Genetics & Genomics

What is heredity and how does it work? Heredity is the passing of traits to offspring (from its parent or...

What is genetics? Genetics is the science of heredity and variation in living organisms.   What is genomics? Genomics is...

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the building block of the genetic code. A DNA molecule is composed of two strands...

Do we know the full code (i.e., sequence) of DNA for cattle and other livestock? The full code set for...

Does a DNA marker only relate to one trait? Many traits are genetically correlated to one another due to the...

If a trait is lowly heritable, does that mean that it cannot be improved genetically? Traits with a low degree...

A gene is the most basic unit of heredity. It consists of a relatively short sequence (several thousand nucleotides) of...

Genomics is the study of the genomes, ie. the full set of genes or chromosomes, of organisms.

Heredity is the passing of traits to offspring (from its parent or ancestors). This is the process by which an...

A phenotype is any observable characteristic or trait of an organism: such as its morphology, development, biochemical or physiological properties,...