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MIDTERM TOPICS Flashcards

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discovered that hereditary characteristics were determined by elementary units transmitted between generations in uniform predicatable manner

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GREGOR MENDEL

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Mendelian Principles

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  • principles of independent segregation
  • principles of independent assortment
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states that alleles in one gene pair separate clearly from each other during meiosis

exhibit monohybrid inheritance

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principles of independent segregation

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states that alleles of the different gene pairs separate clearly from each other and randomly combine during fertilization

exhibit dihybrid inheritance

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principles of independent assortment

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5
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condition when one allele marks the expression of other allele

represented by a capital letter

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dominance

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6
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expresses trait or character

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dominance

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7
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allele that does not function when two different alleles are present in an organism

represented by a small letter

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recessive

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hidden traits or character

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recessive

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9
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cells having different alleles at a given locus on homologous chromosome

Hh

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heterozygous

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10
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cell having identical alleles at a given locus on a homologous chromosome

HH, hh

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homozygous

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physical expression of trait/character, physical outlook or organism

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phenotype

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genetic expression of trait/character, genetic makeup

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genotype

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13
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cross between individuals that have different alleles at one gene locus

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monohybrid inheritance

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14
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cross with only 1 trait

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complete dominance

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15
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cross with 2 traits

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incomplete dominance

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16
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Most common incomplete dominance

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  • tay-sach’s disease
  • sickle cell disease
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17
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homozygosity for a recessive allele

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tay-sach’s disease

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18
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failure to produce an enzyme hexosaminidase A

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tay-sach’s disease

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19
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paralysis and degeneration of the retina

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Tay-sach’s disease

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20
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death before age of 4

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tay-sach’s disease

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21
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no treatment

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tay-sach’s disease

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22
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caused by incompletely dominant alleles

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sickle cell disease

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23
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caused by single nucleotide mutation resulting to abnormal hemoglobin

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sickle cell disease

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24
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the cells can result in clumping and can interfere with blood circulation leading to local failures in blood supply

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sickle cell disease

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will result in damage to the heart, lungs, kidneys, muscles, joints, and brain

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sickle cell disease

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26
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relationship of the alleles such that the phenotype of the heterozygote shows the individual expressions of each allele

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co-dominance

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27
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two alleles affect the phenotype in separate and distinguishable ways

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co-dominance

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28
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neither allele can mask the other and both are expressed in the offspring and not in the intermediate form

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co-dominance

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29
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example of co-dominance

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MNSs blood group system

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30
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the only recessive blood type

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type O

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31
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what gene do we assume that a blood type has

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heterozygous

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32
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what do we always use in determining the possibble blood type of an offspring

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AO,BO

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33
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biological system that determines the development of sexual characteristics in an organism

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sex determination system

34
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how many pairs of homologous chromosome do we have?

35
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how many pairs of autosome/non sex chromosome do we have?

36
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how many pair of sex chromosome do we have?

37
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sex of an individual is determined by:

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X and Y chromosomes

38
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inactive, densely stain condensed X chromosome located near the nuclear membrane in nuclei of somatic cells of XX females

39
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medium sized type of sex chromosome

40
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small size type of sex chromosome

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medium length type of sex chromosome

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average length type of sex chromosome

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this sex chromosome is sub-metacentric

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this sex chromosome is acrocentric

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the centromere of this chromosome is nearly central

46
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the centromere of this sex chromosome is nearly terminal

47
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this sex chromosome does not have a banding

48
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the type of banding Y chromosome has

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fluorescent banding

49
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has something to do with the nature of the chromosome

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genetic sex

50
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refers to the reproductive tissues and glands

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gonadal sex

51
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refers to the development of the genitalia and hormanal influence

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genital sex

52
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refers to the development of secondary sex characteristics which are influenced by hormones

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somatic sex

53
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refers to the attitude

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sociophysiological sex

54
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genetic characteristics determined by genes, which are located on the sex chromosome

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sex linked traits

55
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genes that are found on the sex chromosomes

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sex linked genes

56
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if a gene is located on y chromosome

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Y-linked gene

57
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genes only inherited by males

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Y-linked gene

58
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genes found on X chromosome

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X-linked gene

59
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can be inherited by both males and females

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X-linked gene

60
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the trait is transmitted by the mother to the son

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X-linked recessive trait

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expressed in males

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X-linked recessive traits

62
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Forms of X-linked recessive trait

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  • hemophilia
  • color blindness
  • albinism
  • G6PD
  • Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
  • Ectodermal Dysphasia (anhidrotic)
  • Angiokeratoma (Fabry’s disease)
  • Menke’s Syndrome
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa
  • Ichtyosis
  • Hunter’s Syndrome
63
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blood disorder in which certain blood clotting factors are not produced

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hemophilia

64
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result in excessive bleeding that can damage the organs and tissues

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hemophilia

65
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inability to form a blood clot due to lack of clotting factor 8

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hemophilia A

66
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characterized by the absence of clotting factor 9

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hemophilia B

67
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affected person is insensitive to red light about 25-45%

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protan color blindness

68
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the person is insensitive to green light about 60-75%

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Deutan color blindness

69
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trait is transmitted by father to his daughter

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X-linked dominant trait

70
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phenotype is expressed in both males and females who have an X chromosome that contains abnormal gene

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X-linked dominant trait

71
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refers to genetic conditions associated with mutations in genes on the X chromosome

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X-linked dominant trait

72
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traits that can only be inherited by the sons, never by the daughters

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Y-linked traits

73
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father to son transmission of trait

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holandric genes

74
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Most common Y-linked traits in human

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  • porcupine man
  • webbed toes
  • hypertichosis of the ears
75
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a man in which the whole body is covered with rough, bristly scales (except soles, palms, head and face)

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porcupine man

76
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characterized by web-like connection between second and third toe

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webbed toes

77
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conspicuous growth of hair on the outer rim of the ears

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hypertichosis of the ears

78
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human traits that do not fall under the category of X and Y linked are considered sex limited and sex influenced genes

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sex linked genes

79
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inherited by both men and women but are normally expressed only in the phenotype of one of them

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sex limited genes

80
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pre existing dominance relationship between alleles that are altered according to the sex of the individual

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sex influenced genes

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