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What is a genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism.

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What is meiosis?

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Cell division that produces haploid cells, each with ½ of the chromosomes.

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What are alleles?

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Forms of a gene that can result from mutations.

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What is a phenotype?

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The observable characteristics of an organism.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Having one of each allele.

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What does homozygous dominant mean?

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Having two dominant alleles (e.g., AA).

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What does homozygous recessive mean?

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Having two recessive alleles (e.g., aa).

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Why is meiosis important?

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It is essential for reproduction and genetic variation.

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What is gametogenesis?

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The formation of gametes through cell growth and fertilization.

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What is spermatogenesis?

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The formation of sperm.

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What is oogenesis?

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The formation of eggs.

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What is simple complete dominance?

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When one allele is dominant over the other (e.g., A = small, a = big, Aa = small).

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What is incomplete dominance?

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Neither allele is dominant over the other.

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What is codominance?

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Both alleles are expressed (e.g., blood type A from dad + blood type B from mom = AB).

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What is multiple allele dominance?

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When there are more than two alleles in a gene (e.g., ABO blood type).

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What is polygenic inheritance?

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When traits are controlled by multiple genes (e.g., red hair).

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What is Mendelian dominance?

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A classic pattern where traits are controlled by a gene with two alleles.

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What is non-Mendelian dominance?

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Patterns that do not follow classic Mendelian inheritance, including sex-linked traits.

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What are sex chromosomes?

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Chromosomes that determine the sex of the offspring (e.g., X and Y).

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What does ‘Homo’ signify in genetics?

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Same - represented as BB or bb.

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What does ‘Hetero’ signify in genetics?

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Different - represented as Bb.

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What are the two types of gametogenesis?

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Spermatogenesis and oogenesis.

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What are the female reproductive structures in plants?

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Pistil, which includes stigma, style, and ovules.

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What are the male reproductive structures in plants?

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Stamen, which includes anther and filament.

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What is codominance?
A genetic scenario where two alleles are present and expressed.
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What is incomplete dominance?
A genetic scenario where the phenotype is a mix or blend, with a heterozygous genotype.
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What are multiple alleles?
More than two alleles for a gene.
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What is a sex-linked trait?
A trait associated with a gene that is carried only by the male or female parent.
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What is epistasis?
A situation where one gene affects the expression of another gene.
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What is polygenic inheritance?
A trait controlled by multiple genes.
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What is Mitosis?
Mitosis is a cell division process that produces 2 identical cells.
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What is Meiosis?
Meiosis is a cell division process that produces 4 cells, each with half of the chromosomes of the original cell.
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What is the starting and ending point of Mitosis?
Mitosis starts with 1 diploid cell and ends with 2 diploid cells.
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What is the starting and ending point of Meiosis?
Meiosis starts with 1 diploid cell and ends with 4 haploid cells.
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What is the first step in the process of Meiosis?
Start with 1 chromosome pair from mom and dad. Each chromosome codes for the same thing.
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What happens after chromosomes duplicate in Meiosis?
Chromosomes line up and crossing over occurs.
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What happens after chromosomes split apart in Meiosis?
Pairs split apart again, and gametes form.
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What is the male part of the flower?
The stamen consists of the anther and filament. ## Footnote Color the stamen RED (anthers) & YELLOW (filament).
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What does the anther contain?
The anther is the part of the stamen that contains the pollen. ## Footnote Color the anthers RED.
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What is the function of the filament?
The filament is the thin stalk that supports the anther. ## Footnote Color the filaments YELLOW.
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What are petals?
Petals are modified leaves of the flower, often brightly colored to attract pollinators. ## Footnote Color the petals PINK.
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What is the female part of the flower?
The pistil consists of the stigma, style, and ovary. ## Footnote Color the pistil (stigma is PURPLE, style is GREEN, & the ovary is ORANGE).
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What is the stigma?
The stigma is a sticky structure at the top of the style that collects pollen transferred by pollinators. ## Footnote Just color the stigma PURPLE.
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What is the style?
The style is a long, slender stalk connecting the stigma and the ovary. ## Footnote Just color the style GREEN.
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What does the ovary contain?
The ovary sits at the base of the style and contains ovules, or eggs, that will develop into mature seeds once fertilized. ## Footnote Color the ovary ORANGE.
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What is the flower's role in angiosperms?
The flower is the reproductive organ of angiosperms - plants that bear flowers and fruits.
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What does meiosis create in gametes?
Meiosis creates genetic variation in the gametes as alleles are reshuffled into different combinations.
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What are the two processes that create genetic variation during meiosis?
The two processes are crossing over and independent assortment.
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How can siblings with the same biological parents appear different?
Siblings can appear very different due to the genetic variation created by meiosis, although there is often a family resemblance.
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What is crossing over?
Crossing over is the mutual exchange of pieces of chromosomes (and their genes) between homologous chromosomes.
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What is the result of crossing over?
Crossing over results in the recombination of alleles in the gametes.
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What is independent assortment?
Independent assortment is the random alignment and distribution of homologous chromosomes to the gametes.
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What happens to chromosomes during interphase before meiosis?
Chromosomes replicate during interphase to produce replicated chromosomes with sister chromatids held together at the centromere.
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What occurs when replicated chromosomes are paired during the first stage of meiosis?
Non-sister chromatids may become entangled and segments may be exchanged in a process called crossing over.
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What is the effect of crossing over on offspring?
Crossing over produces greater variation in the offspring than would otherwise occur.
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What are polygenic traits?
Polygenic traits are traits that are controlled by more than one gene, such as height, hair color, eye color, and skin color.
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How do polygenic traits differ from Mendelian traits?
Polygenic traits are controlled by multiple genes, while Mendelian traits are controlled by a single gene.
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What is polygenic inheritance?
Polygenic inheritance describes the inheritance of traits that are determined by more than one gene.
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What are polygenes?
Polygene are the genes that produce specific traits when they are expressed together.
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How do polygenic traits differ from Mendelian traits?
Polygenic traits are determined by multiple genes, while Mendelian traits are determined by a single gene.
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What type of distribution do polygenic traits tend to have?
Polygenic traits tend to have a bell-shaped distribution in a population.
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What is incomplete dominance?
Incomplete dominance is when one allele does not completely dominate another, resulting in a mixture of phenotypes.
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What are the three key features used to read chromosomes?
Size, Banding Pattern, Centromere position ## Footnote Each feature is briefly described in the activity.
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What is the description of Metacentric chromosomes?
The centromere lies near the center of the chromosome.
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What is the description of Submetacentric chromosomes?
The centromere is off-center so one chromatid is longer than the other. The short arm is p and the long arm is q.
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What is the description of Acrocentric chromosomes?
The centromere is very near one end.
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What is a centromere?
Areas where two chromatids are joined.
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Pro
Forward. Favoring. Before
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Poly
Many. Several
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Hist
Tissue. Woven
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Anti
Against. Opposite
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Mut
Change
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Non
Not
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Mis
Wrong
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Sub
Under
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Trans
Across
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Scribe
Write
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Script
Write
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Ex
Out of
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Gen
Producer
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Gene
Orgin
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Hetero
Different
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Homo
Same
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Co
With
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Zyg
Joined together
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Sis. Osis
Condition
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Paed. Ped
Child
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Oo. Ov. O
Egg
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Cyte
Cell
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Sperm
Seed
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Pheno
Show
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Ous
Full of
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Gam
Marriage
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Epi
Upon

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