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Exam 4 Flashcards

1
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What are the phases of mitosis (M phase)?

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Prophase, Prometaphase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

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Which part of the cell cycle includes G1, S, & G2?

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Interphase, which is not part of mitosis

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What is prophase?

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Prophase is the first phase of mitosis. Chromosomes condense, the nuclear envelope breaks down, & the spindle starts to form

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What is prometaphase?

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Prometaphase is the second phase of mitosis. The spindle attaches to the chromosomes at the kinetochores & starts to line them up in the middle of the cell.

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What is metaphase?

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Metaphase is the third phase of mitosis. Chromosomes are aligned to form the metaphase plate. Chromosomes are under tension.

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What is anaphase?

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Metaphase is the fourth phase of mitosis. Sister chromatids separate & are pulled to opposite ends of the cell. This is the shortest phase

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What is telophase?

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Telophase is the fifth & final phase of mitosis. Nuclear envelopes form.

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What is the part of the cell cycle called where the cell membrane splits in 2, finally forming 2 individual cells?

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cytokinesis

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What are the enzymes that regulate the cell cycle called?

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Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs)

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What is the main difference between meiosis II & mitosis?

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DNA is not replicated in meiosis II. This produces haploid cells, meaning that there is only one of each chromosome.

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11
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What is mitosis? What is meiosis?

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Mitosis is used to create an exact duplicate of a cell, while meiosis is used to crated a haploid cell for sexual reproduction.
Mnemonic: mi-TOE-sis happens in your toes

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12
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What is a germline cell?

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It is a cell that will make gametes, but has not yet undergone meiosis. It is a diploid cell because of this.

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What is a chiasma?

plural chiasmata

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It’s the location on the chromosome where it crosses over in meiosis.

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What does the synaptonemal complex do?

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It connects the 2 homologous chromosomes during meiosis I.

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15
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In which phase of meiosis does the crossing over occur?

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Prophase I

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16
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What did Mendel call genes?

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Factors

17
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What is the ratio for a dihybrid cross?

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9:3:3:1

18
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How do you combine the probability of mutually exclusive events?

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add them

19
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How do you combine the probability of independent events?

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multiply them

20
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What is nondisjuction?

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It’s when homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids do not separate during meiosis, creating a gamate that does not have that chromosome & a gamate that has 2

21
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Which shape represents each sex on a pedigree?

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Square represents male. Circle represents female.

22
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In general, what is the condition of having too many or not enough of a chromosome called?

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Aneuploidy. Not down syndrome; That’s chromosome 21 specifically.

23
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What causes aneuploidy?

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Nondisjunction

24
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What is reverse genetics?

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Replacing a normal copy of a gene with a mutant in an attempt to figure out what that gene does.

25
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What is a locus?

plural loci

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A position on a chromosome.

26
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What is amniocentesis?

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The collection of amniotic fluid from the uterus using a hypodermic needle during the 4th month of pregnancy, usually to analyize the fetal DNA for genetic disorders

27
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What is it called when multiple alleles are expressed in the phenotype?

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Codominance. Example: blood type

28
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What is the phenotypic ratio for the F1 generation of a monohybrid cross?

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3 dominant to 1 recessive

29
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What is the phenotypic ratio for the F2 generation of a monohybrid cross?

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1 true-breeding dominant to 2 non-true-breeding (heterozygous) dominant to 1 true-breeding recessive

recessive is always true-breeding

30
Q

Fill in the blank

A [?] allele has more than one effect on the phenotype

adjective

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pleiotropic

31
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What is incomplete dominance?

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It’s when the phenotype of the heterozygote is an intermediate form between the homozygotes

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