BIOL3190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Chromatin, Meiosis
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Autosomal- see equal probability in males and females. Most human traits are complex- determined by multiple genes and environmental factors. Family studies are important in factoring out genetic and environmental factors. Contributions of genetic and environmental factors vary widely for complex traits. Complex diseases are important they represent most of our health care spending. To get transcription to occur chromatin has to be really open. Chiasmata are important during meiosis because they hold them together until it is appropriate to split. Sister chromatids are the two stuck together.
