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Building Blocks of Life:Cells

INTRODUCTION  It is estimated that there are 37.2 trillion cells that work together to make the human body function and to keep it alive. However,the complex human body have basic building blocks called cells which lay the foundation of almost all the living creatures. A cells is the fundamental unit of life and can be found from a tiniest bacteria to the complex human body. The function of generating energy and synthesizing proteins are all done by cells irrespective of their small size,with most cells measuring 10-100 micrometer in diameter. Cells are of various types around 200 in a human body and each one of them plays crucial role in maintaining the health and well being of a human body. Each cell has their own characteristics,structure and functions. It is quite essential to understand the different types of cells to appreciate the beauty and complexity of human body. Studying the different cells will help us in acknowledgement of our health and preven...

Father of Genetics:Gregor Mendel

" Mendel's Discovery and its importance to our insight about genes and genetic disorders." INTRODUCTION  Gregor Mendel, a 19th century Czech monk who performed experiments with pea plants, is considered the "father of genetics." Mendel discovered the first laws of inheritance, which are the basic of modern genetics and our knowledge on genes and genetic diseases. Here we will discuss in detail Mendel's discovery about genetic disorders and its importance in our understanding. EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED BY MENDEL  Gregor Mendel experimented with cross-pollination of pea plants, wherein he investigated monirg and alleles for flower color, height,and seed shape. He observed what traits were passed on by each plant and its offspring, looking for inheritence patterns. Mendel in his experiments found out that fundamental laws of inheritance by following this: 1 . The Law of Segregation: During the formation of gametes, the alleles for a trait se...

Exploring Genes and Genetic Coding

INTRODUCTION  Genetics is indeed an enchanting field and genes as well as their genetic code help to identify what makes us, who we are. From the color of our eyes to things like height and our predisposition to various diseases, genes contain the blueprints for the design and operation of all living things. In this blog today, let us explore the genes and gene coding world graced with the basics to complexities but also exploration on the ongoing advances in it. Genes carry that information from a human generation to the next. They are stretches of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) which contain the information to make particular proteins, that help your body carry out a multitude of functions. Genes are string of nucleotides that make up DNA, the bricks for genes. The information is written into this sequence of nucleotides which serve as the genetic code from which proteins are made. Genetic Coding:How does it work? Genetic coding is the translation of a gene's...