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Mendelian Inheritance Flashcards

1
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theories on inheritance established before Mendel’s theory

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preformation theory
theory of Pengenes
the blending hypothesis
particulate hypothesis

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2
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branch of biology that is defined as the “study of heredity and variation”

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Genetics

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3
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origin of the term genetics

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gene

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4
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genes

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segments of DNA

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5
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study of genes

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genetics

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6
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father of modern genetics

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Gregor Mendel

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7
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year Mendel’s experiment was established

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1860

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8
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Mendel’s occupation

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Augustinian Monk

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9
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Creator of the Punnett Square

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Reginald Punnett

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10
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University Mendel went to

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University of Vienna (1851)

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11
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influence of Mendel’s scientific thought process

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physicist Christian Doppler
and
botanist Franz Unger

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12
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Type of analysis mendel used

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quantitative data
analysis

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13
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plant Mendel worked with

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Pisum sativum (pea)

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14
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plant exhibiting both male and
female reproductive organs

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monoecious plant

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15
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year of mendel’s first hybridization experiment

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1856

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16
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amount of pairs which traits
Mendel investigated

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7

17
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variant for a character

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Trait

18
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offspring produced in many generations through self-fertilization are identical.

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true-breeding

19
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Name of Mendel’s experiment

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simplest hybridization experiment

20
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generation of the original parents

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Parental (P) Generation

21
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generation of offspring of original parents

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First Filial (F_1) Generation

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generation of offspring of the first filial generation

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Second Filial (F_2) Generation

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trait that always shows up

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Dominant

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trait that is masked

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Recessive

25
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Alternative version of a gene

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Allele

26
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two alleles for a heritable character segregate and end up in different gametes

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Law of Segregation

27
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pair of chromosomes with the same gene sequence in the same location

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Homologous chromosome

28
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observable appearance of a trait

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Phenotype

29
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allelic combination underlying phenotypes; represented by symbols

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Genotype

30
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pair of alleles for a character are identical

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Homozygous

31
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alleles for a character are different;

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Heterozygous

32
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diagrammatic device used for predicting the allele composition of offspring from a cross

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Punnett square

33
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cross between individuals that are heterozygous for a single
character or gene

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monohybrid cross

34
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XX

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homozygous dominant

35
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xx

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homozygous recessive

36
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Xx

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heterozygous

37
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two alleles for a heritable character assort independently

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Law of Independent Assortment

38
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cross between individuals that are heterozygous for both characters

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dihybrid

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