Introduction to Recombinant DNA Technology: Recombinant DNA technology has revolutionised life sciences, opening new vistas for research in molecular biology. It allows genetic manipulation using techniques for synthesizing, amplifying and purifying individual genes from any type of cell. Genomics has emerged as an extension of recombinant DNA technology for high resolution mapping and characterization of whole genomes and gene products [...]
In this article we will discuss about the Hardy-Weinberg law with its applications. In 1908, the mathematician G. H. Hardy in England and the physician W. Weinberg in Germany independently developed a quantitative theory for defining the genetic structure of populations. The Hardy-Weinberg Law provides a basic algebraic formula for describing the expected frequencies of various genotypes in a population. [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the principle of independent assortment of genes. Independent assortment is defined as random distribution of alleles to the gametes that occurs when genes are located on different chromosomes. The distribution of one pair of alleles is independent of that of other genes located in non-homologous chromosomes. This principle, is as a matter [...]