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Genetics Vocab 1 Flashcards

1
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An inherited factor (encoded in the DNA) that helps determine a characteristic

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Gene

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2
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One of two or more alternative forms of a gene

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Allele

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3
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Specific place on a chromosome occupied by an allele

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Locus

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4
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Set of alleles possessed by an individual organism

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Genotype

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5
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An individual organism possessing two different alleles at a locus

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Heterozygote

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6
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An individual possessing two of the same alleles at a locus

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Homozygote

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7
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The appearance or manifestation of a characteristic

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Phenotype/trait

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8
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An attribute or feature possessed by an organism

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Characteristic/character

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9
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The rules by which traits are passed from one generation to the next

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Transmission/mendelian genetics

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10
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the molecular mechanism underlying gene function and transmission

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Molecular genetics

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11
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trait that appears in all generations

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dominant

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12
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hidden trait

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recessive

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13
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two alleles for each trait separate during gamete formation and then unite at random fertilization

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Law of segregation

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14
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during gamete formation, different pairs of alleles segregate independently of each other

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Law of Independent assortment

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15
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the likelihood of the occurrence of a particular event

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probability

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16
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And probability

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Multiplication rule

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17
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either/or probability

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Addition rule

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18
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the proportion of individuals in a population who have a single copy of a specific recessive mutation

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carrier frequency

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19
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in females where 1 X chromosome becomes a Barr body to compensate for dosages of those genes

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X-inactivation

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20
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either male or female reproductive structures in one individual

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dioecious

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21
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both male and female reproductive structures in the same organism

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monoecious

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22
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both sexes in the same organism at different times

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sequential hermaphroditism

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23
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one allele is dominant and one is recessive AA=Aa

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complete dominance

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24
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dosage of allele matters toward threshold activity AA>Aa

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incomplete dominance

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25
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different alleles have different phenotypic outcomes A=B>c

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Codominance

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26
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single gene with multiple roles

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pleiotropy

27
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one gene masks the effect of another gene

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epistasis

28
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mutations in different genes produce same phenotype or trait

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genetic heterogeneity

29
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percentage of population with a particular genotype that show the expected phenotype

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penetrance

30
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degree to which a particular genotype is reflected in a phenotype

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expressivity

31
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mutation in gametes that pass on their genetic information

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germ line mutation

32
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mutation in body cells unrelated to passing on genetic material

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somatic mutation

33
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a way of generating additional genetic diversity in meiosis 1

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crossing over

34
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genes on the same chromosome

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linked genes

35
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new gene combination

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recombinant

36
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same gene combination as parents

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nonrecombinant

37
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half nonrecombinant gametes, half recombinant gametes

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single crossover

38
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measure of distance between genes

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recombination frequency

39
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a group of identical cells that share a common ancestor

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clone

40
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purine to purine or pyrimidine to pyrimidine

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Transition

41
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Purine to pyrimidine or pyrimidine to purine

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transversion

42
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changes a single codon

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substitution

43
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indel that alters the rest of the protein

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frameshift

44
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indel that does not alter the rest of the protein

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in-frame

45
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substitution that does not change AA

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silent

46
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substitution that does change the AA

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missense

47
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premature stop

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nonsense

48
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3 mutations of the same sign to suppress the effect of an earlier mutation within the same gene

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intragenic suppression

49
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increase in the number of copies of a set of nucleotides

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expanding nucleotide repeats

50
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phenotypes appear earlier and more severe in offspring of affected parents than in the parents

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genetic anticipation

51
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mutation works against wild type function

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antimorphic

52
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mutation confers new function on gene

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neomorphic

53
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increased activity or expression of gene

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hypermorphic

54
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complete loss of function alleles

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Amorphic

55
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partial loss of function alleles

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hypomorphic

56
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Mutation that changes a wild-type phenotype to a mutant phenotype

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forward

57
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mutation that changes a mutant phenotype back to the wild-type phenotype

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reverse

58
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mutation changes the AA sequence without altering its ability to function

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neutral

59
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Suppresses the effect of an earlier mutation in another gene

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intergenic suppression

60
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Peas, Law of independent assortment & segregation (person)

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Mendel

61
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Drosphilia, white eyed mutants (person)

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Thomas Hunt Morgan

62
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X-inactivation (person)

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Mary Lyon

63
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Physical basis of recombination, maize (person)

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Barbara McClintock

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