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Chapter 19 Flashcards

1
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the complete set of genes (& alleles) in a certain organism

A

genome

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2
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Experimented with Pea Plants

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Gregor Mendel

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3
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based on predictions from one-trait crosses

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Rule of Segregation

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4
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two genes of each pair are separated from each other, so they end up in different gametes (occurs in diploid cells)

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Rule of Segregation

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5
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based on predictions from two-trait crosses

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Rule of Independent Assortment

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6
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gene pairs of one trait are sorted out for distribution into one gamete or another independently of how the gene pair of another trait are sorted out (meiosis)

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Rule of Independent Assortment

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7
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~ 3 billion base pairs of this

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DNA

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8
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specific location of the gene on a chromosome

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Locus

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9
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Humans have about this many genes

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21,500

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9
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each version of a gene

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Allele

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9
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two copies of each gene on pairs of homologous chromosomes

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Diploid cells

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9
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observable functional or physical traits

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Phenotype

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9
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inherited alleles

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Genotype

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9
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Homozygous Dominant

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AA

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10
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Homozygous Recessive

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aa

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11
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Heterozygous

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Aa

12
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pairs of alleles separated during gamete formation

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Law of Segregation

13
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Grid used to determine possible outcomes of genetic crosses

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Punnett Square

14
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Measure of the chance that some particular outcome will occur

A

Probability

15
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traits determined by genes that are on the autosomal chromosomes

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Autosomal

16
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Particular ______ for each gene

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locus

17
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occurs in meiosis

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Crossing over

18
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diploid cells have homologous pairs of these

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chromosomes

19
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genes in a diploid cell have how many alleles?

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2 alleles

20
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between genes if the distance between them is short

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linkage

21
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Genes are distributed into gametes in regular what?

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patterns

22
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between individuals heterozygous for two traits yields sixteen different gamete unions

A

Dihybrid Cross

23
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Occurs during Meiosis

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Independent Assortment

24
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identify genes that control common reactions to various drugs

A

pharmacogenetics

25
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wide-ranging effect of one gene

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pleiotropy

26
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heterozygous for a trait, but both alleles are expressed

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codominance

27
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a gene that has three or more alleles

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Multiple allele system

28
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probability that someone who inherits an allele will have the phenotype associated with it

A

penetrance

29
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homozygous recessive
100% penetrance

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Cystic Fibrosis

30
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Dominant allele for extra digits
incompletely penetrant

A

Polydactyly

31
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combined expression of several genes

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polygenic traits

32
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populations show a range of continuous differences

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continuous variation

33
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phenotypes shaped by one or more genes and affect by the environment

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multifactorial trait

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