biology 2, test 3 Flashcards
CHromosome theory of inheritance
there are specific genes connected to specific chromosomes
Thomas hunt Morgan
Columbia university
1907
another father of genetics
fruit flies
Hemizygous
only one copy of an allele
shrivel
x inactivation
Recombination frequency
percent of recombinant offspring from a breeding
Gene Map
tells the location of genes on a chromosome in location to each other
Non-disjunction
The causes in changes in chromosome number
when the chromosomes dont separate during meiosis
Anueplody
wrong number of chromosomes
Down Syndrome
trisomy 21
Syndrome
many phisical effects
Triploid
3 sets of chromosomes
Polyploid
more than 2 complete sets of chromosomes
fatal to humans
common in plants
Deletion
removes a chromosome segment
Duplication
repeats a segment
INversion
reverses a segment within one chromosome