Answer to Question #294638 in Genetics for Mark

Question

Answer the following questions.

1. Describe briefly the different allied fields of genetics

2. Draw a Time Line of genetics specifying important highlights from 1950’s to present.

Answer 1

The three main fields of genetics include transmission genetics, molecular genetics, and population genetics.

Transmission genetics is the tool used to derive evolution.

Molecular genetics is the study of the molecular structure of DNA

Population genetics is the study of the genetic differences in the population.

The timeline of genetics from the 1950s

The 1950s - the era of DNA portions

1953s- the period of molecular genetics

The 1960s - the regulation of gene expression

1970s- the period when genetic engineering took place

20s to present - the time when a larger scale of genetics projects are conducted such as sequencing the entire genomes