Mutation: a change in the DNAplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDNA: deoxyribonucleic acid. The genetic material for nearly all life on Earth. of a geneplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGene: read Chapters 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06 for a definition of gene :-) that results in a change of phenotypeplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigPhenotype: an observable feature or property of an organism. compared to a reference wildtypeplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigWildtype: a reference strain of an organism that scientists operationally define as “normal” to which mutants are compared. Not to be confused with wild organisms. alleleplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigAllele: a version of a gene. Alleles of a gene are different if they have differences in their DNA sequence.. See also: mutantplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMutant: an individual that has a different phenotype than wildtype and likely contains one more mutations that cause this difference..
glossary:mutation
glossary/mutation.txt · Last modified: 2024/08/29 18:50 by mike