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Advanced Genetics - Bozemanbiology - Wyatt D
Advanced Genetics - Bozemanbiology - Wyatt D
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Biology
10th Grade
04/30/2012

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Complete Dominance
Definition
Dominant allele has same phenotypic effect whether in one or two copies
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Incomplete dominance
Definition
mediocre phenotypes, halfway between dominant and recessive
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Codominance
Definition
Both genotypes are expressed in the phenotype
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pleiotropy
Definition
one gene affecting many traits
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polygenic inheritance
Definition
many genes affecting one character
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Environment
Definition
affects phenotype
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chromosome theory of inheritance
Definition
genes are on chromosomes at loci, and segregation and independant assortment act on these chromosmes
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linked genes
Definition
genes on the same chromosome that do not independently assort
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recombination frequency
Definition
percentage of recombinants
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sex linked genes
Definition
genes on sex chromosomes
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Hemophilia
Definition
sex linked recessive trait that causes excessive bleeding
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red green color blindness
Definition
malfunction of light-sensitiv cells in the eyes found on sex chromosomes
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Definition
progressive weakening of muscles and loss or coordination, sex linked
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advanced genetics
Definition
post mendelian genetics
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nonnuclear inheritance
Definition
inheritance from extraneous pieces of DNA
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mitochondria
Definition
show nonnuclear inheritance
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"Ginger"
Definition
product of linked genes
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thomas hunt morgan
Definition
conducted experiments on fruit flies post mendel
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crossing over
Definition
swapping of genes on chromosomes in prophase I, caused weird data for mendel
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males
Definition
more highly affected by sex linked diseases
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