5.1/5.2 Understanding Inheritance Flashcards

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WHAT IS PANGENESIS THE THEORY OF, AND WHO MADE IT?

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  • THE THEORY OF INHERITANCE
  • ARISTOTLE
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WHAT DOES PANGENESIS STATE?

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THAT GAMETES CONSIST OF PARTICLES (PANGENES) THAT FORM ALL OVER THE BODY AND WHEN FERTILIZED, GO THE THE PLACES THEY WERE FORMED

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ANTHONY VAN LEEUWENHOOK SAW SPERM IN SEMEN AND THINKS HE SAW…

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A MINIATURE HUMAN

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THE IDEA OF ______ WAS LINKED TO THE THEORY OF INHERITANCE

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  • BLENDING
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WHO IS THE FATHER OF GENETICS?

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GREGOR MENDEL

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MENDEL FORMED THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT IDEA?

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  • THE MODERN THEORY OF INHERITANCE
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WHAT PLANT DID MENDEL MAINLY STUDY ON?

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PEA PLANTS

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WHAT IS TRUE BREEDING PLANTS?

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PLANTS THAT SHOW THE SAME TRAITS OVER GENERATIONS

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WHAT IS A TRAIT?

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A SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ORGANISM

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WHAT IS CROSSING?

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THE FERTILIZATION OF A SECIFIC FEMALE GAMETE WITH A SPECIFIC MALE GAMETE

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WHAT IS A PHENOTYPE?

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THE PHYSICAL EXPRESSION OF A GENE

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WHAT IS A GENOTYPE?

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THE GENETIC FORMATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ALLELES

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WHAT IS LOCUS?

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THE LOCATION OF GENES ON CHROMOSOMES

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DOMINANT ALLELES ARE EXPRESSED WHEN…

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THEY ARE ALONE OR IN PAIRS; B

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RECESSIVE ALLELES ARE EXPRESSED WHEN…

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THE DOM. ALLELE IS ABSENT; b

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WHAT ARE THE 3 TYPES OF HOMOZYGOUS AND STATE THEIR GENOTYPE CONFIGURATION(USE THE LETTER B)

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HOMOZYGOUS RECESSIVE: bb
HOMOZYGOUS DOMINANT: BB
HETEROZYGOUS: Bb

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WHAT ARE THE 2 WAYS THAT TRAITS ARE SHOWN?

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  1. WHEN PUREPLANTS SELF-FERTILIZE PRODUCING PLANS WITH SAME TRAITS
  2. WHEN THRU CONTROLLED FERTILIZATION, CROSS-BREEDING IS DONE
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WHAT IS THE P GENERATION?

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THE PARENTAL GENERATION; USUALLY CROSSED

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WHAT IS F1?

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FIRST FILIAL GENERATION; OFFSPRING OF P GEN

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WHAT IS F2?

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SECOND FILIAL GEN; OFFSPRING OF F1 GEN

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WHAT IS THE LAW OF SEGREGATION?

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WHEN GAMATES FORM, 2 ALLELES OF A PAIR SEPARATE FROM EACHOTHER
EX: Aa TURNS TO A or a

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WHAT IS THE LAW OF INDEPENDANT ASSORTMENT?

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SEPARATION OF 2+ ALLELES THAT GIVES OTHER TRAITS THE CHANCE TO FORM
EX: AaBb turns to AB, Ab, Ba, ab

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WHAT IS A MONOHYBRID CROSS?

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WHEN ONLY 1 TRAIT IS MONITORED FOR

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WHAT IS A DIHYBRID CROSS?

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A CROSS OF 2 ORGANISMS DIFFERING IN 2 TRAITS DUE TO 2 DIFFERENT GAMETES

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WHAT DOES THE F2 RATIO OF INHERITANCE MEAN?

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9: THE DOM TRAITS OF BOTH
3: THE 1 DOM AND REC OF EACH TRAIT
3: THE OTHER DOM/RECESSIVE OF EACH TRAIT
1: THE REC. FORM OF BOTH TRAITS

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