Unti 4-5 Genetics Flashcards

(52 cards)

1
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_____________ contain two X chromosomes

___________ contain a X and Y chromosomes

A

Females

Males

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2
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A ______________ trait hides a ____________ trait

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Dominant

Recessive

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3
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A __________ condition has the same alleles

A

Homozygous

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4
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T or F

Less males than females have red green color blindness.

A

False

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5
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Tallness is the ________ for TT

A

Phenotype

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In order to be affected by color blindness, a female must inherit ____ alleles for the disease.

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2

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7
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_____________ material passes from parent to offspring during reproduction.

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Heredity

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8
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Physical characteristics of an organism are called _______

A

Traits

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9
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___________ is the study of how traits are passed from parent to parent

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Genetics

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10
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Each gene of a gene pair is called an _______

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Allele

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What is the difference between a dominant trait and a recessive trait?

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Dominant trait hides a recessive one
Dominant trait has one or two copies of the allele to show up
And recessive needs two alleles for it to show up.

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12
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Where are genes located?

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Chromosomes

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13
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What is the relationship between genes and chromosomes?

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Genes are segments of DNA located in the chromosomes of each cell

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14
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A _________ _________ is used to illustrate how allele of parents might be passed on to their offspring.

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Punned square

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15
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A __________ is a diagram of family relationships that includes several generations.

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Pedigree

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16
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Why are more males color blind than females?

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Males only need one allele from the mother to be color blind, while females need an allele from both the mother and father

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17
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Blood type is an example of a trait inherited through _________ ______

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Multiple alleles

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18
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Hemophilia is an example of a _______ _________ disorder.

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Sex-linked

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19
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Height, hair color, eye color, and skin color result from _________________________.

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Polygenic inheritance ( or multiple alleles )

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20
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A red flowering plant is crossed with a white flowering plant to produce pink flowering plants. This is an example of _________

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Incomplete dominance.

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_________ _____________ results when the phenotype of the heterozygous is an intermediate between the phenotype of the homozygous plant.

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Incomplete dominance

22
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An organism that had t who of the same allele for a trait is considered to be ________ or _______

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Homozygous or purebread

23
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The study of how a gene affects he traits of an offspring is called ____________.

24
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The only way a ___________ trait can show up in a phenotype is if the allele in the genotype are the same.

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_________ ________ occurs when groups of gene pairs act together to produce a single trait.
Polygenic inheritance
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___________ ________ occurs when more than two allele exist for a trait.
Multiple allele
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Pedigree What does the square, circle mean. What's the difference between the shaded and non shaded and half shaded
``` Person is male Person is female Has the trait/ disorder They don't have it They are carriers ```
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Involves the child's brain and nervous system deteriorating and has no known treatment
Yay Sachs
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Causes red blood cells to be present shaped which can cause the red blood cells to stick to blood vessels
Sickle cell
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Causes an inability in the body to break down phenylalanine and has a treatment in which involves a little portion diet (PKU)
Phenylketonuria
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Hey symptoms that include week connective tissue's in the heart and Skelton enlarged aorta, curved Spine and dislocated eye lenses.
Marian syndrome
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Usually has its own set during middle age and has symptoms including mood swings irritability memory loss and uncontrolled movements
Huntington disease.
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Causes blood not to clot
Hemophilia
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Has symptoms including mental retardation flattened face and nose protruding tongue and slanted eyes
Down syndrome
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Is a recessive disorder that causes lung problems
Cystic fibrosis
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A different version of a gene
Alleles
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Both alleles in a heterozygous individual contribute to the phenotype
Codominance
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The allele contribute to the phenotype if one or two of the copies are present in the genotype. Cover or mask the appearance of the other allele for that trait
Dominant
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Segments of DNA found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic
Genetics
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The combination of alleles that you inherit from your parents
Genotype
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The passing of genetic material from parent to offspring
Heredity
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To have different alleles | Hybrid
Heterozygous
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Same alleles | Pure
Homozygous
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Each allele in a heterozygous individual influences the phenotype
Incomplete dominance
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More than two alleles exist for a trait
Multiple alleles
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Traces the occurrence of a trait through generations of a family
Pedegree
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Your observable traits
Phenotype
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Groups of gene pairs act together to produce a single trait
Polly genic inheritance
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Graphic used to predict the possible genotypes of offspring in a given cross
Punnets square
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Homozygous to dominant or to recessive
Purebred
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Alleles contribute to the phenotype if both copies of it are present our scene only one both alleles are ___________.
Recessive
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A special class of inherited disorders that are associated with an allele on a sex chromosome
Sex linked gene