Key Terms/Content Pedigree - The recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry, of a person or family. With the use of a pedigree we were able to find out which of the suspects had a motive to kill Carlton Comet.
Karyotype - The number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism or species. We looked at the karyotypes to to identify the chromosomal disorders.
Ink chromatography - This process is performed by submerging a piece of paper into alcohol that has ink on it and watch as the alcohol moves up the paper and divides the different colors of the ink.
DNA fingerprinting - A technique used especially for identification (as for forensic purposes) by extracting and identifying the base-pair pattern in an individual's DNA — called also DNA typing
Genetic Disease - A disease that is caused by a mutation in ones DNA.
Genetic Mutation - A permanent alteration in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene.
Point mutation - A mutation affecting only one or very few nucleotides in a gene sequence.
Frameshift mutation - A a genetic mutation caused by indels (insertions or deletions) of a number of nucleotides in a DNA sequence that is not divisible by three. Substitution - A substitution is a mutation that exchanges one base for another
Insertion -The addition of one or more nucleotide base pairs into a DNA sequence.
Deletion - Same as an insertion, although a nucleotide is removed.
Germline mutation - Any detectable variation within germ cells (cells that, when fully developed, become sperm and ovum).
Complete Dominance - a form of dominance in heterozygous condition wherein the allele that is regarded as dominant completely masks the effect of the allele that is recessive.
Co-dominance - A form of dominance in which the alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed thereby resulting in offspring with a phenotype that is neither dominant nor recessive.
Incomplete Dominance - A heterozygous condition in which both alleles at a gene locus are partially expressed and which often produces an intermediate phenotype.
Punnet Squares - A square diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment.
Genetic Engineering - The deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.
Reflection Overall I feel my group did very well on this project. Throughout this project there were ups and downs that our group encountered. One of the peaks of our group was collaboration. We all figured out how to talk to each other nicely and professionally in a manner that was graspable for everyone. Another peak was the work ethic of our group. We split our work up well and got it all done in a very timely manner. Although we worked and spoke well together we also encountered some hitches while working. One of these pits was leadership, being that we didn't have a clear leader which is something that any of us could have taken the role of. The next poor aspect of our group was always staying on task. Sometimes we would get off track but since we usually had our work done quickly it didn't really put us behind.