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Unit 5 (Georgia standard): Patterns of heredity and selection Flashcards

reproduction, meiosis, sexual vs asexual repro, sex, and asex. pro vs con, chromosomes, chromosome mutation, alleles & inherited traits

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Zygote

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Fetus
Egg w/ sperm

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Asexual reproduction involves a single cell (or parent) ___ to make ___ ___ cells (or offspring)

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dividing, 2 identical

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Asexual reproduction creates ___

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clones

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Sexual reproductions offspring are ___

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unique

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___ is the process that makes gametes (sex cells)

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Meiosis

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Gametes

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Sex cells

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Sex cells

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Eggs and sperm

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Asexual reproduction does not require a ___

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Partner

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9
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Asexual reproduction is ___ and easier since it requires ___ ___

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faster, less energy

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10
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Asexual reproduction has an advantage in a ___ environment

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Stable

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asexual reproduction has less room for ___ because it doesn’t go through meiosis

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mutations

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In asexual reproduction offspring genetically ___ to the parent and the other offspring

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identical

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13
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Sexual reproduction provides genetic ___ within a species because the offspring are genetically ___/___ from the parents and the other offspring

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variation, different/unique

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14
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Sexual reproduction has an advantage in ___ environments

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Unstable

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15
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Sexual reproduction allows for the population to survive in ___ environments

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changing

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16
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Sexual reproduction has a ___ risk of mutations because it goes through ___

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higher, meiosis

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17
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Sexual reproduction requires ___ time and energy to find a ___/___, carry the offspring, and ___ for the offspring

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more, partner/mate, care

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18
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Most prokaryotes reproduce ___ by ___ ___ which produces ___/___ offspring

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asexually, binary fission, identical/clone

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19
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Binary fission occurs in 3 simple stages. What are these 3 stages?

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DNA is copied (replication)
Cell begins to divide
2 identical daughter cells are formed

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20
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Some eukaryotes can reproduce ___ or ___, depending on environmental ___

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sexually, asexually, factors

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How many TYPES of chromosomes are there?

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2

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22
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Sex chromosomes determine the ___/___ of an organism

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sex/gender

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23
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In humans, you get ___ sex chromosomes which are either ___ or ___

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2, X, Y

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24
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Female chromosomes are ___ ___

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XX

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25
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Male chromosomes are ___ ___

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XY

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26
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What are the 2 types of chromosomes?

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Sex and autosomes (non-sex chromosomes)

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27
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Humans have how many chromosomes? How many are autosomes? How many are sex chromosomes? How many chromosome pairs?

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46, 44, 2, 23

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28
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Organisms get ___ copy of each chromosome from each parent giving 2 copies called ___ chromosomes

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1, homologous

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Homologous chromosomes are the same ___, ___, and carry the ___ ___ ___ ___

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size, shape, same type of info

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30
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You get 1 chromosome from each your ___ and your ___

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mom and dad

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31
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Used to examine an individual’s chromosomes

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Karyotype

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32
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Chromosome count of the cell

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Ploidy

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33
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Cells that have 2 sets of chromosomes

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Diploid

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34
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Example of a diploid

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Somatic (body) cells

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35
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Cells that have 1 sets of chromosomes

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Haploid

36
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Example of a haploid

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Eggs and sperm (gametes)

37
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Meiosis occurs in what 2 stages?

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Meiosis I & II (IPMATCPMATC)

38
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Meiosis I separates ___ chromosomes

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homologous

39
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Meiosis II separates the ___ chromatids

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sister

40
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Cell division is another name for ___ ___

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cellular reproduction

41
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In mitosis both the parent and daughter cells are ____ (___n)

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Diploids (2n)

42
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In meiosis, while the parent cells are ___(___n), the daughter cells are ___ (___n)

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diploids (2n), haploids (1n)

43
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The cell cycle (mitosis) makes what type of cells?

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somatic cells/body cells

44
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Binary fission makes what type of cell?

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An identical prokaryotic cell

45
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mitosis has how many division steps?

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1

46
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meiosis has how many division steps?

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2

47
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binary fission has how many division steps?

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1

48
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mitosis make how many cells at a time?

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2

49
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meiosis makes how many cells at a time?

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4

50
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binary fission makes how many cells at a time?

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2

51
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daughter cells is mitosis are ___ to the parent cell

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identical

52
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daughter cells is meiosis are ___ to the parent cell

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unique

53
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daughter cells is binary fission are ___ to the parent cell

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identical

54
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the end result in binary fission is ___

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offspring

55
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the loss or removal of a portion of a chromosome or the entire chromosome

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deletion

56
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to duplicate/copy a mutation that doubles a portion of a chromosome

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duplication

57
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occurs when a chromosome segment breaks off, flips around backwards, and then reattaches

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inversion

58
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occurs when a portion of a chromosome changes positions within its chromosome or moves to another chromosome

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translocation

59
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Failure of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate during cell division resulting in a missing or extra chromosome

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Nondisjunction

60
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Down syndrome is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

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Nondisjunction

61
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Triple X syndrome is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

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Nondisjunction

62
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Kleinfelter’s syndrome is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

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Nondisjunction

63
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Jacob’s syndrome is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

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Nondisjunction

64
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Patau syndrome is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

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translocation

65
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Roberstsonian translocations is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

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translocation

66
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Hunter syndrome is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

A

inversion

67
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Hemophilia is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

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inversion

68
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Turner syndrome is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

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deletion

69
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Phelan - McDermid syndrome is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

A

deletion

70
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MECP2 duplication syndrome is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

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duplication

71
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Charcot - Marie - Tooth disease is caused by the chromosomal mutation ___

A

duplication

72
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Down syndrome is caused by nondisjunction on ___ ___

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trisomy 21

73
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Triple X syndrome is caused by nondisjunction on ___ ___

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trisomy 23

74
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Any inheritable characteristic of an organism

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Trait

75
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A segment of DNA that codes for a particular trait

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Gene

76
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Different versions (or forms) of a particular gene (trait)

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Alleles

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Individuals having the same alleles for a particular trait

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Homozygous/purebred

78
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Individuals having different alleles for a particular trait

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Heterozygous/hybrid

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the set of alleles for a gene (cannot see it)

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genotype/genetic code

80
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Physical appearance or expression of a trait (can see it)

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Phenotype

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Passing of traits from parents to offspring

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Inheritance

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Allele that masks (covers up) a recessive allele if present

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Dominant allele

83
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Allele that will NOT be expressed IF a dominant allele is present. In other words, it is masked.

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Recessive allele

84
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Who is the father of genetics?

A

Gregor Mendel

85
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Which Mendel rule is that recessive alleles will be hidden by dominant alleles

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Principle of Dominance

86
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Which Mendel rule is that only one of the two gene copies present in an organism is distributed to each gamete

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Law of segregation

87
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The part of meiosis that the law of segregation occurs in is ___ ___ when the sister chromatids are separated

A

anaphase II

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