Module 6

Technology (Biotech)

Mutations

Populations

Causes

Types

Past/Present/Future

Factors affecting allele frequency

gene flow

genetic drift

Bottleneck effect

Founder effect

Chromosome

Physical

Chemical

Biological/Natural

Insertions

Duplications

Translocations

Inversions

Deletions

DNA

point

Frame shift

EM radiation

xray

UV

gamma

DDT

Benzene

Tobacco smoke

asbestos

viruses

HPV

Heliobactor

HIV

Transposon/Jumping gene

Coding/Non-coding

Somatic/germline cells

Social/Cultural/Ethical/Economic issues

Agriculture, Medicine, Industry

Cloning

gene

cell

organism

Transgenics