

Translation

Under translation, what do mRNA forms?

Proteins

The study of ___ (how genes get turned on and off) and how the ____ works are considered parts of molecular genetics.

Gene expression, Genetic code

Tumors results from changes in?

DNA (Mutations)

Examines the inheritance patterns of many different individuals what have something in common.

Population genetics

It is the study of genetic diversity of a subset of a particular species.

Population genetics

It’s a search for patterns rhat help describe the genetic signature of a particular group.

Population genetics

It investigates consequences of migration, isolation, and mating choices.

Population genetics

It helps in understanding how the collective genetic diversity of a population influences the health of individuals.

Population genetics

A type of population genetics involving the study of how traits change over time.

Evolutionary genetics

Applications in Forensics and Medicine under Population Genetics

DNA Fingerprint Uniqueness, Prevalence of DNA changes, Developing New Treatments

It examines traits that vary in subtle ways and relate those traits to the underlying genetics of an organism.

Quantitative Genetics

Estimates how much variation in a particular trait is due to the environment and how much is actually genetic.

Quantitative Genetics

A subdivision of genetics that determines how heritable a particular trait is.

Quantitative genetics

A subdivision of genetics where it predicts how offspring will turn out based of the parent.

Quantitative genetics

Under quantitative genetics, this gives indication of how much a characteristic can change when selective breeding is applied.

Heritability

Other term for workstations in the genetic lab

Lab Benches

Equipment for measuring droplets accurately

Pipettes

Equipment for liquid measurement and storage

Glassware

Equipment used for chemical reactions

Vials and Tubes

Equipment for making super-precise measurements of mass

Electronic Balances

Equipment used for separating substances from each other

Centrifuges

Equipment used for growing bacteria under controlled conditions.

Incubators

Equipment used for sterilizing glassware and other equipments at extreme heat and pressure

Autoclaves

At what temperature (°C) and pressure (psi) is used in autoclaves (Unrelated question pero anyw)

121 C, 15 psi

Used for recording every step of every reaction or experiment in nauseating detail.

Lab notebooks

This also is a legal document that can be used in court cases.

Lab notebooks

Equipment used for analyzing results and for connecting via the Internet to vast databases.

Computers packed with software

Under this job, they do a lot of the same things that lab techs do—designing experiments, carrying it out, analyzing the results, as well as figuring what it means.

Graduate student and post-doc

This is where graduate students write a long document to describe what was done in the research.

Thesis

Lab technicians are often called?

Lab techs

They handle most of the day-to-day work in the lab.

Lab technicians

They mix chemicals, prepare samples, and are usually responsible for washing the glassware.

Lab technicians

They often work in private industries, designing experiments and directing lab techs.

Research scientist

They do everything that research scientist do with additional responsibilities of teaching courses.

Professors

They supervise lab techs, graduate students, and post-docs who work in their labs.

Professors

They run the laboratories that perform genetic testing for patients.

Clinical Laboratory Director

Under the jobs in genetics, they are responsible for analyzing and interpreting test results for patients.

Clinical laboratory director

They are those who work with patients who have or are at-risk for genetic conditions.

Clinical geneticist

Their role generally includes the diagnosis of genetic disorders.

Clinical geneticist

They evaluate the need for genetic testing and determine which test is the most appropriate for each patient.

Clinical Geneticist

They are healthcare professionals with training in both genetics and psychology.

Genetic counselors

They help individuals make decisions that are best for themselves and their families.

Genetic counselor

They work alongside genetic counselors and help them with a variety of tasks.

Genetic counseling assistant

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Question list

A discipline that describes how physical characterstics (traits) are passed along from one generation to another.

Classical genetics

It is the study if the chemical and physical structures of DNA, its close cousin RNA, and proteins.

Molecular genetics

This subdivision under genetics covers how genes do their job.

Molecular genetics

A subdivision of genetics wherein it looks at the genetic makeup of larger groups.

Population genetics

A highly mathematical field that examines the statistical relationship between genes and the traits with which they are associated.

Quantitative genetics

It is the genetics of individuals and their families

Classical Genetics

It focuses mostly on studying physical traits, or phenotypes.

Classical genetics

He founded the entire discipline of genetics.

Gregor Mendel

Under classical genetics, this means that you start a new scientific discipline, and it gets named after you.

Mendelian Genetics

Under classical genetics, this term refers to the fact that classical genetics describes how traits are passer on, or transmitted, from parents to their offspring.

Transmission Genetics

Classical Genetics is sometimes referred to as?

Mendelian Genetics, Transmission Genetics

Classical genetics includes the study of the?

Cells, Chromosomes, Sex, Reproduction

The ‘machine’ that drives inheritance.

Cell division

Framework under classical genetics

Chromosome disorders, Genetic counseling, Forensics

The study of actual genes

Molecular genetics

This subdivision of genetics includes all the machinery that runs cells and structures called for by the plans found in genes.

Molecular genetics

This constitutes the building instructions fo your appearance and everything else about you.

DNA

The first step in gene expression

Transcription

It is the process of copying DNA’s message into RNA

Transcription

The process where the RNA (or the mRNA) carrying the DNA’s message is used to build proteins.

Translation

Under translation, what do mRNA forms?

Proteins

The study of ___ (how genes get turned on and off) and how the ____ works are considered parts of molecular genetics.

Gene expression, Genetic code

Tumors results from changes in?

DNA (Mutations)

Examines the inheritance patterns of many different individuals what have something in common.

Population genetics

It is the study of genetic diversity of a subset of a particular species.

Population genetics

It’s a search for patterns rhat help describe the genetic signature of a particular group.

Population genetics

It investigates consequences of migration, isolation, and mating choices.

Population genetics

It helps in understanding how the collective genetic diversity of a population influences the health of individuals.

Population genetics

A type of population genetics involving the study of how traits change over time.

Evolutionary genetics

Applications in Forensics and Medicine under Population Genetics

DNA Fingerprint Uniqueness, Prevalence of DNA changes, Developing New Treatments

It examines traits that vary in subtle ways and relate those traits to the underlying genetics of an organism.

Quantitative Genetics

Estimates how much variation in a particular trait is due to the environment and how much is actually genetic.

Quantitative Genetics

A subdivision of genetics that determines how heritable a particular trait is.

Quantitative genetics

A subdivision of genetics where it predicts how offspring will turn out based of the parent.

Quantitative genetics

Under quantitative genetics, this gives indication of how much a characteristic can change when selective breeding is applied.

Heritability

Other term for workstations in the genetic lab

Lab Benches

Equipment for measuring droplets accurately

Pipettes

Equipment for liquid measurement and storage

Glassware

Equipment used for chemical reactions

Vials and Tubes

Equipment for making super-precise measurements of mass

Electronic Balances

Equipment used for separating substances from each other

Centrifuges

Equipment used for growing bacteria under controlled conditions.

Incubators

Equipment used for sterilizing glassware and other equipments at extreme heat and pressure

Autoclaves

At what temperature (°C) and pressure (psi) is used in autoclaves (Unrelated question pero anyw)

121 C, 15 psi

Used for recording every step of every reaction or experiment in nauseating detail.

Lab notebooks

This also is a legal document that can be used in court cases.

Lab notebooks

Equipment used for analyzing results and for connecting via the Internet to vast databases.

Computers packed with software

Under this job, they do a lot of the same things that lab techs do—designing experiments, carrying it out, analyzing the results, as well as figuring what it means.

Graduate student and post-doc

This is where graduate students write a long document to describe what was done in the research.

Thesis

Lab technicians are often called?

Lab techs

They handle most of the day-to-day work in the lab.

Lab technicians

They mix chemicals, prepare samples, and are usually responsible for washing the glassware.

Lab technicians

They often work in private industries, designing experiments and directing lab techs.

Research scientist

They do everything that research scientist do with additional responsibilities of teaching courses.

Professors

They supervise lab techs, graduate students, and post-docs who work in their labs.

Professors

They run the laboratories that perform genetic testing for patients.

Clinical Laboratory Director

Under the jobs in genetics, they are responsible for analyzing and interpreting test results for patients.

Clinical laboratory director

They are those who work with patients who have or are at-risk for genetic conditions.

Clinical geneticist

Their role generally includes the diagnosis of genetic disorders.

Clinical geneticist

They evaluate the need for genetic testing and determine which test is the most appropriate for each patient.

Clinical Geneticist

They are healthcare professionals with training in both genetics and psychology.

Genetic counselors

They help individuals make decisions that are best for themselves and their families.

Genetic counselor

They work alongside genetic counselors and help them with a variety of tasks.

Genetic counseling assistant