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What is heterozygous? (Genetics)

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  • two things different or distinct (different alleles)
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What is homozygous? (Genetics)

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  • two things are the same (same alleles)
  • upper case = dominant
  • lower case = recessive
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What would the name for “bb” ? (Genetics)

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  • homozygous recessive
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What would be the name for “BB” ? (Genetics)

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  • homozygous dominant
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What would be the name for “Bb” ? (Genetics)

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  • heterozygous (doesn’t need dominant / recessive)
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What chromosomes do males carry? (Genetics)

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X Y

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What chromosomes do females carry? (Genetics)

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X X

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What is a gene? (Genetics)

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  • specific region of DNA that codes for a protein, which will usually present a trait. (ie: hair colour gene).
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What is a genome? (Genetics)

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  • entire DNA sequence for a species.
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What are alleles? (Genetics)

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  • different forms of a gene. Humans have 2 per trait (1 from mom and 1 from dad). Usually located in the same position on a chromosome (ie: brown hair allele vs. blonde hair allele).
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What is dominant? (Genetics)

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  • allele / trait that is fully showing. Denoted by capital letter.
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What is recessive? (Genetics)

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  • allele / trait that is hidden it masked when paired with a dominant trait. Denoted by the same letter but lower - case.
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What is a genotype? (Genetics)

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  • combination of alleles an organism has for a given trait (ie: BB, Bb, bb).
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What is a phenotype? (Genetics)

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  • the observable trait based on the alleles.
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What does “P” mean in genetics?

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  • parent generation
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What does “F1” mean in genetics?

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  • first generation (children)
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What does “F2” mean in genetics?

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  • second generation (grandchildren)
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Monohybrid crosses: what are the 2 laws of heredity? (Explain) (Genetics)

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1) law of segregation: inherited traits are determined by pairs of alleles - one from the sperm and one from the egg.

2) law of dominance: one allele for a trait is dominant and one is recessive. The dominant trait one, if present, can hide the recessive one.

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Monohybrid crosses: what is a punnet square? (Genetics)

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  • used to show all the possible allele combinations.
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Monohybrid crosses: what is a mutant type? (Genetics)

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  • abnormal type.
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What are dihybrid crosses?

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  • dihybrid crosses are used to determine the probability of genotypes and phenotypes involving TWO (2) different genes simultaneously.
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Sex Linkage: what are sex chromosomes? (Genetics)

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  • X and Y are not exactly homologous to each other.
  • the Y chromosome is much smaller than the X chromosome.
  • the Y chromosome contains about 200 genes whereas the X chromosome contains over 1400 genes!
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What are 3 characteristics of homologous chromosomes? (Genetics)

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  • shape
  • size
  • gene arrangement
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What is Co - Dominance & Incomplete Dominance? (Basic explanation) (Genetics)

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Incomplete Dominance: blend of the two phenotypes (CrCr)

Co - Dominance: alleles are fully at the same time (BB)

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What are 3 characteristics of karyotyping features? (Genetics)
- chromosomes pairs with the same size and bonding patterns - sex chromosomes are always placed last - 1st 22 pairs are called AUTOSOMES
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What determines the sex of the baby? (Genetics)
- the father
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What are spontaneous mutations?
- random errors in DNA replication (mitosis and meiosis)
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What are induced mutations? (Genetics)
- arise from a factor called MUTAGEN
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What are 2 factors of chromosomal mutations? (Genetics)
- can occur in BOTH mitosis and meiosis - right number of chromosomes, but the chromosome is “messed up”
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What are examples of common mutagens? (Genetics)
- X-rays - UV radiation - viruses - chemicals
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What is non disjunction? (Genetics)
- another form of mutation caused by incorrect meiosis (missing chromosome = 22 | extra chromosome = 24)
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How many chromosomes should every human have in total? (Genetics)
- 46 (23 from each parent)
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What are the 2 types of aneuploidy? (Explain) (Genetics)
- monosomy: zygote is missing 1 chromosome - trisomy: zygote has 1 extra chromosome
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What is mitosis? (Genetics)
• type of nuclear division (duplicates body cells ONLY) • at the end, the cell divides to form 2 IDENTICAL cells called daughter cells. • occurs in somatic cells (non - sex cells)
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How many stages of mitosis? (Genetics)
4
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What are the stages of mitosis? (Just name!) (Genetics)
PMAT: - prophase - metaphase - anaphase - telophase / cytokinesis
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What is the diffence between chromatin and chromosomes? (Mitosis: Genetics)
- A chromosome consists of a single, double-stranded DNA molecule while a chromatin consists of two DNA strands joined together by their centromere.
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What is prophase? (Mitosis: Genetics)
• chromosomes become visible • nuclear membrane breaks down • paires of centrioles move to opposite ends of the cell • spindle fibres form from the centrioles
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What is metaphase? (Mitosis: Genetics)
• chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell to form the metaphase plate • each chromosome attaches to a spindle fibre at its centromere
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What is anaphase? (Mitosis: Genetics)
• spindle fibres pull on and split the centromeres • sister chromatids move to opposite sides of the cell
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What is telophase? (Mitosis: Genetics)
• chromosomes reach opposite sides of the cell • new nuclear membranes form around the chromosomes • chromosomes relax to form chromatin • spindle fibres disappear • cytokinesis begins
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What is the cytokinesis for animal cells? (Mitosis: Genetics)
- cleavage furrow
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What is the cytokinesis for plant cells? (Mitosis: Genetics)
- cell plate
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What are somatic cells? (Mitosis: Genetics)
- non sex cells
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What are the stages of meiosis? (Just name!) (Genetics)
Prophase 1 Metaphase 1 Anaphase 1 Telophase 1 and cytokinesis Prophase 2 Metaphase 2 Anaphase 2 Telophase 2 and cytokinesis
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What is meiosis? (Genetics)
• cell division that creates 4 gametes (sperm or egg cells) that are genetically different • each gamete contains 1/2 the total # of chromosomes = 23 chromosomes in total • occurs in testes and ovarles
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What are the 2 stages of meiosis? (Genetics)
• meiosis 1: homologous chromosomes are separated • meiosis 2: sister chromatids are separated (At the end of meiosis, 4 haploid cells with genetic diversity are created).
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What happens in the end of meiosis? (Genetics)
• spermatogenesis: 4 equally - sized sperm cells are produced. • oogensis: 1 large egg cell and 3 polar bodies are produced. • fertilization: sperm (23 chromosomes) + egg (23 chromosomes) = zygote (46 chromosomes).
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What is prophase 1? (Meiosis: Genetics)
• nuclear membrane dissolves, centrioles migrate to opposite ends, and spindle fibres form • homologous chromosomes pair up in a process called synapsis to form a "tetrad" structure • homologous exchange a section of DNA in a process called crossing - over as this creates genetic variation*
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What is metaphase 1? (Meiosis: Genetics)
• spindle fibres attach onto homologous • homologous chromosomes line up randomly in the middle to form the metaphase plate as this creates genetic variation * • thus is called independent assortment
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What is anaphase 1? (Meiosis: Genetics)
• spindle fibres pull apart the homologous chromosomes • chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell
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What is telophase 1 / cytokinesis? (Meiosis: Genetics)
• nuclear membrane begins to reform • spindle fibres disappear • cytokinesis cause cell division • END RESULT: 2 haploid daughter cells that are genetically different from the parent cell are produced
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What is prophase 2? (Meiosis: Genetics)
• nuclear membrane dissolves and spindle fibres form
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What is metaphase 2? (Meiosis: Genetics)
• spindle fibres attach onto chromosomes • chromosomes line up in the middle to form the metaphase plate
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What is anaphase 2? (Meiosis: Genetics)
• spindle fibres pull apart the chromosomes • sister chromatids move to opposite ends of the cell • *similar to mitosis but half # of chromosomes
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What is telophase 2? (Meiosis: Genetics)
• nuclear membrane begins to reform • spindle fibres disappear • cytokinesis causes cell division • END RESULT: in total, 4 haploid daughter cells (containing 23 chromosomes) that are genetically different from the parent cell are produced
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What is diploid? (Meiosis: Genetics)
• cell that has 2 sets of chromosomes (46 in total)
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What is haploid? (Meiosis: Genetics)
• cell that has 1 set of chromosomes (23 in total)

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