Genetics Flashcards
1
Q
What is genetics?
A
The study of heredity and variation
2
Q
What are “risked” genes?
A
You are only susceptible to a disease if you come in contact with the trigger
3
Q
How many base pairs long is the human genome?
A
3 billion
4
Q
Phenotype
A
The physical feature
5
Q
Genotype
A
The gene causing a phenotype
6
Q
Dominant
A
Masks recessive gene
7
Q
Recessive
A
Masked by dominant gene
8
Q
What is Medel’s First Law of Segregation
A
“The alleles of a given locus segregate into separate gametes”
This shows that during Meiosis, alleles will split in to two
9
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What is Mendel’s second law? (Law of independent assortment)
A
The alleles of one gene sort into gametes independently of the alleles of another gene
