Glossary: From Genotype to Phenotype

Use this glossary to review the definitions of terms used in the From Genotype to Phenotype pathway.

Topics

  • glossary
  • allele
  • amino acid sequence
  • amylose
  • amylopectin
  • central dogma
  • chlorophyll
  • codon
  • deoxyribonucleic acid
  • dominant allele
  • dominant phenotype
  • DNA
  • DNA sequence
  • drosophila melanogaster
  • gene
  • genotype
  • glucosinolate
  • gustatory cells
  • heterozygous
  • homozygous
  • MC1R
  • melanocortin-1 receptor
  • messenger RNA
  • mRNA
  • mRNA sequence
  • mutant allele
  • mutation
  • nucleotide
  • peromyscus polionotus
  • phenotype
  • phenylthiocarbamide
  • pisum sativum
  • point mutation
  • protein
  • PTC
  • reception
  • recessive allele
  • recessive phenotype
  • response
  • Sbe1
  • sensory neuron
  • Sgr
  • signal
  • signal cascade
  • single nucleotide polymorphism
  • SNP
  • starch branching enzyme 1
  • stay green
  • tas2r38 gene
  • tas2r38 receptor
  • taste bud
  • taste receptor
  • taste receptor type 2 member 38
  • transduction
  • transcription
  • translation
  • wild-type allele