1. HUMAN HEREDITY

2. HUMAN HEREDITY
Many human traits are inherited by the action of dominant and recessive genes, although other traits are determined through more complicated gene interactions.
THE HUMAN ORGANISM
46 chromosomes contain 6 billion nucleotide pairs of DNA
Gametes: reproductive cells (sperm & egg)
Zygote: sperm & egg unite: fertilized egg
Of the 46 chromosomes, two are sex chromosomes X & Y
Autosomes: The other 44 chromosomes
Simple inheritance occurs on the genes of the chromosomes
HUMAN TRAITS
Does the phenotype always rely on the genotype????
The influence of environment on gene expression is important, but gene expression through environmental conditions is not inherited

4. GENOME PROJECT