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Genetics 105
Intro to genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nucleoside | base and sugar |
| Nucleotide | base and sugar and phosphate |
| DNA | blueprint |
| gene | mad of DNA, produce protiens |
| choromosome | storage for DNA |
| Protein | carry out cell functions |
| Deletion | loss of DNA material |
| Inversion | reversal of DNA segment aka looping |
| Exon | section of gene that codes for protein, read in triplets |
| Intron | does NOT code for protein, found between genes |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| STR | Short tandem repeat (CACACACACACA...) |
| Micorsatellite1 | short tandem repeats 2-6 |
| minisatellite | STR 2-250 |
| Independent assortment | one gene has no affect on other genes |
| Codominance | both traits are present |
| Incomplete dominace | blend of traits |
| Lethals | alleles that kill |
| Sex Linkage | genes carried on sex chromosomes |
| Sex Limited | can only be expressed in one sex |
| Sex influenced | phenotype is influenced by gender |
| Epistasis | alters normal ratio |
| Mutually exclusive | occurance of one prevents others |
| Independent | occurance of one has no effect on the other |