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Genetics (Part A - Mendel) Flashcards

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1
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what are genetics

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-deals with the way biological characteristics are inherited
-involves sexual reproduction (meiosis)
-genes of an organ

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how many genes are in the human genome

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20,000-25,000

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3
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are humans identical

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identical in 99.9% of gene sequences

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where are genes located

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on chromosomes

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what info do genes contain

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contains info needed to produce a specific protein

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what are alleles

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different version of the same gene

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where are alleles located

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on the same loci of homologous chromosomes

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what is a locus

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place where a gene is on a chromosome

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what are the characteristics of a homologous pair

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similar size
same number of genes
same genes at the same space

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what is a dominant allele

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allele that masks the presence of another allele (uppercase letter)

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what is a recessive allele

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allele that can be masked by the presence of a dominant allele (lowercase letter)

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what is BB called

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homozygous dominant

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what is Bb

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heterozygous

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what is bb

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homozygous recessive

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does the allele being dominant have any effect on how common it is

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no

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what is a genotype

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the combination of alleles (ex. BB, Bb, bb)

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what is a phenotype

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the appearance of the characteristic (ex. purple or white)

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does knowing the phenotype give us the genotype

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no because of heterozygous allele combination

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how do recessively inherited disorders occur

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when the individual is homozygous recessive only

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what is a carrier

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someone who carries the recessive gene but displays the dominant phenotype

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does the carrier of a disease have that disease

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no

22
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how do dominantly inherited disorders occur

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when the individual is homozygous dominant or heterozygous

23
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are Ff a carrier in a dominant disorder

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no because they display the disease

24
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when crossing homozygous parents (one dominant one recessive) what is the outcome

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all offsprings will display the dominant phenotype but carry the recessive gene

25
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when crossing two carriers with each other what is the outcome

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75% will display the dominant phenotype
25% will display the recessive phenotype

26
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what is the law of segregation

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both alleles will always end up in different gametes after meiosis

27
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what is a monohybrid cross

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cross between two heterozygous individuals at one locus

28
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what is the purpose of a punnett square

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determines the probability of an offspring having a particular genotype

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do the punnett square give us the for sure result to be expected

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no
everything is random so this would only be the expected results from a large scale study

30
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what are the two rules of probability

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addition rule
multiplication rule

31
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what is the addition rule

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“or”
chances of having a boy or a girl
0.5 + 0.5 = 1

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what is the multiplication rule

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“and”
chances of having a girl and a girl
(0.5)(0.5) = 0.25

33
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what is a test cross and what is it used for

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cross done with a recessive individual to test whether an organism with a dominant phenotype is heterozygous or homozygous dominant

34
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what is a dihybrid cross

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cross with alleles on two different loci (2 genes on different chromosomes)

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how do you know how many different combinations of alleles there are

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2^n where n is the number of heterozygous alleles
AaBBccDe = 2^2 = 4

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how do you know how many combinations of gametes a parent can have (dihybrid cross)

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foil the two genes
(Bb)(Ss) = BS Bs, bS, bs

37
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what is the ratio for dihybrid crosses and what is it called

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phenotypic ratio
9:3:3:1 (most dominant to least)

38
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what is test cross

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a cross with a recessive individual can be used to test whether an organism with a dominant phenotype is homzygous or heterozygous

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