Chapter 2 Flashcards

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pangenesis

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idea that particles throughout the body can be influenced by the activities of an organism…modify the sex cells in a way that acquired characteristics can be passed on to the next generation. discredited

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Gregor Mendel

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pea plant experiment,

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true-breeding

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showing the same traits without exception over many generations

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4
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hybrids

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individuals that are the result of a cross breeding between 2 different kinds of parents

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dominant

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the trait that is seen in the hybrid

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recessive

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the trait that is not seen

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segregation

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(in the formation of sex cells) the process in which paired hereditary factors separate, forming sex cells that contain either one or the other factor

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8
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back cross

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the process of crossing a hybrid with its homozygous recessive parent

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9
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independent assortment

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Mendelian principle, states that differing traits are inherited independently of each other

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10
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phenotype

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the observable and measurable characteristics of an organism

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trait

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one aspect of the phenotype

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genotype

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the genetic constitution of an individual

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monozyqotic twins

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identical twins: derived from a single zygote

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zygote

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fertilized ovum

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15
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dizygotic twins

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fraternal twins

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16
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genes

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sections of the genetic material that have specific functions

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17
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alleles

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alternative forms of a gene

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homozygous

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having two like alleles of a particular gene:
homozygous dominant when the allele is dominant
homozygous recessive when gene is recessive

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homozygous dominant

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two dominant alleles of the same gene

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homozygous recessive

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two recessive alleles of the same gene

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21
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phenylthiocarbamide

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artificially created substance whose main use is in detecting the ability to taste it; relates to inherited dominance

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22
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heterozygous

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having two different alleles of a particular gene

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23
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cytogenetics

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study of the hereditary mechanisms within the cell

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cell

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the smallest unit able to perform all those activities collectively called life. All living organisms are either one cell or composed of several

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plasma membrane

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a structure that binds the cell but allows for the entry and exit of certain substance

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nucleus

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structure found in the cell that contains the chromosomes

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nuclear membrane

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binds the nucleus within the cell

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cytoplasm

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material within the cell between the plasma membrane and the nuclear membrane

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chromosomes

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bodies found in the nucleus of the cell that contain the hereditary material

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chromatids

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strands of replicated chromosomes. joined together by centromeres

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centromere

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structure in the chromosomes holding the 2 chromatids together
during cell division, it is the site of attachment for the spindle fibers

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karyotype

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the standardized classifications and arrangement of chromosomes

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homologuous chromosomes

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chromosomes of the same pairing containing the same genes but not necessarily the same alleles

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sex chromosomes

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X and Y males XY, females XX

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autosomes

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chromosomes other that sex chromosomes

36
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mitosis

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form of cell division whereby one-celled organisms divide and body cells divide in growth and replacement

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meiosis

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form the cell division occurring in specialized tissues in the testes and ovaries that leads to the production of gametes or sex cells

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gametes

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a sex cell produced by meiosis that contains one copy of a set of a chromosome set (23 in humans)

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estrus

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time period during which the female is sexually receptive

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linkage

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association of genes on the same chromosome

41
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atoms

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the building blocks of matter

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molecules

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units composed of two or more atoms linked by chemical bonds

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carbohydrates

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organic compounds that includes fats, oils, and waxes

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proteins

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long chains of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds (a polypeptide chain)

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amino acids

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molecules that are the basic building block of proteins

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peptide bond

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a link between amino acids in a protein

47
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polypeptides

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chains of amino acids

48
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nucleic acids

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the largest of the molecules found in living organisms (made of nucleotides)

49
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nucleotide

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the basic building bolck of nucleic acids; composed of a five carbon sugar

50
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ribose

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a five carbon sugar found in RNA

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deoxyribose

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a five-carbon sugar found in the DNA molecule

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phosphate unit

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a unit of nucleic acid molecule consisting of a phosphorus atom and four oxygen atoms

53
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base

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a subunit of a nucleotide that makes up the DNA and RNA molecules; adenine, thymine, uracil, guanine, cytosine

54
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deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

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a nucleic acid that controls the structure of proteins and hence determines inherited characteristics

55
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mitochandria

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bodies found in the cytoplasm that convert the energy in the chemical bonds of organic molecules into ATP