Molecular genetics
Sub-field of biology that addresses how differences in the structures or expression of DNA molecules manifests as variation among organisms.
- Molecular genetics398 related topics
Transformation (genetics)
In molecular biology and genetics, transformation is the genetic alteration of a cell resulting from the direct uptake and incorporation of exogenous genetic material from its surroundings through the cell membrane(s).
Molecular biology
Branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including molecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions.
Branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including molecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions.
Molecular genetics, the study of gene structure and function, has been among the most prominent sub-fields of molecular biology since the early 2000s.
Cell biology
Branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells.
Branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells.
Research in cell biology is interconnected to other fields such as genetics, molecular genetics, molecular biology, medical microbiology, immunology, and cytochemistry.
Max Delbrück
German–American biophysicist who participated in launching the molecular biology research program in the late 1930s.
German–American biophysicist who participated in launching the molecular biology research program in the late 1930s.
Meanwhile, he set up University of Cologne's institute for molecular genetics.
Forward genetics
Forward genetics is a molecular genetics approach of determining the genetic basis responsible for a phenotype.
Fungus
Any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.
Any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.
Advances in molecular genetics have opened the way for DNA analysis to be incorporated into taxonomy, which has sometimes challenged the historical groupings based on morphology and other traits.
Ecology
Study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment.
Study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment.
Microbiomes were discovered largely through advances in molecular genetics, which have revealed a hidden richness of microbial diversity on the planet.
Genetics
Branch of biology concerned with the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.
Branch of biology concerned with the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.
Trait inheritance and molecular inheritance mechanisms of genes are still primary principles of genetics in the 21st century, but modern genetics has expanded beyond inheritance to studying the function and behavior of genes.
Heredity
Passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic information of their parents.
Passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic information of their parents.
In case the involved loci are known, methods of molecular genetics can also be employed.
Lambda phage
Bacterial virus, or bacteriophage, that infects the bacterial species Escherichia coli (E. coli).
Bacterial virus, or bacteriophage, that infects the bacterial species Escherichia coli (E. coli).
Lambda phage has been used heavily as a model organism, and has been a rich source for useful tools in microbial genetics, and later in molecular genetics.