sb Flashcards
Genotype
Genetic makeup of an organism in letters
Phenotype
Physical trait inherited from gene
Segregation
The separation of allele pairs (different traits of the same gene) during meiosis so that each parents offspring has one factor
Allele
One version of a gene
Homologous
Pair of chromosomes that are similar, but not identical
Haploid
Body
Diploid
Sex
Monozygotic twins
Dizygotic Twins
Dominant but less common genes
cleft chins- Dominant, Dimples- dominant, Hitchhikers thumb-dominant
Karyotype
Full set of chromosomes, 23rd is sex
Down syndrome
(trisomy 21) or (47,#21)- 1/600 chance- Flat nose, slanted eyes, Excess neck skin, DD, LD
Kleinfelter syndrome
(47, XXY)- 1/500- Less facial hair, overweight, fat tissue, Avg intell
Turner syndrome
(45, X)- 1/2000, short, webbed neck, low set eyes, swelling, avg intell
Jacobs (supermale)
(47, XYY) 1/1000 Low muscle tone, tall, acne, DD, LD
Edwards syndrome
(Trisomy 18) or (47, #18) 1/8000- most miscarry, deformed skull, neck, jaw, cleft palette, clubbed feet
Triple X (superfemale)
1/1000- tall, wide eyes, seizures- DD LD
Trisomy 13 (patau syndrome)
(47, #13) 1/16000 underdeveloped eyes, extra fingers and toes, weak muscle tone