Exam 1 Flashcards

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What is a gene?

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The basic structural and functional unit of genetics

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What is eugenics?

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Idea that genetic selection should be used to improve the human race

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What was wrong with the science behind eugenics?

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There was no valid scientific evidence, it was anecdotal evidence (telling stories, testimonials)

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How does hereditarianism compare to what we now know about the determination of human phenotype?

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It is wrong

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What social problems resulted from the eugenics movement?

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Sterilized people, making decisions that affected other people profoundly, basically telling people they are worthless

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Did Michigan sterilize individuals who clearly had genetic defects?

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No they did it to “feeble minded” and “stupid” people as well

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Does modern science give absolute answers to all questions involving human genetics?

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No

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What is hereditarianism and what is the invalid assumption it makes?

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The idea that all human traits are determined only by genes.

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What is a homolog?

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pairs of chromosomes

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What is a zygote?

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a fertilized egg

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What is a centromere?

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a region of a chromosome to which spindle fibers attach, its how the chromosome moves around in a cell when it needs to

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What is interphase?

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The time between divisions in the cell cycle

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What are somatic cells?

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Any cell that isn’t reproductive

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What are gametes?

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a reproductive or sex cell that contains the haploid set of chromosomes

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What is spermatocyte?

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Diploid cells that undergo meiosis to form spermatids

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What are spermatids?

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The 4 haploid cells produced by meiotic division of a spermatocyte

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What is spermatozoa?

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The little swimmers

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What is oocyte?

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A cell from which the ovum develops from meiosis

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What is a polar body?

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Cells produced in female meiosis that will not function as gametes

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What is an ovum?

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The haploid cell produced by meiosis that becomes the functional gamete

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What are diploid cells?

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Cells with two copies of each chromosome (46)

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What is a haploid cell?

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cells with one set of chromosomes (23)

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What do haploid cells form?

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Gametes (sperm and egg)

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How does a haploid cell turn back into a diploid cell?

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Fusion of haploids with fertilization returns the number back to diploid (46)

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What is a sex chromosome?
X or Y
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What is an autosome?
Any non sex chromosome
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What is the purpose of mitosis?
To make body cells. They duplicate an exact copy of 1 cell to 2 cells
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What is the purpose of meiosis?
To produce the gametes or sex cells in 2 divisions
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What are the similarities between mitosis and meiosis?
They both have cytokinesis during telophases, they both use spindle fibers to separate chromatids
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What are the differences between mitosis and meiosis?
Mitosis produces 2 identical cells. Meiosis produces haploid cells from diploid parent cells
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What is crossing over and why is it important?
The exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes. It is important because it produces genetic variety, allowing a species to adapt more easily to their environment
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How does spermatogenesis differ from oogenesis (including the timing)?
In spermatogenesis 4 small spermatids are formed. In Oogenesis 1 egg is formed. Spermatogenesis starts around puberty in the testes. Oogenesis starts 2-3 months after birth
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What is the function of a mitochondria?
To complete the breakdown of glucose, producing energy
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What is the function of a nucleus?
To produce ribosomes
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What is the function of a ribosome?
To aid in the production of proteins
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How many autosomes are present in the body cell of a human being? In a gamete?
44 in a body (somatic) cell and 22 in a gamete
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What is a chromosome?
Threadlike structures in the nucleus that carry genetic information
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What is chromatin?
The DNA or protein components of a chromosome
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How many chromosomes and chromatids do human haploid gametes contain?
23 of each
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What are sister chromatids?
When two chromosomes share a pair (92)
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In the cell cycle, at which stages do two chromatids make up one chromosome?
At the beginning of mitosis (G2)
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Does the cell cycle refer mitosis as well as meiosis?
No meiosis is part of the life cycle
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Why is cell furrowing important in cell division? If cytokinesis did not occur what would be the result?
If cytokinesis did not occur the cell would not fully divide, resulting in one cell with two nuclei, 2 sets of DNA, etc
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During which phases of the mitotic cycle would the terms chromosome and chromatid refer to identical structures?
anaphase
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What type of cels do humans need to produce in large quantities on a daily basis?
somatic cells
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How can errors in the cell cycle lead to cancer in humans?
If a cell does not divide properly it can lead to cancerous cells
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How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis and meiosis?
2 in mitosis, 4 in meiosis
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How many chromosomes are there per daughter cell in mitosis and meiosis?
2n in mitosis, n in meiosis
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Do chromosomes pair in mitosis and meiosis?
No in mitosis, yes in meiosis
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Do the chromosomes replicate before division in mitosis and meiosis?
Yes in mitosis, no in meiosis
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What is a summary of meiosis?
2 chromosomes pairs, chromosomes pair up (M1), separate, then sister chromatids separate to become individual chromosomes (M2)
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What does mitosis result in? (visually)
4 straight lines
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What is a testcross?
Crossing an organism with a dominant genotype to a recessive homozygous for a specific phenotype in order to determine dominant/recessiveness of the unknown genotype
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What is a backcross?
The cross of an individual (F1) with one of its parents (F2) or an organism with the same genotype as a parent
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What is epistasis?
the interaction of two or more non allele genes to control a single phenotype
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of requiring more genetic testing of newborns?
Advantages include detecting a disorder early. Disadvantages include being invasive and potential injury`
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Why were peas a better choice to experiment on than most animals or other plants?
- the presence of easily observable traits with contrasting forms - produces many offspring in one cross - short life cycle and ease in cross pollination
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What is segregating during meiosis?
Gene pairs separate from each other during meiosis
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What is the principle of independent assortment?
After segregation alleles are randomly reunited at fertilization
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Which meiotic processes cause independent assortment?
During meiosis 1 the alleles split and then can recombine with genes from the other parent
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How many alleles can occur on a single individual?
2
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How many alleles can be passes on to a single offspring?
1
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What is the difference between incomplete dominance and co-dominance?
incomplete: both alleles are blended (red + white = pink) | co-dominance: both alleles are shown (red + white = red and white splotches)
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What is a male on a pedigree?
a square
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How do Rh+ and Rh- relate to hemolytic disease of the newborn?
Rh+ mothers have no issues. Rh- mothers with Rh+ fetus have issues
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What is hemizygous?
A gene present on the X chromosome that is expressed in males in both the recessive and dominant conditions
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What is penetrance?
The probability that a disease phenotype will appear when a disease related genotype is present
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What is expressivity?
The range of phenotypes resulting from a given genotype
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What is assortative mating?
Nonrandom mating pattern where individuals with similar phenotypes and genotypes mate (similar body types mating)
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What is consanguineous?
Marriage or mating among related individuals
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What is pleiotropy?
the single gene controlling or influencing multiple phenotypes
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What is a phenocopy?
an environmentally induced phenotype mimicking one usually produced by a single genotype