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w4 Flashcards

1
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An Austrian monk who studied the inheritance of traits in pea plants and is now known as the “Father of Genetics”

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Gregor Johann Mendel

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2
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Pea plants

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Pisum sativum

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3
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Study of heredity

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Genetics

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4
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Why did Mendel choose to grow pea plants?

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They are:
Easy to grow
Bisexual plants
Have contrasting characteristics and mature quickly

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5
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units of information about heritable traits, transmitted from parents to offspring.

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Genes

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Each gene has a specific location or position on a pair of homologous chromosome called

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Genelocus

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7
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any alternative form of a gene occurring at a specific locus on a chromosome.

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Alleles

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8
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genotype has two of the same allele

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Homozygous

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9
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symbol: AA

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Homozygous dominant

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10
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symbol: aa

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Homozygous recessive

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11
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Genotype has two different allele.

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Heterozygous

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12
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Symbol: Aa

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Heterozygous

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13
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organism has a pair of dominant alleles

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Homozygous dominant

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14
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has a pair of recessive alleles

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Homozygous recessive

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15
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has a pair of non identical alleles

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Heterozygous organism

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16
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refers to the particular alleles of an organism.

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Genotype

17
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refers to the observable traits of an organism.

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Phenotype

18
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used to predict the possible Genotypes or parent’s offspring

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Punnett square

19
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Seed shape

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Round(R) or wrinkled(r)

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Seed color

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Yellow(Y) or green(y)

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Pod shape

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Smooth(S) or wrinkled(s)

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Pod color

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Green(G) or yellow(g)

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Seed coat color

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Gray(G) or white(g)

24
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Flower position

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Axial(A) or terminal(a)

25
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Plant height

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Tall(T) or short(t)

26
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Flower color

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Purple(P) or white(p)

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