Genetics Flashcards

(12 cards)

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wht is hereditary

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Hereditary is the transmission of genetically based characteristics from parents to offspring

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what is hereditary

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Hereditary is the transmission of genetically based characteristics from parents to offspring .

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3
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name of father of genetics

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Gregor John Mendel

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wht are homologous chromosome

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a pair of chromosome with similar shape and size and one from each parent

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5
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genome?

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it is the full complement of the DNA of an organism

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6
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genotype and phenotype?

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genotype: the set of genes present in the cells of an Organism
phenotype :the observable characteristics which are genetically controlled

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7
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Sex-linked Inheritance

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Sex-linked Inheritance is the appearance of a trait which is due to presence of an allele exclusively either on the x or y chromosome

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8
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full sentence for dominant traits of pisum sativa

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TALL pea plant with ROUND and YELLOW seeds in GREEN, INFLATED pods and PURPLE flowers growing at AUXILLARY position

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9
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mendels law of inheritance

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law of domination: In the presence of 2 alleles of same characteristics only one is able to express itself while the other remains suppressed.

law of individual assortment : In the presence of 2 characteristics the distribution of alleles into gametes of one characteristics is independent to the distribution of alleles into gametes of the other characteristics

Law of segregation: The 2 members of a pair of factor separate during the formation of gametes

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10
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mutation?

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mutation is the SUDDEN change in one or more genes or in the number or structure of chromosome

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11
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location of chromosome

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present in the nucleus of the cell

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12
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location of centromere

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it is generally present at center of a chromosome

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