In this essay we will discuss about the molecular structure of Immunoglobulin in human body. The human body is capable of synthesising more than a million different kinds of immunoglobulin molecules, each capable of reacting with a different antigen, but all of them appear to share the same fundamental quaternary (globular) structure. Typically, an immunoglobulin molecule is a Y-shaped heteromer [...]
In this essay we will discuss about the factors influencing allele frequency. Essay on Allele Frequency Essay Contents: Essay on Selection Essay on Mutation Essay on Meiotic Drive and Migration Pressure Essay on Random Genetic Drift Essay on Founder Principle Essay # 1. Essay on Selection: I. Evolution: Evolution has been described by Lewontin (1967) as a process that converts [...]
In this essay we will discuss about the Hardy-Weinberg law of population genetics. The formula (p + q)2 = p2 + 2pq + q2 is expressing the genotypic expectations of progeny in terms of gametic or allelic frequencies of the parental gene pool and is originally formulated by a British mathematician Hardy and a German physician Weinberg (1908) independently. Both [...]