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8. Variation in Chromosome Structure and Number Flashcards

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genetic differences among members of the same species or among different species.

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Genetic Variation

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genetic variation in a population that involves the occurrence of two or more different alleles for a particular gene.

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Allelic Variation

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a scientist who studies chromosomes under the microscope.

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Cytogeneticist

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describes a chromosome with the centromere near the middle.

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Metacentric

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describes a chromosome in which the centromere is slightly off center.

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Submetacentric

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describes a chromosome with the centromere significantly off center, but not at the end.

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Acrocentric

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describes a chromosome with its centromere at one end.

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Telocentric

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a photographic representation of all the chromosomes within a cell. It reveals how many chromosomes are found within an actively dividing somatic cell.

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Karyotype

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the chromosomal banding pattern that is observed when the chromosomes have been treated with the chemical called Giemsa stain.

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G Bands

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condition in which a segment of DNA is missing.

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Deletion

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condition in which a segment of chromosomal material is missing.

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Deficiency

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the repetition of a segment of DNA more than once within a chromosome and/or within a genome.

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Duplication

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a change in the orientation of genetic material along a chromosome such that a segment is flipped or reversed from the normal order.

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Inversion

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(1) rearrangement in which one segment of a chromosome breaks off and becomes attached to a different chromosome or a different part of the same chromosome; (2) event that occurs when a ribosome moves from one codon in an mRNA to the next codon.

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Translocation

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rearrangement in which one piece of a chromosome becomes attached to a different chromosome.

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Simple Translocation

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rearrangment in which two different chromosomes exchange pieces.

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Reciprocal Translocation

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deletion in which a segment is lost from the end of a linear chromosome.

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Terminal Deletion

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deletion in which an internal segment is lost from a linear chromosome.

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Interstitial Deletion

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short DNA sequences that occur many times within a species’ genome.

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Repetitive Sequences

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recombination that occurs at homologous sites within chromosomes, where the sites are not alleles of the same gene. Such misaligned crossovers are often due to the occurrence of repetitive sequences.

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Nonallelic Homologous Recombination

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an increase in the copy number of a gene. Can lead to the evolution of gene families.

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Gene Duplication

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two or more genes within a single species that are similar to each other because they were derived from the same ancestral gene.

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Gene Family

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describes attributes that are the result of homology. In the case of genes, this term describes two genes that are derived from the same ancestral gene.

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Homologous

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homologous genes within a single species that constitute a gene family.

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Paralogs

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a type of structural variation in which a segment of DNA that is 1000 bp or more in length commonly exhibits copy number differences among members of the same species.

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Copy Number Variation (CNV)

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a duplication in which a small segment of a chromosome has more than one copy of the same gene.

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Segmental Duplication

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a hybridization technique to determine if cells (e.g., cancer cells) have changes in chromosome structure, such as deletions or duplications.

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Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH)

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the phenomenon in which two single-stranded DNA molecules from different sources bind to form a hybrid molecule.

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Hybridization

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an inversion in which the centromere is located within the inverted region of the chromosome.

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Pericentric Inversion

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an inversion in which the centromere is found outside the inverted region.

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Paracentric Inversion

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a change in phenotype that occurs when the location of a gene changes from one chromosomal site to a different one.

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Position Effect

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a diploid individual that carries one normal chromosome and a homologous chromosome with an inversion.

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Inversion Heterozygote

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the loop structure that is formed when the homologous chromosomes of an inversion heterozygote attempt to align themselves (i.e., synapse) during meiosis.

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Inversion Loop

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a fragment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere.

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Acentric Fragment

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describes a chromosome with two centromeres.

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Dicentric

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the region between the two centromeres in a dicentric chromosome.

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Dicentric Bridge

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specialized repeated sequences found at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes.

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Telomeres

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a translocation, such as a reciprocal translocation, in which the total amount of genetic material remains normal or nearly normal.

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Balanced Translocation

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a translocation in which a cell has too much or too little genetic material compared with a normal cell.

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Unbalanced Translocation

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the structure produced when two telocentric chromosomes fuse at their short arms.

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Robertsonian Translocation

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the structure that is formed when chromosomes that have undergone a reciprocal translocation attempt to synapse during meiosis. This structure contains two normal (nontranslocated) chromosomes and two translocated chromosomes. A total of eight chromatids are found within the cross.

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Translocation Cross

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condition in which an individual has a lowered fertility.

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Semisterility

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describes an organism in which the chromosome number is an exact multiple of a chromosome set.

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Euploid

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describes an organism or cell with three sets of chromosomes.

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Triploid

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describes an organism or cell with four sets of chromosomes (i.e., 4n).

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Tetraploid

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describes an organism or cell with three or more sets of chromosomes.

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Polyploid

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not euploid. Refers to a variation in chromosome number such that the total number of chromosomes is not an exact multiple of a set (or of the number n).

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Aneuploid

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describes a diploid cell or organism with one extra chromosome (i.e., 2n + 1).

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Trisomic

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describes a diploid cell or organism that is missing a chromosome (i.e., 2n − 1).

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Monosomic

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event in which chromosomes do not segregate properly during mitosis or meiosis.

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Nondisjunction

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describes a species, such as certain bees, in which one sex is haploid (e.g., male) and the other sex is diploid (e.g., female).

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Haploidiploid

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in a diploid individual, the phenomenon in which certain cells of the body are polyploid.

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Endoplolyploidy

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aggregation of chromosomes found in certain cells, such as Drosophila salivary cells, in which homologous chromosomes have synapsed and replicated many times and the copies lie side by side.

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Polytene Chromosome

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the central point where the chromosomes of a polytene chromosome aggregate.

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Chromocenter

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the event in which chromosomes do not segregate properly during meiosis.

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Meiotic Nondisjunction

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an event in which chromosomes do not segregate properly during mitosis.

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Mitotic Nondisjunction

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describes an organism that contains sets of chromosomes from two or more different species.

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Alloploid

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event in which all of the chromosomes fail to segregate properly during meiosis or mitosis and remain in one of the two daughter cells.

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Complete Nondisjunction

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condition in which the cells of part of an organism differ genetically from those of the rest of the organism.

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Mosaicism

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a polyploid produced within a single species due to nondisjunction.

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Autopolyploid

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describes an organism that contains one set of chromosomes from two different species.

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Allodiploid

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describes an organism that contains two (or more) sets of chromosomes from two (or more) species.

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Allopolypoid

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describes an organism that contains two sets of chromosomes from two different species.

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Allotetraploid

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