17.2 Extending Mendel's Law Flashcards
Why was the fruit fly chosen to research?
Because it was economical to maintain and reproduces rapidly
What was the goal of Morgan?
To disprove Sutton’s suggestion that genes are located on chromosomes
Why did Morgan believe that the gene for eye color is located on the X chromosome?
Because when he crossed certain generations of fruit flies many females had a certain color and many males has a certain eyecolor
What is the chromosomal theory of inheritance?
The theory that genes are carried on chromosomes, and chromosomes segregate independently into gametes during meiosis
What did Sutton predict about Genes?
He predicted that when alleles of two different genes are on the same chromosome, they do not assort independently
What are Linked Genes?
Genes that are found on the same chromosome
What is Crossing Over of chromosomes?
A random event that occurs with equal probability at nearly any point on sister chromatids, except near the centromere
Where is crossover more likely to occur?
Between genes that are farther apart on a chromosomes
Why is crossover more likely to occur on genes further apart?
Because since the genes are further apart, there it is more likely that one gene will be switched with another chromatids while the other gene remains on the original chromatid. Instead of both genes that are switched
What does the Gene Chromosome theory state?
That genes exist at specific sites arranged in a linear manner along chromosomes
What is used to determine the relative position of genes on a chromosome?
The concept of crossing over
What is chromosome mapping?
The concept of using crossing over to determine the relative positions of genes on a chromosome
What is one map unit?
The distance between points on a chromosome where a crossover in 1 percent of all meiotic events
What is the map distance?
The distance between genes on a single chromosome
What are Recombinant types?
Offspring that have a different combination of alleles than the chromosomes of the parents
