Lecture 16: Mendelian Genetics II Flashcards
1
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What did Mendel study?
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Heredity
2
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Discrete traits vs continuous traits?
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Discrete traits: Phenotype that manifest as clear separable differences
Continuous traits: phenotype that manifests along a spectrum
3
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What are sex-linked traits?
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Characteristics that are influenced by genes carried on the sex chromosome
4
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What is an example of a sex linked trait?
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Color blindness
5
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True or false: Only the male progeny of non-affected colour-blind parents can be colour blind
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True
6
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Define carries?
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People who carry a recessive gene of something
7
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Is the colorblindness allele always recessive?
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Yes, the Y chromosome is actually extremely small and does not have a gene for colour blindness
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