Figures for Human Genetics for the Social Sciences

Chapter2: The Cell

  1. Figure 2.1. Features in the Cell
  2. Figure 2.2. Enzymatic Action
  3. Figure 2.3. A Metabolic Pathway
  4. Figure 2.4ff. Mitosis (ordinary cell division)
  5. Figure 2.5ff. Meiosis (generation of gametes)
  6. Figure 2.6. The Neuron
  7. Figure 2.7. Neuronal Transmission

Chapter 3: DNA

  1. Figure 3.1. The DNA molecule.
  2. Figure 3.2. DNA replication.
  3. Figure 3.3. DNA packaging.
  4. Figure 3.4. RNA transcription.
  5. Figure 3.5. RNA editing.
  6. Figure 3.6. Schematic of a transfer RNA (tRNA) molecule.
  7. Figure 3.7. Translation.
  8. Figure 3.8. The beta cluster of hemoglobin genes.
  9. Figure 3.9. The alpha cluster of hemoblogin genes.

Chapter 4: Genetic Regulation

  1. Figure 4.1(a) The lac operon when the system is turned off.
  2. Figure 4.1(b) The lac operon when the system is turned on.

Chapter 5: Mendelian Traits and Behavior

  1. Figure 5.1. PKU: metabolic pathway for phenlyalanine and tyrosine.
  2. Figure 5.2. CAH: metabolic pathway for cortisol.
  3. Figure 5.3. Metabolism of alcohol.

Chapter 6: Disorders with Complex Genetics

  1. Figure 6.1. The multifactorial threshold model.
  2. Figure 6.2. Major causes for disorders with complex genetics.

Chapter 7: The New Genetics

  1. Figure 7.1. Gel electrophoresis.
  2. Figure 7.2. PCR: The polymerase chain reaction.
  3. Figure 7.3. RFLP: Steps in genotyping for a restriction fragment length polymorphism.
  4. Figure 7.4. Illustration of a tandem repeat polymorphism.
  5. Figure 7.5. A contig map used in positional cloning.
  6. Figure 7.A. Steps in dideoxy sequencing.

Chapter 8: Mendel and Morgan

  1. Figure 8.1. Mendel's data: Monohybrid cross
  2. Figure 8.2. Mendel's data: Dihybrid cross
  3. Figure 8.3. Homologous Chromosomes
  4. Figure 8.4. Recombination or crossing over
  5. Figure 8.5. Illustration of a pedigree (conventional notation)
  6. Figure 8.6. Illustration of a pedigree (color-coded notation)
  7. Figure 8.7. Pedigree with a recombinant
  8. Figure 8.8. Pedigree used to calculate a lod score.

Chapter 9: Chromosomes and Chromosomal Disorders