Genetics exam 1 Flashcards

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1
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Mendel proposed that there are basic units of heredity passed from parent to offspring.

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Particulate theory of inheritance

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2
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Genes come in homologous pairs that segregate from each other into gametes, half carry one member of the pair and half carry the other.

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Mendel’s first law of segregation

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3
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G1- duplication, S- synthesis, G2- cell double checks for errors.

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Interphase

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4
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Connects the sister chromatids together in the middle.

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Centromere

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5
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Site on either side of sister chromatid where spindle fibers attach.

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Kinetochore

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6
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Reach out and bind to sister chromatids to pull them apart.

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Spindle fibers

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7
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Area between top and bottom of inner sister chromatids where tetrads form.

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Synaptonemal complex.

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8
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The attachment site that holds homologous chromosomes together after crossing over.

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Chiasmata

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9
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Kinetochores attach to microtubule from opposite spindle poles.

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Mitosis and Meiosis II

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10
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Sister chromatids segregate to the same spindle pole.

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Meiosis I

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11
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Segregation of sister chromatids results in-

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Segregation of alleles.

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12
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Cross between two heterozygotes

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Monohybrid cross

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13
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Cross between two individuals with two observed traits that are controlled by two distinct genes- from independent assortment.

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Dihybrid

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14
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Cross between a heterozygote for two genes and a recessive for all genes.

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Testcross

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15
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Take fraction of each individual and multiply them together to get a fraction of what the combined offspring between individuals would be.

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Product rule

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16
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Add probability of 1st and 2nd genotype.

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Sum rule

17
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Doesn’t affect every generation, can inherit from unaffected parent, few generations affected.

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Autosomal recessive

18
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Each generation is affected, M and F are affected, can be inherited from M or F, can inherit from unaffected parent.

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Autosomal dominant

19
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Can be inherited from two unaffected parents, M affected more than F, sons can only inherit from mother; son can only inherit Y from dad.

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X-linked recessive

20
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Daughters can only inherit from unaffected fathers, affected Aa females pass 1/2 to sons and 1/2 to daughters.

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X-linked dominant

21
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Can only be passed from father to son, if Y carried allele with trait, they will be affected.

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Y- linked

22
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Mitochondria and chloroplasts; mother to offspring only, never passed on by father.

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Cytoplasmic inheritance

23
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During gamete formation, segregation of alleles, for one gene is independent of the segregation of alleles for other genes.

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Mendel’s second law: law of independent assortment

24
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Attachment of spindle fibers to one tetrad does not affect the attachment of spindle fibers to other tetrads.

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Allows chromosomes to assort independently.

25
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More than one gene influences a trait.

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Polygenic inheritance

26
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Genes can be inherited in cytoplasmic organelles that are passed exclusively through eggs; show maternal inheritance.

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Mitochondria and chloroplasts

27
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Unlinked chromosomes with genes A and B on different chromosomes will have results closer to the expected hypothesis. Unlinked chromosomes with genes A and B on the same chromosomes will have results further from expected hypothesis.

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Genetic linkage

28
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When genes are further apart on a chromosome there will be a higher recombination frequency; on the linkage map the genes will be further apart.

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Recombination (crossing over)

29
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A/a;B/b

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unlinked

30
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AB/ab

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linked

31
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Red+white=pink

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Incomplete dominance

32
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Brown+gray=brown/gray speckles, blood typed IAIB =AB

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Codominance

33
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Homozygous recessive die before birth, heterozygotes survive, and wild type survive.

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Recessive lethal alleles

34
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One gene influences more than one trait

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Pleiotropic

35
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An individual must have one dominant allele at both loci to display phenotype.

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Complementation

36
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Percentage of individuals with a given genotype

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Penetrance

37
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The extent to which a genotype is expressed at the phenotypic level.

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Expressivity

38
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An individual with an allele for a trait may not develop the disease depending on the level that it’s expressed due to expressivity.

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How someone with allele doesn’t develop disease.