Section 1 Flashcards
1
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X- linked gene
A
gene located on X chromosome
2
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Y linked gene
A
gene located on Y chromosome
3
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germ cell mutation
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mutation in gamete cell
4
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somatic mutation
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mutation in non gamate cell
5
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translocation
A
chromosome piece breaks off and attaches to non homologous gene
6
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non disjunction
A
chromosomes don’t separate properly during meiosis
7
Q
nucleotide deletion
A
loss of one or more nucleotide in a gene
8
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nucleotide insertion
A
add one of more nucleotide to gene
9
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substitution
A
one nucleotide in codon replaces with different one
10
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frame shift mutation
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loss or addition of nucleotide that causes the remaining codons to be incorrectly grouped
11
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genes that belong to the same linkage group tend to be
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inherited together
12
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mutations that can be inherited arise in
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germ cells
