biochemical genetics

Japanese: biochemical genetics(英語表記)biochemicalgenetics
biochemical genetics

...Recently, differences in genes and the traits they control have been viewed at the molecular level, i.e., as differences in DNA base sequences or the primary structure of proteins, and their behavior in populations has been actively studied.
[Biochemical Genetics]
The development of trait genetics and cytogenetics revealed that traits are controlled by genes and that these genes occupy specific sites on specific chromosomes, but how genes determine traits was unclear. However, as early as 1908, A.E. Garrod suggested that congenital metabolic defects in humans were caused by enzyme deficiencies.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "biochemical genetics" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最近は遺伝子やその支配形質の違いを分子レベル,すなわちDNAの塩基配列やタンパク質の一次構造の差異としてとらえ,その集団における挙動が盛んに研究されている。
[生化遺伝学biochemical genetics]
 形質は遺伝子に支配されており,その遺伝子は特定染色体の特定部位を占めていることが形質遺伝学や細胞遺伝学の発達で明らかになったが,遺伝子がいかに形質を決定するかは不明であった。とはいえ,すでに1908年にガロッドA.E.Garrodはヒトの先天的代謝欠陥が酵素の欠如に起因することを示唆していた。…

※「biochemical genetics」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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