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Genetics Flashcards

1
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primarily talks about Heredity and variation

A

Genetics

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2
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Transmission of
traits
From parents to
offspring

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Heredity

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3
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Uniqueness of individual or individuality

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variation

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4
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Father of Genetics

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GREGOR JOHANN MENDELL

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5
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Postulate the laws of inheritance Namely law of segregation, law of Independent assortment, law of dominance

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GREGOR JOHANN MENDELL

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6
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Conduct observations on pea plant or ______ for 10years

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(Pisum sativum)

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7
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physical appearance of Individual or observable traits

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PHENOTYPE

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8
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coined the term genes and stated the meaning of phenotype

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Wilhelm Johansen

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9
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genetic compositions of individual

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GENOTYPE

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10
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strongest trait / symbolizes a capital letter

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Dominant

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11
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a group of individual with similar genetic background

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Pure Line

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12
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weakest trait / symbolizes a small letter

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Recessive

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13
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Pure breed

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HOMOZYGOUS

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14
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combination of
dissimilar genes

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HETEROZYGOUS

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15
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different forms of genes

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Alleles

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16
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when the gene is
paired to heterozygous,
only one of the two
genes physically
expressed

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Law of dominance

17
Q

each organism contains a
factor for each trait
- According to Mendel one
parent contains two copies of
hereditary factors (gene) for
each character; however only
one of these two hereditary
factors is transmitted through a
germ cell to the offspring.

A

Law of segregation

18
Q

members of one pair
of factors segregate
independently

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Law of independent
assortment

19
Q

Proposed Punnett square

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REGINALD PUNNETT

20
Q

determines the genotype and phenotype of gametes

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Punnett square

21
Q

cross of
a single trait

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Monohybrid cross

22
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cross between two traits

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Dihybrid cross

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