ninety fivety study guide Flashcards
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Translocation
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Swapping a piece of genetic code from 2 unrelated DNA strands
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A normal gamete contains _ of each chromosome and thus _ allele of each gene.
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1, 1
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Duplication
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Multiplying a certain line of genes again on the same line
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Why can inversions not cause any damage to a person’s body functions, but offspring of that person be affected by the damage?
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Inversions could be safe to a person as the code is still intact and is usable. For their offspring, however, the inversion carries over and, as they only get 1 chromosome from that original parent, this causes a flaw in the offspring’s DNA.
