Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • History and Introduction To The Fields of Genetics

    Uploaded by

    prymehood
    18 views36 pages
    Genetics is the study of heredity and variation. It is the core of biology and links all biological fields. The history of genetics began in prehistoric times with domesticated animals and cultivated plants. Greek philosophers like Hippocrates and Aristotle influenced early ideas of heredity through "seeds" and "vital heat". The invention of the microscope led to the theory of preformation and debates around spermists and ovists. Modern genetics was established with the discovery of the garden pea and studies of inheritance, chromosomes, DNA, cells, and meiosis.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    Introduction to Genetics

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    Genetics is the study of heredity and variation. It is the core of biology and links all biological fields. The history of genetics began in prehistoric times with domesticated animals and cultivated plants. Greek philosophers like Hippocrates and Aristotle influenced early ideas of heredity through "seeds" and "vital heat". The invention of the microscope led to the theory of preformation and debates around spermists and ovists. Modern genetics was established with the discovery of the garden pea and studies of inheritance, chromosomes, DNA, cells, and meiosis.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    18 views36 pages

    History and Introduction To The Fields of Genetics

    Uploaded by

    prymehood
    Genetics is the study of heredity and variation. It is the core of biology and links all biological fields. The history of genetics began in prehistoric times with domesticated animals and cultivated plants. Greek philosophers like Hippocrates and Aristotle influenced early ideas of heredity through "seeds" and "vital heat". The invention of the microscope led to the theory of preformation and debates around spermists and ovists. Modern genetics was established with the discovery of the garden pea and studies of inheritance, chromosomes, DNA, cells, and meiosis.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 36

    HISTORY AND INTRODUCTION

    TO THE FIELDS OF GENETICS


    • Genetics is the study of heredity and
    variation
    ♦ Heredity is the transfer of characters from
    parent or ancestor to offspring
    ♦ Variation is the observed differences
    between parents and offspring

    Genetics is the core of biology and links up all


    other fields of biology – molecular biology,
    cell biology, physiology, anatomy etc.
    • History of Genetics
    ♦ Prehistoric Times:
    Domesticated Animals – 8000-1000 B.C
    Cultivated Plants – 5000 B.C
    ♦ Greek Influences:
    Hippocrates – Pangenesis -‘seeds’ from all
    parts of the body
    Aristotle – Epigenesis -‘vital eat’ of sperm
    These two ideas influenced the world for about
    2000 years (300 B.C – 1600s)
    Homunculus – miniature man
    ♦ Theory of Preformation came along with the
    invention of the microscope.
    Spermists
    Ovists
    Humunculus
    Garden pea: Pisum sativum
    Chromosome
    DNA
    Animal cell
    Bacterium
    DNA double helix
    Chromosome
    Chromosome structure
    Allelomorphs (alleles)
    Homologous chromosomes
    Chromosome structure
    Sex chromosomes
    The Cell Cycle
    Mitosis
    Cytokinesis in animal cells
    Cytokinesis in plant cell
    Meiosis
    Synapsis and crossing over
    Prophase I
    Meiosis I
    Meiosis II
    Meiosis
    seminiferous tubules
    Spermatogenesis
    Oogenesis

    You might also like