Quiz 3 Flashcards
the inheritance and expression of inherited traits; some alterations may be found as part of a syndrome, or may occur independently (cleft lip and palate)
genetics
a distinctive association of signs and symptoms occuring together; some are inherited and others are not
syndrome
the genetic composition
genotype
the observable appearance; physical, biochemical, and physiological traits of an individual
phenotype
the hereditary units transmitted from one generation to another; found on chromosomes, which are located in the nucleus of a cell
genes
chromosomes contain ____ which directs the production of amino acids, polypeptides, an proteins by the cell
dna
does dna have the ability to duplicate itself?
yes
somatic cell division
mitosis
makes gametes
meiosis
all cells of the body, with exception of ova and spermatozoa
somatic cells
the process of cellular division in a somatic cell during a part of the cell’s life span called mitotic cycle
mitosis
after each cell division is complete, the cell enters
gap 1 phase (g1)
what comes after the gap 1 phase
s phase
what phase does replication of dna take place
s phase
the ____ phase follows the s phase, and ends when mitotic division takes place
gap 2
just before the cell divides, the dna of each chromosome ____
replicates(makes a copy of itself)
the chromosomes are lining up toward metaphase
prophase
chromosomes at the equatorial plane of the cell; long and short arms are joined at the centromere; each identical half is called a chromatid
metaphase
the chromatids are in the process of splitting
anaphase
cytokinesis occurs
telophase
ends up with the same number of chromosomes in the divided cells
mitosis
in meiosis, the primitive germ cells reduce their chromosomes by___ and become mature germ cells
half
primitive germ cells have _____ chromosomes for each pair and are called___
two; diploid
mature germ cells have ____ the number of chromosomes and are called_____
half; haploid
oogonia and spermatogonia
primitive germ cells
ova and spermatozoa
mature germ cells
the primitive germ cells must ___ their chromosome number of by ______ and then become mature germ cells
reduce; half
before the first meiosis, the primitive germ cells will ____ their Dna. This is similar to that observed in the S phase of somatic cells.
replicate
then, the chromosome pairs line up to each other in a __________ (this relationship does not occur in mitosis)
point by point relationship
the members of each pair of chromosomes line up and exchange segments at contacts known as _____
chiasmata
this crossing over achieves the _______ between a chromatid of one chromosome and a chromatid of the other chromosome pair
exchange of chromosome segments
the chromosome separates, but no ___ of the centromere occurs
splitting
occasionally, both chromosomes that were crossing over do not separate, and both migrate to the same cell
nondisjunction
an example of this type of abnormality in which three of chromosome 21 are found
down syndrome(trisomy 21)
essentially a mitotic division; each chromosome splits longitudinally
second meiosis
is there replication of dna in second meiosis
no
if this occurs during the second meiosis, a chromosome does not split, and one daughter cell has a full chromosome, and the other has none
nondisjunction
during the early period of embryonic development, the genetic activity of one of the x chromosomes in each cell of a female embryo is inactivated
lyon hypothesis
for lyon hypothesis, the inactivated chromosome forms a contracted structure known as a
barr body; appears as a dark dot at the periphery of the nucleus
contains the basic code or template that carries all genetic information
dna
the bases form chains that are coiled to form the double helix; a sequence of three bases is called
codon
a codon codes for
an amino acid