Genetics Flashcards by Lorelei George

Q

recombination generates….

A

new allele combinations

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Barr body

A

inactivated X chromosome

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wild type

A

normal type found in the wild

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mutant

A

alternative to wild type

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Y linked traits are passed

A

Father to son

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Sex linked traits are located

A

On sex chromosomes (X and Y)

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Define genome

A

complete set of hereditary information in a cell

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Define genomics

A

Study of the genome

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What are genes?

A

Molecular units of heredity

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What are alleles?

A

forms of the same gene

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Q

Define clone

A

Genetically identical

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Define gamete

A

cells that fuse to give rise to form a new organism

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Define somatic cell

A

cells that are not gametes

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What is a karyotype

A

An ordered display of chromosome pairs

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Define pleiotropy

A

A gene produces multiple phenotypes

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Define epistasis

A

One gene alters the phenotypic expression of another

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Role of homeotic genes

A

control formation in embryonic development