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Cytogenetics Part 1 Flashcards

1
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Greek Philosopher

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Hippocrates

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2
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Hippocrates argued that these are resided in various parts of the body; bearers of hereditary traits

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humors

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3
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the generative power of male semen resided in a?

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vital heat

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4
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this had the capacity to produce offspring of the same “form” as the parent

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vital heat

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5
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he is credited with the earliest statement of the theory of epigenesis

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William Harvey

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6
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an organism is derived from the substances present in the egg

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epigenesis

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7
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The theory of epigenesis conflicts directly with the theory of?

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theory of preformation

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8
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sex cells contain a complete miniature adult called?

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homunculus

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9
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He disproved the theory of preformation

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Casper Wolff

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10
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He proposed the atomic theory

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John Dalton

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11
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all matter is composed of all invisible units called?

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atoms

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12
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They proposed the cell theory

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Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann

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13
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all organisms are composed of basic visible units called?

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cells

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14
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the creation of living organisms from nonliving components

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spontaneous generation

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15
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living organisms were considered to be derived from _________ and consists of cells made up of atoms

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preexisting organisms

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16
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animal and plant groups remain unchanged in form from the moment of their appearance on earth

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fixity of species

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17
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He is better known for devising the binomial system of classification

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Carolus Linnaeus

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18
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He crossbred two groups and derived a new hybrid form, which he then converted back to one of the parental types by repeated backcrosses

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Gottlieb Kolreuter

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19
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Charles Darwin published a book stating his evolutionary theory named?

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The Origin of Species

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20
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He proposed the theory of natural selection

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Charles Darwin

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21
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a theory that attempts to explain the causes of evolutionary change

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Theory of Natural Selection

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22
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heredity and development were dependent on information contained in?

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chromosomes

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23
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is known as the father of genetics

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Gregor Johann Mendel

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24
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Gregor Mendel established what theory?

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chromosomal theory of inheritance

25
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a theory that stated that inherited traits are controlled by genes that reside in chromosomes

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theory of inheritance

26
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what are the trinity of molecular genetics?

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DNA, RNA, and protein

27
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full name of DNA

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deoxyribonucleic acid

28
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this serves as the genetic material in all living organisms as well as in most viruses

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DNA

29
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The process of transferring information from DNA to RNA is called?

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transcription

30
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The subsequent conversion of the genetic information contained in RNA into a protein is called?

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translation

31
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The DNA exists in cells as a long, coiled ladderlike structure described as?

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double helix

32
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Each strand of the helix consists of a linear polymer made up of genetic building blocks called?

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nucleotides

33
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four types of nucleotide

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adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T)

34
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serve as nonspecific workbenches for protein synthesis

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ribosome

35
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are linear polymers made up of amino acids

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Proteins

36
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the end products of genetic expression

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Proteins

37
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These molecules serve as biological catalysts

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enzymes

38
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the oxygen-binding pigment in red blood cells

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hemoglobin

39
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the pancreatic hormone

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insulin

40
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the connective tissue molecule

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collagen

41
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the structural molecule in hair

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keratin

42
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the proteins integral to chromosome structure in eukaryotes

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histones

43
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the contractile muscle proteins

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actin and myosin

44
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the anti-body molecules of the immune system

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immunoglobulins

45
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Four basic approaches in genetics

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transmission genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetic analysis, and population genetics

46
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patterns of inheritance of traits are examined

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transmission genetics

47
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in human studies, where designed matings are neither possible nor desirable, _______ is often useful

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pedigree analysis

48
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the study of chromosomes

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cytogenetics

49
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it illustrate the chromosomes characteristic of any species arranged in a standard sequence

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karyotypes

50
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The first animal ever to be cloned from an adult somatic cell

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Dolly the lamb

51
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The cloned lamb was the result of the research of whom?

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Ian Wilmut

52
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scientists attempt to define how and why certain genetic variation is maintained in populations, while other variation diminishes or is lost with time

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population genetics

53
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acquiring information for the sake of extending knowledge in any discipline of science

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basic research

54
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scientists conduct investigations to solve problems facing society or simply to improve the well-being of members of our society

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applied research

55
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it encouraged parents displaying favorable characteristics to have large families

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Positive eugenics

56
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restrict reproduction of parents displaying unfavorable characteristics

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Negative eugenics

57
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refers to medical or genetic intervention designed to reduce the impact of defective genotypes on individuals.

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Euphenics

58
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the entire genetic complement of several species, including our own, has been sequenced

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genome

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