Topic 7: Mendelian Analysis Flashcards
1
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Mendel’s first law
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equal segregation of allele pairs at one locus
2
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Mendel’s second law
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independent assortment of alleles at unlinked loci
3
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product rule
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the probability of independent events occurring together is the product of the probabilities of the individual events
4
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sum rule
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“OR”
the probability of either of two mutually exclusive events occurring is the sum of their individual probabilities
5
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syntenic
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on the same chromosome
(allelic)
6
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heterogametic sex
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hemizygous for differential regions
dizygous for pseudoautosomal regions
7
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homogametic sex
A
dizygous for all regions
8
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heteroplasmy
A
organelles in a cell or in an individual are not necessarily genetically identical, varients segregate during cell division
