Mendelian Genetics - Benefits and Limitations (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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Main use of Mendelian genetics in medicine
Main use of Mendelian genetics in medicine
Predict inheritance patterns; genetic counselling
Mendelian genetics use in agriculture
Mendelian genetics use in agriculture
Selective breeding for desirable traits
Examples of selective breeding improvements
Examples of selective breeding improvements
Higher crop yields, better disease resistance
Mendelian genetics role in medical research
Mendelian genetics role in medical research
Develop treatments for genetic disorders
How Mendelian genetics aids evolution study
How Mendelian genetics aids evolution study
Explains inheritance & genetic diversity effects
Main limitation of Mendelian genetics
Main limitation of Mendelian genetics
Only applies to single-gene traits
Traits controlled by multiple genes
Traits controlled by multiple genes
Polygenic traits
Examples of polygenic traits in humans
Examples of polygenic traits in humans
Intelligence, height, hair colour
What Mendelian genetics ignores
What Mendelian genetics ignores
Environmental factors interacting with genes
Environmental factors affecting gene expression
Environmental factors affecting gene expression
Nutrition, temperature, lifestyle
Genes located close together on same chromosome
Genes located close together on same chromosome
Linked genes
How linked genes are inherited
How linked genes are inherited
Together as a unit, not independently
Mendel's law violated by linked genes
Mendel's law violated by linked genes
Law of independent assortment
Medical approach using genetic profiles
Medical approach using genetic profiles
Personalised medicine
Simple Mendelian ratios in real populations
Simple Mendelian ratios in real populations
Rarely apply due to polygenic traits