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INTRODUCTION TO INTRODUCTION TO PLANT MOLECULAR GENETICSPLANT MOLECULAR GENETICS
GeneticsGenetics The study of heredity
The study of inherited phenotypes The study of how differences between individuals
are transmitted from one generation to the next The study of how information in the genes is used in
the development and functioning of the organism
Genetics Biochemistry
Gene products are studied in vivo through the genes that encode them
Gene products are purified and studied in vitro
Genetic analysis tells you that the product has a role in the processGenetics is the study of inheritance, it doesn’t tell you how direct the role is
Biochemistry tells you what a protein can do in vitroBiochemistry is the study of the chemistry of living organisms and/or cells, it doesn’t tell you whether it really does it in vivo
Three Major Areas of GeneticsThree Major Areas of Genetics
Classical Genetics(Transmission)
Molecular Genetics
Evolutionary Genetics
Mendel’s Principles
Genom Quantitative Genetics
Meiosis + mitosis
DNA structure Population Genetics
Sex determination
Chemistry of DNA
Evolution
Sex linkage Gene expression Speciation
Chromosomal mapping
Control of gene expression
Cytogenetics DNA cloning
Major Subdisciplines of Genetics Transmission Genetics: focuses on the
transmission of genes and chromosomes in individuals from generation to generation.
Molecular Genetics: focuses on the structure and function of genes at the molecular level.
Evolutionary genetics: focus on the study of genetic basis of changes in organism over time
Population Genetics: focuses on heredity in groups of individuals for traits determined by one or only a few genes.
Quantitative Genetics: focuses on heredity in groups of individuals for traits determined by many genes simultaneously.
Molecular Genetics ?Molecular Genetics ? Study of the expression, regulation and
inheritance of genes at the level of DNA and its transcription products
Understanding the molecular basis of biological processes through studies on the
geneStudy of gene structure, function and regulation – below the organism level
Study of genes and how they are expressed Molecular Basis of Genetics
Molecular Biology?Study of molecules in cells
Molecular Genetics:A Short History
18691869 Miescher isolated DNA for the first timeMiescher isolated DNA for the first time
19441944 Avery provided evidence that DNA is the Avery provided evidence that DNA is the genetic materialgenetic material
19531953 Watson and Crick proposed the double helix as Watson and Crick proposed the double helix as the structure of DNAthe structure of DNA
19571957 Kornberg discovered DNA polymeraseKornberg discovered DNA polymerase
19611961 Marmer and Doty discovered DNA renaturationMarmer and Doty discovered DNA renaturation
19621962 Arber, Nathans and Smith discovered Arber, Nathans and Smith discovered restriction endonucleasesrestriction endonucleases
19661966 Nirenberg, Ochoa, and Khorana figured out the Nirenberg, Ochoa, and Khorana figured out the genetic code.genetic code.
Molecular Genetics:A Short History
19671967 Geller discovered DNA ligaseGeller discovered DNA ligase
1972-1972-7373
Boyer, Cohen and Berg develop DNA cloning Boyer, Cohen and Berg develop DNA cloning techniquestechniques
19751975 Southern developed gel-transfer hybridizationSouthern developed gel-transfer hybridization
1975-1975-77 77
Sanger and Barrel and Maxam and Gilbert Sanger and Barrel and Maxam and Gilbert developed rapid DNA sequencing methodsdeveloped rapid DNA sequencing methods
1981-1981-82 82
Palmiter and Brinster produced transgenic Palmiter and Brinster produced transgenic mice mice
Spradling and Rubin produced transgenic fruit Spradling and Rubin produced transgenic fruit fliesflies
19851985 Mullis and colleagues invented the Polymerase Mullis and colleagues invented the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)Chain Reaction (PCR)
The The Molecular Molecular Basis of Basis of Genetics ?Genetics ?
The The Molecular Molecular Basis of Basis of Genetics ?Genetics ?
Genome Genes, regulatory sequences Others?
The The Molecular Molecular Basis of Basis of Genetics ?Genetics ?
RNA
Polypeptides
1.Genome2.Chromosome
3.Gene4.DNA/RNA
5.Nucleic Acid6.Protein
7.Amino Acid
The Molecular Basis of Genetics ?
GenomeTotal genetic information carried by a single set of chromosome in a haploid nucleus
ChromosomeA DNA – histone protein thread, usually associated with RNA, occurring in the nucleus of a cellChromosomes contain hundreds of genes encoded within their DNA.
Genesegment of a chromosome that contains the heredity traits of an organism
DNADouble stranded form of genetic material of organisms
The The Molecular Molecular Basis of Basis of Genetics ?Genetics ?
RNA Single stranded form of genetic material of
organisms result of the DNA transcriptionNucleotide
Unit structure of nucleic acidProtein
a polymer that has a high relative molecular mass of amino acids
Polypeptidea linear polymer that consists of ten or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds
Amino AcidAn organic compound containing an acidic carboxyl group and a basic amino group
The The Molecular Molecular Basis of Basis of Genetics ?Genetics ?
INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR GENETICSGENETICS
GenomeGenome Genetic Material (DNA & RNA)Genetic Material (DNA & RNA)
DNA structureDNA structure Chemistry of DNA Chemistry of DNA
Gene expression (transcription and translation)Gene expression (transcription and translation) Control of gene expressionControl of gene expression
Molecular toolMolecular tool DNA cloningDNA cloning
Grading system
Grade : 0 – 100
A > 80 B – D → 45 – 80 (Normal distribution)
E < 45
Grade composition
Home work : 30
Mid-term : 30
Final Exam : 40