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Chapter 17: Genetics - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 17: Genetics
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definitions
replicon: one strand of the DNA double helix is cut, and the two strands separate from each other in a short region, forming a small "bubble"
primer RNA: during DNA replication, a short piece of RNA that is synthesized against open DNA and from which DNA polymerase can begin building a new molecule of DNA.
DNA polymerase: enzymes that synthesize the formation of new molecules of DNA, using a strand of an existing DNA double helix as a guide.
semiconservative replication: refers to the fact that during DNA replication, one new molecule such that in every new chromosome, half the DNA is conserved from the pre-existing chromosome.
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phenotype: the physical, observable characteristics of an organism.
Gregor Mendel 
Died: 6 January 1884 (age of 61) Brunn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Brno, Czech Republic)
Born: Johann Mendel 20 July 1822 Heinzendorf bei Odrau, Silesia, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic)
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Meteorologist, Mathematician, Biologist, Augustinian friar, and abbot of Saint Thomas' Abbey in Brno, Margraviate of Moravia
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began working on pea plants, published in 1866, established the theory of Mendelian inheritance.
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Using pea plants allowed him to understand the means by which traits are inherited between parent an offspring.
Pea plants were easy to grow, could be bred rapidly, and had several observable characteristics, like petal color and pea color.
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causes of mutation
mutagen
certain chemicals, ultraviolet light, x-rays, and radiation from radioactive substances