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Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Genetics

Understanding Alleles and Their Combinations: A Key to Predicting Inherited Traits in Genetics

the alleles you receive from your parents for a specific characteristic; ex. bb, Bb, or BB In genetics, alleles are alternative forms of a gene that determine...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Genetics

Understanding Genotype and Phenotype: Exploring the Genetic Instructions and Observable Traits

how you express your genotype; ex. blonde hair, brown eyes, etc… Genotype refers to the specific genetic instructions or sequence of DNA that you inherit from your...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Genetics

Understanding Dominance in Genetics: How Alleles Determine Trait Expression

the allele that is expressed if 1 or 2 are present in a genotype; ex. BB, or Bb In genetics, alleles are different versions of a gene...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Genetics

Understanding Recessive Alleles: The Role of Two Copies in Expression

the allele that is expressed only if 2 are present in the genotype; ex. bb The allele that is expressed only if two copies are present in...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Genetics

Understanding Incomplete Dominance and Incomplete Penetrance: Blending Phenotypes in Heterozygous Genotypes

when a phenotype is a blend of a heterozygous genotype; ex. red + white = pink When a phenotype is a blend of a heterozygous genotype, it...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Pathology

Exploring the Complex Factors of Cancer Development and Progression: Understanding the Role of Environment, Genetics, and Lifestyle

○ kills 4 per hour (96 every day) in the Philippines○ factors are interaction between environment, genetics, & lifestyle○ destroy healthy cells in organs, block their nutrient...

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Pathology

Unraveling the Genetic Traits of Cancer Cells: From Growth Factor Independence to Metastasis

1. Does not need growth factors (i.e. as long as RAS protein is activated)2. Loss of anchorage-dependence inhibition3. Unregulated division (i.e. mutation of cancer-critical genes)4. Telomere reactivation5....

Mohamed Abbas
July 4, 2023
Pathology

The Role of Mitogens and Growth Factors in Cell Division: Influential Signals for Regulating Cellular Proliferation

○ influences cell division○ stimulate other cells to grow and divide When it comes to cell division, there are various factors that influence this process When it...