Genetics Overview Flashcards
1
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3 Differences between sexual and asexual reproduction
A
- sexual=2 parents, asexual=1 parent
- sexual=genetically different, asexual=genetically identical
- sexual=occurs in sex cells, asexual=occurs in somatic (body) cells
2
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What are multiple alleles?
A
Genes with more than two alleles.
3
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What is Independent Assortment and when does it occur?
A
When chromosomes line up along the centre of cell and split up randomly. Occurs in metaphase1 of meiosis.
