Exam 1 Lab Component Flashcards
1
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Model organism attributes
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short generation time lots of offspring easily obtainable/maintain genetic variation bioethical considerations well annotated genome
2
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ploidy
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multiple of haploid set
3
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euploid
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exactly matches a multiple of the haploid set
4
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autosomes
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chromosomes 1-22
5
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aneuploidy
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has a missing or extra chromosomes
6
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nullisomy
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loss of one homologous pair -lethal
7
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monosomy
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loss of a signal chromosome -Turner’s syndrome
8
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trisomy
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3 homologous present - Down’s Syndrome
9
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tetrasomy
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extra chromosome pair 4 copies XXXY in males
10
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homologous chromosomes
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carry the same genes
11
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2 homologs may…
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carry 2 different alleles
12
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Metacenter
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centromere in center
13
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submetacenter
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centromere offset
14
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telocentric
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centromere in telomere region
15
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acrocentric
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centromere toward end
16
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karyotype
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representation of all chromosomes in a cell
17
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cytogenetics
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study of the structure of chromosomes
