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Genetics Test Review #2 Flashcards

1
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Gregor Mendel

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principles of heredity

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Schleiden and Schwann

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cell theory

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Flemming

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chromosomes

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Darwin

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evolution

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Weismann

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germ-plasm theory

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Sutton

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genes located on chromosomes

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7
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Morgan

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mutant fruit flies, transmission genetics

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Genes are the fundamental unit of

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heredity

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9
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Genes come in multiple forms called

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alleles (encode a specific trait)

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10
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Genes confer

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phenotypes

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11
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Genetic information is carried in

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DNA and RNA

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12
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Genes are located on

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chromosomes

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13
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Central Dogma

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DNA to RNA to Protein

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14
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Mutations are

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permanent changes

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15
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Evolution is

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genetic change (change in allele frequency through population of species)

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16
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What is heredity?

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the passing down of traits from one generation to another

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17
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Different alleles for a particular gene occupy

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the same locus on homologous chromosomes

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18
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What is a locus?

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a place on a chromosome where genetic information encoding a characteristic is located

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19
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What is a genotype?

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set of alleles possessed by an individual

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What is a phenotype?

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the manifestation or appearance of a characteristic

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21
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Monohybrid crosses revealed what?

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the principle of segregation and the concept of dominance

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22
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Heterozygotes produce offspring with a

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1:2:1 genotypic ratio and 3:1 phenotypic ration

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Dihybrid Crosses revealed what?

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the principle of independent assortment

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24
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What is Independent Assortment?

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gametes located on different chromosomes will sort independently

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25
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How are the principles of segregation and independent assortment related?

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both refer to the separation of alleles in anaphase I of meiosis

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How are the principles of segregation and independent assortment different?

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principle of segregation says that these alleles separate; principle of independent assortment says that the separate independently of alleles at other loci

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27
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What is population genetics?

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concerns the genetic composition of a population and how it changes over time

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28
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What are the five major causes of evolutionary change?

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natural selection, mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, non-random mating

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29
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What is a gene pool?

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the frequencies of genotypes and alleles in the population

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30
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How do you calculate genotypic frequencies?

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number of individuals possessing the genotype divided by total number of individuals in sample

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31
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How do you calculate allelic frequencies?

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number of copies of a particular allele present in a sample divided by total number of alleles

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32
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What is Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?

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A population’s allele and genotype frequencies are constant, unless there is some type of evolutionary force acting on them

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33
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If allelic frequencies change,

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then evolution is occuring

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34
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If allelic frequencies remain consistent over generations,

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then equilibrium is reached, and evolution is not occurring

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35
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What is p?

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the frequency of the dominant allele

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36
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What is q?

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the frequency of the recessive allele

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37
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What is p^2?

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the frequency of homozygous dominant individuals

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38
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What is 2pq?

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the frequency of heterozygous individuals

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39
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What is q^2

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the frequency of homozygous recessive individuals

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40
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What are the 5 model assumptions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?

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no mutations must occur, no gene flow can occur, random mating must occur, the population must be large, no selection can occur

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41
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When a population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the proportion of genotypes are determined by

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the frequencies of alleles

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42
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What is genetic drift?

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change in allele/genotype frequency by random chance

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43
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Genetic drift has a large effect on

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small populations

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44
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What is positive assortative mating?

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a tendency of like individuals to mate

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45
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What is negative assortative mating?

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a tendency of unlike individuals to mate

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46
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Individuals may be homozygous by

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decent or state

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47
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What is identical by descent?

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when two copies of an allele are descended from the same copy in a common ancestor

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48
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What is identical in state?

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when two copies of an allele are the same in structure and function, but are descended from two different copies in ancestors

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49
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What is inbreeding

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the measure of probability that two alleles are identical by descent

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50
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Natural selection is favoring those

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mutations that are accumulating over time

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51
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Mutations cause changes in

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allelic and genotype frequencies in a population

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52
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Migration results in the

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addition of genetic variants

53
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The amount of change in allelic frequency due to migration depends on the

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difference in allelic frequency and the extent of migration

54
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Natural selection is more effective when

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populations are large

55
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What is stabilizing selection?

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favors individuals with a trait near the mean of the population

56
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What is directional selection?

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favors individuals at one end of the distribution of a trait

57
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What is disruptive selection?

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favoring individuals at either end of the distibution

58
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Sex chromosomes are

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heteromorphic

59
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Male sex chromosomes differ from female sex chromosomes in

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size and shape

60
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X and Y chromosomes are homologous only at

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pseudoautosomal regions

61
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X and Y chromosomes pair during

62
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Zygote is

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Gametes are

64
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Meiosis produces

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haploid gametes

65
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Fertilization produces a

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diploid zygote

66
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What are sex cells

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sperm and egg

67
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Gamete production is produced through

68
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Gamete formation reduces genetic information by

69
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What is the size difference in sperms and eggs

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sperms are smaller than eggs

70
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What is hermaphroditism?

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both sexes in the same organism

71
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What is monoecious?

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both male and female reproductive structures in the same organism

72
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What is dioecious?

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either male or female reproductive structures in one organism

73
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What are autosomes?

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any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome

74
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What is the XX-XO system (Ex. grasshoppers)?

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XX (homogametic) - female
XO (heterogametic) - male

75
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What is the XX-XY system (Ex. mammals)?

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XX (homogametic) - female
XY (heterogametic) - male

76
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What is the ZZ-ZW system (Ex. butterflies)

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ZZ - male
ZW - female

77
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What is the haplodiploidy system (Ex.bees)?

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haploid set - male
diploid set - female

78
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What is a genic sex-determination system?

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sex determination is governed by separate genes or alleles present on specific locus of the chromosomes

79
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What is the Genic Balance Theory (Calvin Blackman)?

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in drosophila, sex is determined by the genic balance between X chromosomes and autosome genomes (sets)

80
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Where is extranuclear DNA found?

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in mitochondria and chloroplasts

81
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What do sperm rarely carry?

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mitochondria and chloroplasts

82
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What is maternal inheritance?

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when extranuclear DNA is passed to the next generation only by the female parent

83
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What is environmental sex-determination?

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environmental factors influence the sex of an organism (Ex. limpets, ferns, sea turtle eggs)

84
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Gametophytes can be

85
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What does the SRY gene on the Y chromosome do?

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determines maleness

86
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What is turner syndrome?

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females with a single X chromosome in their cells (X0)

87
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What is random X-inactivation (Ex. tortoiseshell cats)?

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the random inactivation of one X chromosome in females

88
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What is a mixed sex determination system?

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interaction of both genetic and environmental factors

89
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Wheat has a genome consisting of chromosomes from

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three different species (einkorn wheat, wild grass, and emmer wheat)

90
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What is a hexaploid?

91
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What is chromosome morphology?

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position of the centromere on the chromosome

92
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What is condensation of chromosome?

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look at diagram in PPT

93
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Differentiate metacentric, sub-metacentric, acrocentric, and telocentric

94
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What is a karyotype?

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the complete set of chromosomes possessed by an organism

95
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What do chromosome rearrangements do?

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alters the structure of chromosomes

96
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What does aneuploidy do?

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alters the number of chromosomes

97
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What is polyploidy?

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an organism that has more than two sets of chromosome (one or more complete sets are added)

98
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Understand chromosome mutations.

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on PPT (figure 8.3)

99
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What is duplication?

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a segment of the chromosome is duplicated

100
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What is deletion?

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a segment of the chromosome is deleted

101
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What is inversion?

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a segment of the chromosome is turned 180 degrees

102
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What is translocation?

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a segment of a chromosome moves from one chromosome to a non-homologous chromosome or to another pace on the same chromosome

103
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Understand types of chromosome duplications.

104
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What is the effect of chromosome duplication?

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the duplicated chromosome loops out during pairing in prophase I

105
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Understand drosophila X-linked duplication.

106
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Understand consequences of gene duplication.

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on PPT (figure 8.2)

107
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When genes duplicate, they can

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take on new functions

108
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Unequal crossing over produces

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duplications and deletions

109
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Large deletions are

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easily detected

110
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What are some effects of deletions?

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imbalances in gene product, expression of a normally recessive gene (pseudodominance), and haploinsufficiency

111
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Formation of deletion loops during pairing of homologs in

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prophase I

112
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What is pseudodominance?

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expression of a normally recessive mutation

113
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When is pseudodominance produced?

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when the dominant wild-type allele in a heterozygous individual is absent due to a deletion on one chromosome

114
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What is haploinsufficiency (Ex. notch gene)?

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when a single copy of a gene is not sufficient to produce the wild-type phenotype

115
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Inversion depends on

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the involvement of the centromere

116
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Paracentric inversion

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does not include centromeres

117
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Pericentric inversion

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includes centromeres

118
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Chromosome 4 differs in humans and chimpanzees by a

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pericentric inversion

119
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Understand different types of translocation.

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non reciprocal intrachromosomal translocation - movement of chromosomal segment from one location in the chromosome to another
non reciprocal interchromosomal translocation - movement of chromosomal segments between chromosomes
reciprocal interchromosomal translocation - chromosome segments are exchanged between two homologous chromosomes

120
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What is Robertsonian translocation

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the short arm of one acrocentric chromosome is exchanges with the long arm of another

121
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What are causes of aneuploidy?

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-deletion of centromere during mitosis and meiosis
-Robertsonian translocation
-nondisjunction during meiosis and mitosis

122
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What is aneuploidy in Jimson weed?

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-mutant capsules in Jimson weed result from
different trisomies
-each type of capsule is a phenotype that is trisomic for a different chromosome

123
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What is autosomal aneuploids in humans?

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down syndrome

124
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What is trisomy 21?

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down syndrome

125
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What is primary down syndrome?

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75% random nondisjunction in egg formation

126
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What is familial down syndrome?

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Robertsonian translocation between chromosomes 14 and 21

127
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What is autopolyploidy?

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from single species

128
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What is allopolyploidy?

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from two species

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