Variation

A genetic test used to determine whether a man is the biological father of a child by comparing DNA profiles.

A diagram used to track the inheritance of a trait through generations of a family.

A medical approach where treatments are tailored to a person’s genetic information, making therapies more effective.

The study of how a person’s genes affect their response to medicines.

Doctors can use this information to choose the best drug or dose.

The observable characteristic produced by the genotype.

Example:
brown eyes or blue eyes

The process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose and oxygen.

A small circular piece of DNA found in bacteria that can carry genes into another organism’s cells.

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area at the same time.
Example: all the oak trees in a forest or all the fish in a lake.

The rule that the two alleles for a gene separate during meiosis, so each gamete receives only one allele.

A diagram used to predict the possible genetic combinations (genotypes) of offspring from two parents.