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What is genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism, describing all the alleles they have

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What is Phenotype?

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The observable characteristics of an organism

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What is a gene?

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A section of nucleotide bases coding for a particular polypeptide

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What is a locus?

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The position of a gene on a particular DNA molecule

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What is an allele?

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A different form of the same gene

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How many pairs are in homologous chromosomes?

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2

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What is homozygous?

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Where the same allele is on each chromosome

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What is heterozygous?

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Where there is a different allele on each chromosome

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What is meant if an allele is dominant?

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It is the allele that is expressed in the phenotype

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What is meant if an allele is recessive?

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It needs both alleles to be expressed

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What is meant if an organism is diploid?

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There are 2 pairs of chromosomes

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What is meant by codominant?

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When 2 alleles work together and both contribute to the phenotype

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What is pure breeding and what would it produce in plants?

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  • breeding between members of the same species

- produces homozygous dominant plants

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What is the first filial?

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Offspring of 2 different pure-bred species that are cross-bred

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What is an enzymatic mechanism?

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The mechanism that brings about a characteristic from the proteins to the visible feature

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How many chromosomes does a gamete contain?

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What occurs in the phenotype of codominant alleles?

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A blend of both features

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What is an example of incomplete dominance?

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Speckled chickens

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What is incomplete dominance?

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When the dominant allele isn’t completely expressed when the recessive allele is around

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Is there a clear dominant allele in incomplete dominance?

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No, both features are mixed

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What is an example of incomplete dominance

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Snapdragon flowers - these can be red, pink or white

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What is a polygenic trait?

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When there are many genes coding for one trait such as height and skin colour, so all genes work together to code for the trait
e.g. AABbCc, Aabbcc, AaBbCc

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What can influence polygenetic traits?

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Environmental factors, although this doesn’t alter the genetic state

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What is epistasis?

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When one gene depends on another gene in order for it to be expressed

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What is an example of epistasis?
- genes coding for coat colour in animals - one gene will code for colour - another gene will code for colour expression - without the gene for colour
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What is a sex linked trait?
When the alleles carrying the trait are carried on the sex chromosomes
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Why are most sex linked traits carried on the X chromosome?
- it is bigger | - it carries more genes than the Y chromosome
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What is an example of a sex linked trait carried on the X chromosome?
Haemophilia
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Why are males more likely to inherit recessive sex linked traits?
They only have one X chromosome present, so there is no other X chromosome to cancel it out
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What type of inheritance pattern is multiple alleles?
Non-Mendelian
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What is multiple alleles?
Having more than 2 alleles for a given gene
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What is an example of multiple alleles?
Blood type
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How is blood type inherited?
Genetically
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What are the alleles for blood type?
A, B, O
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What antibodies are in the plasma of blood group A?
Anti-B
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What antibodies are in the plasma of blood group B?
Anti-A
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What antibodies are in the plasma of blood group AB?
None
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What antibodies are in the plasma of blood group O?
Anti-A and Anti-B
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What antigens are in the red blood cell of blood group A?
A antigen
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What antigens are in the red blood cell of blood group B?
B antigen
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What antigens are in the red blood cell of blood group AB?
A and B antigens
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What antigens are in the red blood cell of blood group O?
None
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Why do yo have opposite antibodies to the antigens in your blood?
So to not cause an immune response against your own blood
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Why can't group A receive blood from group B?
They have an antibody against antigen B found on red blood cells of group B, so would reject the blood and start an immune reaction
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Why can't group B receive blood from group A?
They have an antibody against antigen A found on red blood cells of group A, so would reject the blood and start an immune reaction
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Why can blood type O give to anyone?
They have no antigens so there would be no immune responses or rejection
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Who can blood type O give to?
Anyone
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Who can blood type AB accept blood from?
Anyone
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Why can blood type AB accept from anyone?
It doesn't have antibodies against A or B antigens, so there would not be an immune response
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Outline the process of the Chi 2 test (5 steps)
1) Use ratio to find expected results for each phenotype 2) Record the actual number (observed value) for each phenotype 3) Use the equation and solve it 4) Use df and the table to work out the critical value 5) if X2 is larger than the critical, the results are significant, and the null hypothesis is rejected
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What happens to the null hypothesis if the results of Chi2 are significant?
It is rejected
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When are the results of Chi2 said to be significant?
When the X2 value is larger than the critical
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What does it mean for results to be significant?
They are not due to chance
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How do you work out df in Chi2 test?
number of classes-1
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What is the X2 equation for Chi2?
(O-E)2 --------- E

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