genetics Flashcards
genetics
informationt hat shows genes that are passed down generations
somatic cell
body cells of plants and animals
chromosome
holds genes and its information
centromere
holds sister chromatids together
spindle fibers
helps sister chromatids move around, specifically move to opposite poles
centrosome
the things spindle fibres come out of
genome
complete dna sequence of an organism
sex chromosome
gender teller thing
autosome
the 1-22 pairs of chromosomes that represent traits
homologous chromosome
same sequence of genes as another
gene
part of a chromosome that contains traits, passable traits and DNA sequence
allele
part of a chromosome that contains dominant or recessive cells
karyotype
picture of stained chromosomes laid out to study gender and health
asexual reproduction
one parents making sisters (mitosis)
sexual reproduction
two parents and genetically distinct offspring (Meiosis)
gamete
cell with sperm and egg
zygote
cell formed by fusion of two gametes
fertilization
joining of male and female haploid gametes
haploid
cell that’s has half the # of chromosomes as parent cells
meiosis
produces cells containing half the # of chromosomes during prophase 1
diploid
pairs of homologous chromosomes
synapsis
aligning homologous chromosomes during prophase 1
crossing over
exchange of chromosomal segments between homogous
genetic reduction
produces daughter cells with half the # of the parent
genetic recombination
products of meiosis have different combinations of alleles (crossing over)
fraternal
unidentical twins from different eggs
identical twins
split zygote in first few days
deletion
piece of chromosome is lost
duplication
section of chromosome appears 2 or more times
inversion
segment of DNA is flipped (No lost info)
translocation
fragments of DNA from two different non-homologous exchange