Unit 2 Part 1: Mendelian Genetics Flashcards
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Branch of biology that deals with heredity and variation of organisms.
Genetics
Carry the hereditary information (genes)
Chromosomes
Gene Expression Sequence
DNA → RNA → Proteins
Contain DNA that codes for the same genes
Homologous Chromosomes
Example of Homologous Chromosome
XY Chromosome
T/F: Sister chromatid may be identical but not necessarily same on the 23rd chromosome
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a unit of heredity; a section of DNA sequence encoding a single protein
Gene
Composed of DNA and defines portion of a DNA
Gene
Combination of all genes
Genome
2 Type of Genomes
- Nuclear
- Mitochondrial
Two genes that occupy the same position on homologous chromosomes and that cover the same trait (like ‘flavors’ of a trait).
Alleles
A fixed location on a strand of DNA where a gene or one of its alleles is located.
Locus
T/F: Genome reflects the size and complexity of structure but not the intelligence
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The genetic makeup of an organisms
Genotype
The physical appearance
of an organism (Genotype + environment)
Phenotype
Having identical genes (one from each parent) for a particular characteristic
Homozygous
Having two different genes for a particular characteristic
Heterozygous
T/F: Phenotype is controlled by genotype so genotype is representation of the genes
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A trait in which a gene is carried on a sex chromosome (inherited from 23rd chromosome)
Sex-linked trait
Traits controlled by genes on one of 22 pairs of autosomes
Autosomal trait
The allele of a gene that masks or suppresses the expression of an alternate allele; the trait appears in the heterozygous condition
Dominant
An allele that is masked by a dominant allele; does not appear in the heterozygous condition, only in homozygous
Recessive
A genetic cross involving a single pair of genes (one trait); parents differ by a single trait
Monohybrid cross
a genetic cross between two different genes that differ in two observed traits
Dihybrid cross