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Unit 5 Genetics Flashcards

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fertilization

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combines two haploid gamete cells into a new zygote

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meiosis

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reduces diploid cells back to haploid gametes so DNA can be combined into next generation of organisms

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meiosis 1st division

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homologs seperate, reductional division where 4c reduces to 2c, crossing over takes place

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meiosis 2nd division

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sister chromatids seperate, equational division

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ploidy

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genetic content (n) or number of chromosome copies (c)

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reductionol division

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decreases the genetic content

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equational division

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separates sister chromatids

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crossing over

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in prophase I, parts of each sister chromatid swap places to increase genetic variation

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interkenisis

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cell rests, reestablishes energy stores and organizes chromosomes, no DNA replication

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prophase 2

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spindle fibers drag chromosomes to center of cell

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metaphase 2

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duplicated sister chromatids are separated

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anaphase 2

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full separation of sister chromatids

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segregation

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maternal and paternal alleles for a gene are segregated into different gametes

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why is genetic variation important?

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to face changing environmental conditions

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independent assortment

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different genes for different traits are inherited independently of one another (unless they are located close to each other on the same chromosome)

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synapsis

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as homologous chromosomes are condensed and collected they are temporarily bound by synaptimal complex

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law of dominance

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certain alleles can mask the presence of others

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law of segregation

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parental genes are randomly separated, offspring inherit one genetic allele from each parent

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law of independent assortment

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alleles for different genes are inherited independently from one another (exception is linked genes)

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punnet square

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table used to predict outcome of a genetic cross

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genetypic ratio

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alleles ratios (ex: PP-1 Pp-2 pp-1)

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phenotypic ratio

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characteristic ratio (ex: 3 purple flowers, 1 white)

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genotype

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combination of letters, genetic makeup

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phenotype

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the way the trait appears, physical characteristic

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addition rule

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add or subtract the probability of one event happening over the other (either/or)

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multiplication rule

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multiply probability of two events to calculate the probability of them happening at the same time

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mitochondrial dna

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from mother only

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nonmendalian genetics

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study of traits and genes that are not inherited in line of mendel’s law

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incomplete dominance

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when a heterozygote for a particular trait is a mix of homozygous phenotypes (hybrid doesn’t resemble either parent, ex: red and white flower produce pink)

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codominant traits

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heterozygote shows both phenotypes (ex: AB blood type)

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linked genes

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when two genes are not inherited independently because they are located on the same chromosome

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polygenic traits

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traits controlled by more than one gene (ex: skin color)

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pleiotropy

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when one gene controls multiple, seemingly unrelated traits

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lethal allele

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an allele that causes death when inherited

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sex-linked traits

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traits related to genes on sex chromosomes

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nonnuclear inheritance

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DNA found in chloroplast and mitrochondria

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recombinant frequency

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recominants/total offspring x 100 = RF

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environmental affects on phenotype

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food/nutrients, soil pH (phenotypic plasticity with hydrengaes)

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phenotypic plasticity

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signals in the environment that change gene expression, environmentally driven variations have evolutionary advantage

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fruit fly experiments

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discovered recessive problems on X chromosomes with fly’s eye color

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heredity

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transmission of traits from one generation to the next

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somatic cells

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all cells in the body minus reproductive cells

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locus

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a gene’s specific location along the length of a chromosome

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asexual reproduction

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single individual is the sole parent, passes identical DNA to offspring and gives rise to clone

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karyotype

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ordered display of chromosomes by length

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autosomes

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chromosomes that aren’t sex chromosomes

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diploid cell

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cell with two chromosome sets (maternal and paternal) 2n

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homologous chromosomes

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2 chromosomes of a pair with the same length, staining pattern, and centromere position

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chiasma

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hold homologs together as spindle fibers for the 1st meiototic division

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hybridization

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crossing of two true breeding varieties (creating hybrids)

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test cross

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breeding an organism of unknown genotype with a homozygous recessive to reveal organism’s genotype

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