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are nucleotide sequences that encode functional RNAs

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genes

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genes are carried on

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chromosomes

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influence phenotypic traits by regulating biochemical processes

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gene products (RNAs and proteins)

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what determines the function of the genes

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nucleotide sequence

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an ______ is one of the possible alternative forms of a gene

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allele

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many different ________ can exist for a single gene

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alleles

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if two copies of a gene have identical DNA sequences, they are considered the _____ ______ of that gene

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same allele

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if two copies of a gene have one or more differences in their DNA sequences, they are considered ______ ______ of that gene

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different alleles

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what is the specific location of a gene on a chromosome called

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locus

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different alleles of the same gene will be found at the _____ locus

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same

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_______ is any heritable change in DNA sequence

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mutation

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any change in genomic sequence is considered a _______, whether or not it occurs in a gene

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mutation

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-copying errors during replication -environmental mutagenesis (radiation or chemical) -chromosomal rearrangement

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mutations can be caused by:

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in haploid organisms like bacteria, each individual carries ____ copy of each gene

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one

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haploids can only carried a _____ allele

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single

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in diploid organisms like humans, each individual carries _____ copies of each gene

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two

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both copies of the gene are identical in DNA sequence in this individual

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homozygous

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the two copies of the gene have one or more differences in the DNA sequence in this individual

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heterozygous

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consider the person sitting next to you. which of the following is true regarding your genes and alleles?

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A) you and your neighbor carry different genes and different alleles B) you and your neighbor carry the same genes, but you may have different alleles C) you and your neighbor carry the same genes and the same alleles D) you and your neighbor carry different genes but same alleles

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for any given gene, the allele which occurs most frequently in a population is designated as

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wild type

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what is the wild type eye color for Drosophila

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red eyes

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what is the mutant eye color for Drosophila

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white eyes

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any mutation which causes a decrease in the normal expression or activity of a gene or its gene products is a

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loss of function mutation

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any mutation which causes an increase in the normal expression or activity of a gene or its gene products or confers a new expression pattern or activity is a

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gain of function mutation

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loss of function mutations are much more ________ than gain of function mutations
common
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heterozygotes carry two different alleles. those two alleles may specify different phenotypes. which phenotype will the heterozygote display?
the dominant allele
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the allele whose phenotype is visible is the ______ allele
dominant
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the allele whose phenotype is not visible in the ______ allele
recessive
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the more copies of a gene there are the more the gene product will be produced when that gene is expressed, this is called?
gene dosage
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in diploids, many genes only require a single copy for a wild-type level of function. These genes are ________
haplosufficient
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if one-half the normal amount of gene product is sufficient for normal function the gene is _____
haplosufficient
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if a gene is haplosufficient, individuals carrying one functional allele and one non-functional allele will display a _______ phenotype
wild type
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if one-half the normal amount of gene product is not sufficient for normal function, the gene is _____
haploinsufficient
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for halpoinsufficient genes, loss of function alleles are often ______ to wild type alleles
dominant
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caused by a loss of function mutation in the FBN1 gene, which encodes the fibrillar-1 protein
Marfan Syndrome
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the yellow mouse carries a ___________________ allele of the agouti gene, which causes an increase in agouti expression and over production of yellow pigment in the mouse's fur
gain of function
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complete loss of function
amorphasic or null allele
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partial loss of function
hypomorphic
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_______ number has very little correlation with number of genes, organism size or complexity
haploid
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what does the number of chromosomes (haploid number) tell us about a species?
a. species with more chromosomes have more genes b. species with more chromosomes have larger body size c. species with more chromosomes have greater complexity d. all the above e. none of the above
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human chromosome 2 is the result of a fusion between two ancestral ____ chromosomes
ape
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In _________, transmission of genetic material from one generation of cells to the next involves mitosis and meiosis
eukaryotes
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leads to production of two daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell
mitosis
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leads to production of gametes, each with half the number of chromosomes
meiosis
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the non-division phase of the cell cycle
interphase
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a _________ cell is neither dividing nor preparing to divide, but may later re-enter the cell cycle
quiescent
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during most of the cell cycle, DNA exists in an unfolded state known as ________
chromatin
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since mitosis occurs after DNA replication, each mitotic chromosome contains two identical DNA molecules. these are __________
sister chromatids
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__________ is the point of connection between sister chromatids, and where spindle fibers will attach to the chromosome during mitosis
centromere
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a human cell (2n=46) just prior to mitosis contains _____ chromosomes and _____ chromatids
d. 46, 92
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stages of mitosis
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
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what happens in prophase
* chromosomes condense, sister chromatids are already attached at the centromere * the nuclear envelope breaks down * centrioles migrate to opposite poles
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what happens in metaphase
* spindle fibers form *chromosomes align
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what happens in Anaphase
* centromeres split, and sister chromatids separate (disjunction) *sister chromatids are now daughter chromosomes *daughter chromosomes migrate to opposite poles
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what happens in telophase
*daughter chromosomes arrive at opposite poles *cytokinesis (division of the cytoplasm) occurs *chromosomes decondense and nuclear envelope re-forms
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what stage(s) of the cell cycle could these chromosomes have come from?
prophase or metaphase (chromosomes are replicated and condensed, but sister chromatids have not yet separated)
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meiosis produces _____ gametes or spores with one haploid set of chromosomes each
four
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_______ reduces the chromosome number from diploid to haploid in germ cells and spores
meiosis
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________ (fusion of two haploid gametes) restores the diploid number of chromosomes in the next generation
Fertilization
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homologous chromosomes pair to form tetrads (four chromatids per tetrad) in a process called _______
synapsis
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site of crossing over between non-sister chromatids. allowing reciprocal exchange of DNA
chiasmata
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phases of meiosis
prophase 1, metaphase 1, anaphase 1, telophase 1, prophase 2, metaphase 2, anaphase 2, telophase 2
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In Mendel's pea plants, the violet allele is ________ and the white allele is _______
dominant, recessive
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in a standard monohybrid cross, what is the probability that an F2 individual will be heterozygous?
50%
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in a standard monohybrid cross, what is the probability that an F2 individual displaying the dominant phenotype is a heterozygote?
2/3
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a _______ is a method to determine whether an individual displaying the dominant phenotype has a heterozygous or homozygous dominant genotype
testcross
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in fruit flies, which are diploid, body color is controlled by alternative alleles of a single gene. the allele producing the wild type gray body color exhibits complete dominance over a mutant allele producing a yellow body. what phenotype(s) would you expect in the F1 progeny from a cross between a true-breeding gray strain and a true-breeding yellow strain?
100% gray
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in fruit flies, purple eye color is inherited as a recessive Mendelian trait. You have set up a cross between males and females that are both carriers if the purple allele, and collect 480 of their offspring. How many of these do you expect to show the purple eye phenotype?
120
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brown coat color in Labrador retrievers is a recessive Mendelian trait (black color is dominant). If two black labs are mated and produce a brown puppy, what is the probably the the next puppy they produce will have a black coat?
75%
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what is the probability that an F2 plant with round yellow seeds has the genotype GgWw?
4/9
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monohybrid self cross
Aa x Aa
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monohybrid testcross
Aa x aa
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dihybrid self cross
AaBb xAaBb
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dihybrid testcross
AaBb x aabb
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how many different gamete types can a trihybrid (AaBbCc) individual produce
8
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how many different gamete types can a monohybrid make
2
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how many different gamete types can a dihybrid make
4
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from a trihybrid self cross what proportion of the progeny will display the dominant A phenotype
3/4
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from a trihybrid self cross what proportion of the progeny will display dominant phenotypes for all three traits
27/64
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from a trihybrid self cross what proportion of the progeny will have the genotype AABbcc?
1/32
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what is the fundamental difference between males and females
d. males and females produce gametes of different size
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gametes are morphologically indistinguishable, but are often divided into mating types (a and alpha in yeast,
isogamy
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gametes are morphologically distinct (usually different in size); the individual that produces larger gametes is female and the smaller gametes come from the male
anisogamy
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a chromosome that exhibits sex-specific differences in individuals of the same species
sex chromosomes
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any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
autosomes
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the sex with identical types of sex chromosomes; the human female
homogametic sex
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The sex with two different sex chromosomes; a human male
heterogametic sex
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genes found on the sex chromosome are called?
sex-linked
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when only one copy of a gene is present in an individual
hemizygous

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