DNA recombination
Recombination: originally used by geneticists to describe the outcome of crossing over between two homologous chromosomes during meiosis. Skipping effects on daughter chromosomes with a... Read more
Category: Genetics
Mutation : Causes and Types
Permanent, heritable alterations in the base sequence of the DNA are referred to as a mutation. It arises due to spontaneous errors during DNA replication... Read more
Gene Therapy
Gene therapy is a method that uses genes to treat or prevent disease. It’s a means for gene improvement by introducing the correction of altered... Read more
Post translational Modifications
The translated proteins from mRNA undergo chemical or enzymatic modification before functioning in the cell which alters the amino acid sequence after its synthesis. This... Read more
Mendel’s Laws of inheritance
The process of transfer of genetic materials from the parent to their offsprings is where the whole process of heredity is dependent which is known... Read more
Watson and Crick (Double Helix) model of DNA
James Watson and Francis Crick has made a major contribution in 1953 to the development of the structure of DNA. They combined the physical and... Read more
CRISPR–Cas9 Technology : Working Principle, Application and Recent Advancements
What is CRISPR? CRISPR (Clusters of Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology is an emerging and powerful tool for editing genomes which allows researchers to... Read more
trp Operon
Example of Gene Regulation at steps after Transcription initiation. Where translation is coupled with transcription to achieve regulation of an operon through secondary RNA structure.... Read more
Genetic Code
DNA contains a triplet code Every three bases on DNA stands for ONE amino acid Each three-letter unit on mRNA is called a codon Most... Read more