bio final Flashcards

(35 cards)

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Understand why a cell needs to undergo mitosis

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for growth, repair, it produces diploid/haploid cells identical to each other and the parent cell

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mitosis

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cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus

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meiosis

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division/formation of of sex cells

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gametes

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haploid sex cels, contains 23

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zygotes

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diploid sex cells, contains 46

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Genetics

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scientific study of heredity

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trait

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specific characteristics that changes from one individual to another. hair colour, eye colour

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gene

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molecule that determine inherited traits

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allele

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different forms of a gene. brown, blonde, red, black hair

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segregation

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the seperation of alleles

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probability

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likelihood that a particular event will occur

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genotype

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genetic makeup of a trait

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principle of dominance

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some alleles are dominant and some are recessive

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Trisomy

tri meaning

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having three sets of chromosomes

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What can be learned from a karyotype?

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an individuals sex and any abnormalities in the chromosome

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What is the combination of sex chromosomes that determines if an individual is male? Is female?`

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male = xy
female = xx
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Selective breeding

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humans select organisms to reproduce

ex: dog breeding

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Genetic Engineering

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modifying DNA and putting it back into a living organism

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Recombinant DNA

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you break DNA apart. change something in the chain, and put it back together

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how to interpret the results of a gel after running a sample.

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you cut up the DNA into fragments, load them into gel and run an electrical charge to pull the DNA
the smaller gel fragments usually get through faster leaving a print

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evolution

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change over time, process of modern organisms

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inherited variation

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mutations and variations are passed on from parents to offspring

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fitness

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ability of an individuak

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adaption

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inherited characteristic that increases an organism’s chance of survival

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Descent with Modification
current species descended with changes from their ancestral species over time
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What does “survival of the fittest” mean?
those with adaptions for the greatest fitness survive and have offspring ergo passing on their genes
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Why is Lamarck’s hypothesis incorrect?
because evolution takes generations
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How are Darwin’s ideas on evolution different from Lamarck’s?
Darwin -Those with short necks wouldn’t be able to reach food therefore die and eventually only the long necked would survive and reproduce - passing on their genes Lamarck -They would adapt to their environment - their necks would grow to be able to reach nourishment
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artificial selection
humans select variations they find useful and selectively breeds those organisms examples of plants and dog breeds
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natural selection
nature 'selects the organisms best adapted for a given environment
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autosomal chromosomes
determine other features | there's 44
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How do we observe evolution in a population?
Evolution and population occurs whenever the relative frequency of alleles change in that population
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What causes an individual to have high or low fitness for a given environment?
adaption
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What factors can affect the rate of natural selection in a given environment?
fitness
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homologous structures
Appear the same as other species in early embryo development but are different once fully developed indicating descent from common ancestors