Mohamed Abbas, a science teacher at Senioritis.io

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Genetics

Genes: The fundamental unit of heredity that determines physical traits and influences disease susceptibility

Gene DNA sequence for protein A gene is a specific sequence of DNA that contains the instructions for producing a particular trait or protein. It is the...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Genetics

Alleles: How Genes Determine Our Unique Traits

Alleles Different forms of a gene Alleles are versions of the same gene that occur at the same location (locus) on a chromosome. They can exist in...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Histology

Dominant Chord in Western Tonal Music: Creating Tension and Resolving to the Tonic

Dominant An allele that is always expressed Dominant, in music, refers to the fifth scale degree of a musical key. It is also known as the V...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Histology

Uncovering the Mysteries of Recessive Genes and Inheritance Patterns in Genetics

Recessive An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present Recessive is a term used in genetics to describe a gene that is masked by...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Genetics

The significance of Genotype: its impact in Genetics, Medicine, Agriculture, and Evolutionary Biology

Genotype genetic makeup ( what genes you’ll have) Genotype refers to the genetic makeup of an individual or organism. It refers to the complete set of genes...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Anatomy

Homozygous: An Introduction to Identical Alleles and Their Role in Genetics.

Homozygous Same Homozygous refers to an individual that has the same alleles (versions of a gene) for a particular trait on both chromosomes in a pair. In...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Environmental Science

Pressure: The Science behind Force and Surface Area Relationships

What is pressure determined by? • Air density and thickness of atmosphere• P=pgh Pressure is determined by the force acting on a unit area of a surface....

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Environmental Science

Newton: How this Unit of Measurement Helps Quantify Force in Physics and Engineering

What is a Newton ? SI unit of force and is equal to 1 kg m s^(−2) A Newton is a unit of measurement used to quantify...