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Gr. 11 Bio > Genetics Chap 4 > Flashcards

Genetics Chap 4 Flashcards

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Chromosome

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The thing in the nucleus that makes DNA

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Sister Chromatid

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One part of the x, but one chromosome that is identical and held together by the centromere

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Centromere

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The thing that holds the chromosomes together

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Gene

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Part of the chromosome that controls what traits come through and are passed along to the next generation

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Genome

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The complete set of DNA of an organism

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Homologous chromosome

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A chromosome that has the exact same pattern of genes as another chromosome, they’re a pair. One from mom, one from dad.

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Sex chromosome

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X and Y chromosomes in charge of the sex
They’re the 23rd pair

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Autosome

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The other 22 non sex chromosomes

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Allele

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A different version of a gene for a trait found always on the same spot on a chromosome

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Karyotype

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photos of pairs of homologous chromosomes in a cell

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Asexual reproduction

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It only needs one parent to reproduce and creates genetically identical offspring. ex: bacteria

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Sexual Reproduction

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Needs two parents to give an x and a y to make a genetically unique offspring

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Gamete

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Male or female reproductive cell

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Zygote

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A cell formed by the fusion of two gametes
(egg n sperm)

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Fertilization

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when male and female haploid gametes join together and make a zygote

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Haploid

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a cell that has half the number of chromosomes as a parent cell after meiosis

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Diploid

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a cell that contains a pair of homologous chromosomes

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Spermatogenesis

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process that produces male gametes or sperm in mammals

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Oogenesis

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process that produces female gametes or eggs in mammals involves an unequal division of cytoplasm

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Non-disjunction

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when homologous chromsome pairs or sister chromatids fail to separate during meiosis

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Monosomy

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when you lose a chromosome to non-disjunction

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Trisomy

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when you get an extra chromosome from non-disjunction

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Deletion

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a piece of the chromosome is deleted

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Duplication

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a sections of the chromosome appears 2 or 3 times in a row

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Inversion

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a section of the chromosome is inverted

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Translocation

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a segment of one chromosome becomes attached to a different chromosome

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Independent assortment

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random assortment of homologous chromosome pairs

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Selective breeding

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breeding plants and animals for the traits you want

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artificial insemination

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sperm is collected before being transferred to a female’s reproductive system

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IVF

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technique used to fertilize egg cells outside the body, called petri dish kids

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Prophase I

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Homologous chromosomes line up in synapsis, then they cross over and exchange genetic material

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Meta I

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Pairs of homologous chromosomes line up in pairs side by side and spindle fibers attach

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Anaphase I

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Homologous chromosomes are pulled to different sides of the cell but together. centromeres do not split. Chromosome number is split from 2n diploid to n haploid

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Telophase I

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chromosomes begin to uncoil and spindle fibers dissapear. Cytokinesis happens and then two cells form, each of the cells now a haploid with 23 chromosomes

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Meiosis II

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same but now the cell that does meiosis is a haploid. in meta 2 they line up like in mitosis and then they split into 4 haploid cells.

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Key outcomes of meiosis

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Genetic reduction: meiosis produces daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell
Genetic recombination: Products of meiosis have different combos of alleles. genetic recombination makes the offspring different from its parent, and makes the population unique genetically

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synapsis

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pairing of two homologous chromosomes

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