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Genetics Flashcards

1
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believed that reproduction of organisms originate through formation of miniature versions known as homunculus

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preformationism

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who and when was preformationism established

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17th century by pythagoras and aristotle

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3
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each part of the body can produce ____________ that contribute to the formation of an offspring

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gemmules

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where did the idea of preformationism originate from?

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parthenogenesis of insects, amphibians, and reptiles

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5
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sperm contains the miniature individual and only nourished by the ovum

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spermists

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6
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thought the same and that the seminal fluid only stimulates it

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ovists

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7
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criticized aristotle’s work by asserting “ex ovo omnia” - stating that all organisms come from eggs

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william harvey (epigenesis)

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8
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organs of an organism that is frequently and continuously used becomes more developed and prominent

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theory of use and misuse

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9
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modifications that an organism underwent in its life is due to the factors of use and misuse and will be preserved and passed on to the next generation

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theory of acquired characteristics

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10
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there will be changes in the characteristics of organisms due to pressure exerted by the environment

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theory of evolution and natural selection

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11
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2 types of cells in the body proposed by august weismann

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autosomal or somatic cells, gametes

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12
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theory by august weismann that suggests there are 2 types of cells in the body

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germplasm theory

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13
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cells that are responsible for sustaining the body

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autosomal or somatic cells

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14
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cells that contain hereditary information

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gametes

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15
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he disproved the concept of preformation using mice

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august weismann

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16
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process of passing on of traits from parents to offspring through sexual or asexual reproduction

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heredity or inheritance

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17
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presence of different frequencies of traits among individuals or populations

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variation

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18
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expressed characteristics of an individual

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phenotype or traits

19
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set of information from the DNA that encodes for specific traits

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genotype or genes

20
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an organism’s complete set of genes

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genome

21
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contains bundles of tightly coiled DNA located in the nucleus

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chromosome

22
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subunit of 2 chromosomes where 2 turns of DNA is wrapped around a set of 8 proteins called histones

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nucleosome

23
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self-replicating macromolecule present in every living organism

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DNA

24
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activated variant of a gene

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dominant trait

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inactivated variant of a gene

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recessive trait

26
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only one allele is inherited from each of the parent since chromosomes split during meiosis

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law of segregation

27
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genes of different traits do not accect other genes

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law of independent assortment

28
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traits that come from chromosome 1 to 22

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autosomal traits

29
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traits that come from chromosome x and y

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sex-linked traits

30
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test-cross that can produce offspring

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parental generation

31
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result of any parental cross

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filial generation

32
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both alleles have the same expression

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homozygous

33
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alleles have different expressions

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heterozygous

34
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different expressions of genes due to different interplay between genes

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genetic interactions

35
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occurs when one allele is expressed in the phenotype by masking the recessive allele

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complete dominance

36
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occurs when the expression of the recessive gene is not completely masked

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incomplete dominance

37
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occurs when the expression of genes lacks dominance and recessiveness

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co-dominance

38
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occurs when the expression of genes exceeds measurement

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over-dominance

39
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complete dominance at gene pairs

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novel phenotype

40
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complete dominance but recessive is epistatic

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recessive epistasis

41
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complete dominance but dominant is epistatic

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dominant epistasis

42
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at least one allele of each gene is dominant

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complimentary epistasis

43
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at least one dominant presence in any gene

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duplicate gene

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