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genetics
Definition
study of heredity
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purebreed vs. mutt
Definition
cant predict mutt, purebreed not definatley better, only more predictability about genotype
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pea plants
Definition
b/c they are easy to grow and distinguish varieties
strict control of fertilization
most self fetilize
crossed-bred them
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xxy male
Definition
klinfelters disease
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xxx
Definition
metafemale- not as many problems but increases your chance
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law of segregation
Definition
mendel found out that there are different forms of genes
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genes
Definition
units that determine heritable traits
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F1 generation
Definition
F stands for filial-latin
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alleles
Definition
alternate forms of a gene (one of forms exist at a specific locus on chromosomes
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mendels law of segregation describes the inheritance of a --- characteristic
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single
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each person has --- for each characteristic
Definition
2 genes (alleles) one from each parent
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dominant allele
Definition
if the2 alleles of an inherited pair differ, then one determines the organisms appearance and is called...
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recessive allele
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the other allele that has no noticable effect on the organisms appearance
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Mendels law of segregation predicts that..
Definition
allele pairs seperate form each other during the production of gametes
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punnett square
Definition
computes what is possible
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loci
Definition
where the specific genes lie
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what bears the two alleles for each characteristic
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homologous chromosomes
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law of independant assortment
Definition
states that alleles of a pair segregate independantley of other allele pairs during gamete formation, revealed by tracking two characteristics at once
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testcross
Definition
can determine unknown genotypes
match between an individual of unknown genotype and homozygous recessice individual
reveals unknowns genotype
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rule of multiplication
Definition
compound event (more than one thing at the same time)is the product of the probabilities
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carrier
Definition
heterozygous, have recessive gene but dont show it, predisposed for hereditary condition
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Huntingtons disease
Definition
degenerate nerve disease that does not appear phenotypically until middle age
dominant disorder
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phenyl ketoneuria
Definition
regularly screen for this at birth
evaluate urine,cannot break down phenylalamine( an amino acid)
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invasive test- amino centesis
Definition
part of fetal testing
take fluid of uterus of pregnant female and look at it
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invasive test-CVS (chorionic villus sampling)
Definition
take a piece of placenta and send it to the lab
fetal testing
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fetal imaging
Definition
ultrasound imaging uses sound waves to produce a picture of the fetus
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achondroplasial dwarf
Definition
fatal if homozygous dominant, shows if heterozygous, dominant disorder
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incomplete dominance
Definition
results in intermediate phenotypes
when an offsprings phenotype is in-between the phenotypes of the parents
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codominance
Definition
condition in which both alleles are completley expressed
both expressed in the phenotype
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blood type is
Definition
codominate
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pleiotropic
Definition
effecting phenotype in many ways
single gene influences several characteristics
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polygenic inheritance
Definition
one charateristic controlled by several genes
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linked genes
Definition
genes found on same chromosome
physically linked
tend to move together
exception to mendels law of independant assortment
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recombiant chromosomes
Definition
crossing over can seperate linked alleles, producing gametes with different (...) chromosomes
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sex-linked genes
Definition
genes are on the sex chromosome
X chromosome carries many genes unrelated to sex
inheritance pattern is different in male and femalesex
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sex-linked disorders
Definition
effect mostly male
male recieving a single x-linked allele form his mother will have the disorder
female has to recieve the allele from both parents to be effected
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hemophilia
Definition
no blood clotting factor genetically
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