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| What is the study of inherited variation? |
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| The field of genetics that studies the interactions of many genes is called what? |
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| The units of heredity are what? |
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| A glass instrument that shows the patterns of gene expression is what? |
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| Variants of genes are called _____ and arise by a process called _______. |
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| A variant in sequence that is present in at least 1% of a population is called what? |
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| What are some potential uses for results of DNA microarray testing? |
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| Probability of a trait, active genes, determining drug toxins |
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| The alleles in a population constitute what? |
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| How similar are the genomes of a human and a chimpanzee? |
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| Are 2 members of different races having more alleles in common than 2 members of the same race? |
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| The more (different, similar) DNA sequences of two species are to one another, the more recently two species diverged from a single ancestor. |
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| A gene may have many alleles, but each individual has only two alleles. Why? |
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| The genetic information of a trait |
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| What is a karyotype used for? |
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| Examine chromosomes visually for abnormalities. |
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| How do genetic diseases differ from other diseases? |
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| You can get a genetic disease by being related to someone who has it. |
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| The technique of _____ attempts to correct certain genetic disorders. |
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| The human female has _____ pairs of autosomes and the sex chromosome complement of _____. |
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| What is the relationship between genes and chromosomes? |
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| Genes make up chromosome. |
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| What is the relationship between genes and genome? |
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| Genes make up the genome. |
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| A 54-year-old man and his 26-year-old son are each accused of committing a rape. Why would DNA fingerprinting be difficult in evaluation this case? |
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| They share a common allele. |
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| Traits that are at least partly determined by the environment are called... |
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| What is the genetic material? |
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| The number of genes in the human genome is estimated to be... |
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| The number of base pairs in the human genome is estimated to be... |
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| Organisms altered to have new genes or to over- or underexpress their own genes are termed.. |
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| Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) |
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| DNA profiling can be used to do what? |
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| Identify an individual, aid in convictions, family relations |
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| The normal human karyotype has a total of ____ chromosomes. |
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| _____ is the use of organisms to produce goods and services. |
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| Wearing contact lenses that change the color of the eyes changes what? |
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| Changes in the DNA sequence are called what? |
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| The alleles in a population constitute the what? |
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| The human male has _____ pairs of autosomes and the sex chromosome complement of ______. |
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| What percentage are two siblings similar within their DNA? |
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| What percentage are first cousins' DNA similar? |
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| The diagram used to show the inheritance of traits through a family is called a what? |
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| The likelihood than an individual from a particular population will develop a condition in comparison to individuals from another group is what type of risk calculation? |
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| How do the nitrogen bases pair up? |
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| All the genes in a population |
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| What does it mean to be dominant? |
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| It will always be expressed. |
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| What does it mean to be recessive? |
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| It will be masked if a dominant trait is present. |
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| Pattern of transcribed genes. |
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| What does a genetic counselor do? |
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| Talks to you about your genetic test results |
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| Single nucleotide polymorphism- a variation in a single base sequence |
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| What are the four steps of genetic testing? |
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| Research family history, cell sample, isolate sample, calculate results |
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| What are the three areas where genetics is used in our economy and specific uses within each area? |
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Identity-forensics
Health care- prediction of disease
Agriculture- crop and animal breeding |
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