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DNA fingerprinting: History, Procedure and Its Applications
A drop of our blood or just a single strand of our hair is enough to identify us without any mistakes.
Posted inGenetic Engineering Genetics Molecular Biology
Mutation: Characteristics, Types and Applications
The transfer and distribution of genetic material is an extremely precise process, making sure that genetic information is not altered while passing on from one generation to the next. Even…
Posted inGenetics
Overview on Sex-linked Inheritance: Types, characteristics and significance
Mendel's law asserts the fact that the offspring of a cross between two pure-line individuals yield identical results. It does not matter which individual is female or male, i.e., the…
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Crossing Over: Mechanism, Types, Significance
Certain genes located near one another in the same chromosome show linkage. These linked genes may either remain together in the process of inheritance resulting in complete linkage or drift…
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Linkage: Types, Representation and Significance
Genes that are responsible for different characters may either be situated in the same chromosome or in a different one. When the genes are situated in different chromosomes, they assort…
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Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance
Gregor Johann Mendel conducted a series of experiments on hybridization of peas. From these studies, he proposed two universally accepted laws of inheritance; the law of segregation, and the law…
Posted inComparisons Genetics Molecular Biology
Meiosis: Different Stages, Significance and Comparison with Mitosis
Majority of unicellular organisms and few multicellular organisms from identical copies of themselves through asexual reproduction. However, the multicellular and unicellular eukaryotes reproduce using sexual reproduction. In such higher organisms,…
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An Overview on Cell Cycle: Different phases, Significance and its Regulation
A cell cycle is a sequence of events that results in the production of two new daughter cells through the process of cell growth and division.
Posted inBiochemistry Genetics Immunology
ABO Blood Group System, Major Blood Banks Inside and Outside of Kathmandu
One often hears alphabets like ‘A’, ‘B’, and sometimes ‘O’, in response to queries regarding someone’s blood type. These alphabets merely denote the presence of certain antigens which categorizes blood…
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Scope and Applications of Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is a branch of science that incorporates multidisciplinary fields to develop protocols and softwares for gathering and understanding large, complex biological data sets.
