Genetic Linkage: An Exception to the Law of Independent Assortment, Genes, Chromosomes, Fundamental Laws of Heredity Flashcards

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1
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Characteristic features
of an individual.

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TRAITS

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2
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Transmitted to the next
generation.

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TRAITS

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3
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visible and may be
hidden such as:

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TRAITS

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4
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traits that are common are
called (blank)

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high-frequency
traits

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5
Q

Greek word “genos”
which means (blank)

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race,
stock, or offspring.

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6
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made up of nucleotides
sequence.

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Genes

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DNA stands for

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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found in the chromosomes.

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GENES

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9
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molecular unit that holds
information or instruction.

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GENES

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10
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responsible for transfer of
biological traits.

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GENES

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11
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numbers vary among
species.

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GENES

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12
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genes change and take two or
more alternative forms,
called as (blank)

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allele

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provides instruction

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allele

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allele for a trait that always appears

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dominant

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15
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when neither one is
dominant over other.

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codominance

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16
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none of the alleles is completely dominant

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incomplete dominance

17
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third physical trait

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incomplete dominance

18
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dominant and recessive combine

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incomplete dominance

19
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trait that is expressed by several generations

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dominant

20
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needs 2 copies of alleles to express a trait

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recessive

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chroma - (blank) soma - (blank)

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color, body

22
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where are chromosomes found

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found in the nuclues

23
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made up of DNA that is tightly
coiled around proteins.

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chromosomes

24
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one of the two identical strands
of a replicated chromosomes.

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chromatid

25
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spirally coiled central threads

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chromonema/chromonemata

26
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aligned, bead-like granules of
concentrated chromatin

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chromomere

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