lab 7 Flashcards
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genetics
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study of genetics of hereditary transmission and variation
2
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Genes
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heredity encoded
3
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Chromosomes
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long strands of DNA containing many many genes
4
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Homologous Chromosomes
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each diploid cell has a copy of every chromosome, one mother and one father
5
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alleles
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different forms of genes
6
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Law of Segregation
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states that different forms of genes (alleles) move as independent units from one generation to the next and that they segregate at random into gametes during meiosis
7
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Law of Independent Assortment
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states that alleles for different genes segregate and group independently of each other.
