Unit 3: Mendelian Genetics Flashcards

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1
Q

What would be the gametes from the following parent

TtHH

A
  • TH
  • TH
  • tH
  • tH
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2
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What is true-breeding

A

another name for homozygous

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3
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What method is used to determine the gametes of a parent in a dihybrid

A

FOIL

  • First
  • Outside
  • Inside
  • Last
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4
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Possible numbers in a genotype ratio of a monohybrid cross

A

3

_:_:_

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5
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How many numbers are there in a phenotypic ratio of a monohybrid cross?

A

2

___: ____

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6
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Another name for homozygous

A

purebred

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7
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What is an allele

A

Type of gene

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8
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When determining the parent gametes in a dihybrid, which of Mendel’s laws applies?

A

Law of independent assortment

(alleles for different traits sort independently of one another into separate gametes)

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9
Q

What are gametes

A

Sex cells

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10
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What is fertilization

A

Male and female reproductive cells joining

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11
Q

genetic makeup of an organism

A

genotype

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12
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Another name for heterozygous

A

Hybrid

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13
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Father of genetics

A

Gregor Mendel

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14
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What are hybrids

A

heterozygotes

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15
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What is a phenotype

A

Physical attributes

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16
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Formula for percent deviaiton?

A

(Sum of the differences between expected and observed)

____________________________________________

totall # of occurances

then multiple by 100 to get a %

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17
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Formula for probability

A

1 / total number of occurance

18
Q

Physical apperance due to the expression of a genotype

A

Phenotype

19
Q

Type of cross involving the crossing of one trait at a time

A

monohybrid

20
Q

How many alleles are found in a parent genotype in a dihybrid cross?

A

4

21
Q

What is the formula for the phenotypic ratio for a monohybrid cross?

A

Most dominant phenotype: Most recessive

22
Q

Number of gametes from each parent during a monohybrid

A

2

23
Q

What are different ways that probabiltiy can be expressed?

A
  • decimal
  • fraction
  • %
  • ratio
24
Q

What is genetic segregation

A

Separation of alleles

25
Q

What is an example of homozygous recessive

A

tt

26
Q

How many traits are crossed in a dihybrid?

A

2

27
Q

What did Mendel first experiment with

A

Pea plants

28
Q

Law that explains how alleles segrate during a gamete formation

A

Law of Segregation

29
Q

How many alleles are in a parent gamete in a dihybrid?

A

2

( on from each trait)

30
Q

What are alleles

A

Different forms of a gene

31
Q

What is the formula for a dihybrid phenotypic ration

A

DD : Dr : rD : rr

32
Q

What are genes

A

Chemical factors that determine traits

33
Q

What is an example of a heterozygous

A

Tt

34
Q

Genotype with the same form of the allele

A

Homozygous

35
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Genotype with different forms of the allele

A

Heterozygous

36
Q

Chance of an event occuring

A

Probability

37
Q

Up to how many numbers are there in a phenotypic ratio for a dihybrid?

A

4

38
Q

What is an example of homozygous dominant

A

TT

39
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Order of the genotypic ratio of a monohybrid

A

_Homozygous dominan_t: Hetero: Homozygous recessive

40
Q

What is genetics

A

The study of heredity