chapter thirteen/fourteen Flashcards
animal sexual life cycle
- only multicellular and zygote diploid
- only gametes haploid
plant/algae sexual life cycle
- alternation of generations
- zygotes diploid, gametes haploid - unicellular
- sporophyte diploid stage, multicellular
- gametophyte haploid stage, multicellular
sporophyte
- diploid stage, multicellular
- produces spores (haploid), divides mitotically, gametophyte
gametophyte
- haploid stage, multicellular
- gives rise to gametes by mitosis, develops next sporophyte generation through fertilization
fungi/protist sexual life cycle
- zygote only diploid, unicellular
- all multicellular = haploid (except some species)
ancient theories of inheritance
Homunculus, blending, deGraaf
Homunculus theory
a miniature human was already present in sperm that would increase in size
blending theory of inheritance
many generations would blend toward a uniform population of individuals
deGraaf theory of inheritance
egg of mom has mini human, sperm serves as activation
character
a hereditable feature
- ear shape, flower color
trait
a variant for a character
- attached ear lobes, purple flower
true (pure) breeding
will always produce identical offspring with regard to character under study
- homozygous for genes
self-pollinating
plant which produces pollen to fertilize its eggs
hybridization
crossing of 2 pure-breeding parents to form a hybrid (mixture)
3 generations of Mendel’s genetics
- P
- F1
- F2
P generation
parental generation, true bred
- hybridized them (purple x white)