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Genetics Flashcards

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1
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Father of genetics
studied pea plants
experiment published in 1865

A

gregor mendal

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2
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a sexual reproduction happens by what

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binary fission

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3
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how does yeast divide

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budding

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4
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what can multi-cellular do

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regenerate and propagation

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5
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single cell asexual, how do they reproduce

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binary fission

budding

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6
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DNA packing

what does it do

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DNA is packed into chromosomes
DNA coils around histones
histones coil to form supercoil

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7
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passing of traits from generation to generation

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heredity

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human race: two arms walks on two legs,

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species traits

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9
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brown hair, blu eyes

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individual traits

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10
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TT dominate or recessive

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Dominate

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11
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in asexaul or sexual reproduction do allels come in pairs?

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sexual

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12
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alike genetic pairs also called purebread
mixture of two alleles
ex: TT

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homozygous

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13
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principle of segregation:

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each individual has two allels for a gene

the alleles of each gene segregation during meiosis

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14
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when genes separate and are placed within the gametes

distribution is random

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law of independent assortment

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a chart grid used to determine the probability of an event happening

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punnett squares

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16
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monohybrid

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1 trait

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dihybrid

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2 trit

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trihybrid

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3 traits

19
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all possible allele combinations of the offspring produce

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genotype

20
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physical characteristics of each genotype

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phenotype

21
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Ff is heterozygous or homozygous

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heterozygous

22
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FF is heterozygous or homozygous

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homozygous

23
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set of alleles for a given trait

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a genotype

24
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an alternative form a gene

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Allele

25
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the law of segregation states ______.

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allele pairs separate during gamete formation

26
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what is the name of the 1st two individuals that crossed in reeding experiment

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P generation

27
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what term describes a gene with two dominate alleles that are both expressed at the same time?

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codomiance

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