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Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/19/2012

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Term
The Austrian monk credited with defining several important concepts on modern genetics.
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Gregor Mendel
Term
Which of Mendel’s rules is used to describe the observation that a gamete receives only one allele from the pair of alleles possessed by an individual, fertilization reestablishes the double number.
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segregation
Term
When alleles controlling different traits are randomly mixed in the offspring.
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independent assortment
Term
Different variants of the same gene.
Definition
alleles
Term
The outward characteristics of an individual.
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phenotype
Term
The genetic makeup of an individual or the genes they possess.
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genotype
Term
When an allele and the trait it controls is expressed in individuals that are homozygous or heterozygous.
Definition
Dominant
Term
When an allele is only expressed when present on both chromosomes.
Definition
recessive
Term
If an individual has different alleles at the same genetic locus.
Definition
heterozygous
Term
If an individual has the same alleles at a genetic locus.
Definition
homozygous
Term
When both alleles for a trait contribute to the phenotype of an individual.
Definition
incomplete dominance
Term
Latin term used to denote the generation of progeny in a mating population.
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filial
Term
What proportion of offspring from a BB X Bb mating will show the dominant trait (assume B is dominant to b)?
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100%
Term
How many different gametes can be produced by an individual heterozygous at a single gene.
Definition
2
Term
Two Bb individuals are mated, what is the expected ratio of genotypes in the offspring (assume B is dominant to b).
Definition
1:2:1
Term
Two Bb individuals are mated, what is the expected ratio of phenotypes in the offspring (assume B is dominant to b).
Definition
3:1
Term
Who developed the diagrammatic method to determine genotypic ratios of offspring that looks like a “checkerboard”.
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reginald punnett
Term
Genotypic segregation in matings between heterozygotes results in a 2:1 ratio in the offspring.
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lethal
Term
When a single gene influences more than one trait.
Definition
pleiotropy
Term
When alleles at different genes interact with one another.
Definition
epistasis
Term
F1 individuals produced from a BBEE x bbee mating are used to produce a F2 generation, what is the expected phenotypic ratio in the offspring assuming complete dominance?
Definition
9:3:3:1
Term
In guinea pigs, black coat color (B) is dominant to white coat color (b).

When heterozygous black animals are crossed, what percentage of the black progeny are expected to be homozygous?
Definition
1/3
Term
In guinea pigs, black coat color (B) is dominant to white coat color (b).

When two heterozygous black animals are crossed what is the chance of the first 2 progeny being black?
Definition
56%
Term
Shorthorn cattle can be red (R1R1), roan (R1R2) or white (R2R2). If red cattle are mated to white cattle to make roan F1 animals, what is the possibility of an F2 individual being homozygous?
Definition
1/2
Term
Long molecules of DNA on a protein framework within every cell.
Definition
chromosomes
Term
An animal cell with the chromosome complement of 2n or diploid.
Definition
somatic
Term
How many sets of chromosomes does a somatic cell have?
Definition
2
Term
An animal cell with the chromosome complement of n or haploid.
Definition
gametic
Term
Cell division with each daughter cell receiving an identical complement of chromosomes.
Definition
mitosis
Term
Mitotic stage in which the chromosomes in the cell condense and the nuclear membrane disintegrates.
Definition
prophase
Term
Mitotic stage in which chromosomes align in the center plane of the dividing cell.
Definition
metaphase
Term
Mitotic stage in which the chromosomes divide and migrate to the cell poles.
Definition
Anaphase
Term
Mitotic stage in which the cells divide into daughter cells
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Telophase
Term
Process of cellular division that results in gametes.
Definition
meiosis
Term
Mature spermatozoa have a ________ number of chromosomes.
Definition
haploid
Term
If the pair of sex chromosomes is identical.
Definition
homogametic
Term
Genes located on the Y chromosome in mammals that can only be passed from father to son.
Definition
holandric
Term
Chromosomes other than those that contribute to sex determination.
Definition
autosomes
Term
In mammals, male of the species are ___________ for alleles inherited on the X chromosome.
Definition
hemizygous
Term
Genes for which individuals of different sexes show a different phenotype even when they may have the same genotype.
Definition
sex-influenced
Term
Traits that can only be expressed in one of the sexes do to differences in anatomical make-up.
Definition
sex-limited
Term
Genes that are inherited on either of the sex chromosomes.
Definition
sex-linked
Term
In poodles, hair color can be inherited as a codominant trait. In the population of dogs at a local dog show there were 20 red (R1R1), 30 apricot (R1R2) and 50 white (R2 R2) poodles. What is the frequency of the red (R1) allele in this population?
Definition
.35
Term
In cattle black (B) is dominant to red (b). If a population of cattle has 51 black and 49 red animals, what is the frequency of the black (B) allele in the population?
Definition
.30
Term
A population characteristic associated with quantitative traits.
Definition
continuous variation
Term
The class of genes that each control a relatively small proportion of quantitative trait variation.
Definition
polygenes
Term
A characteristically bell-shaped symmetrical distribution indicative of quantitative traits in large populations.
Definition
normal
Term
Statistical measurements used to describe a distribution (circle 2).
Definition
mean
Term
Within a normal distribution, what percentage of trait measurements (phenotypes) will fall within 1 standard deviation of the mean.
Definition
68%
Term
A sheep flock has a mean 90-day weight of 100 lbs and a standard deviation of 25 lbs, what weight will the top 2.5% of lambs exceed.
Definition
150 lbs
Term
Term used to describe the proportion of phenotypic variance contributed by genetics.
Definition
heritablity
Term
If a trait has a phenotypic variance of 100 and a heritability of 0.25, what is the genetic variance.
Definition
25
Term
The difference between the mean of a population and the mean of the individuals selected from that population for breeding (Ps - P0).
Definition
selection differential
Term
Difference between the mean of the population and the mean of the offspring from selected individuals of the population (P1 - P0).
Definition
genetic gain
Term
Term used to describe the relationship between the genetic gain and the selection differential.
Definition
realized heritablity
Term
Process in which one strand of the DNA molecule is used to produce a corresponding RNA molecule.
Definition
transcription
Term
Process in which the RNA molecule is used to produce a protein.
Definition
translation
Term
The universal genetic code is used to decode each ________ of the RNA molecule into amino acids.
Definition
codon
Term
The DNA sequence that is complementary to CAGGATCCTG.
Definition
GTCCTAGGAC
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