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SVHS BIO104 Genetics

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Division of non-sex cells   Mitosis  
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non-sex cells (body cells)   somatic  
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Process in which gametes are produced   Meiosis  
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Advantage of Sexual reproduction   Genetic variation  
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Prokaryotic cell divison   asexual (binary fission)  
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Faint chromosomes   chromatin  
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Chromosomes contain   DNA, genes  
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Spindle fibers and asters made by   centriole  
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long threads that attach to the chromosomes to the centrioles   spindle fibers  
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Guide Centrioles   asters  
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Area on chromosomes where spindle fibers connect   Kinetochores  
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Chromosome which has replicated   Homologous chromosomes  
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Stages of Mitosis in order(5)   Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase  
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Resting and longest stage of cell cycle   interphase  
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Longest stage of mitosis   prophase  
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stage of mitosis when chromosomes line in the middle   metaphase  
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shortest phase of mitosis, chromosomes pulled apart   anaphase  
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Last stage of mitosis, cytoplasm pinches inwards   telophase  
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Diploid cells in humans have how many chromosomes?   46  
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Haploid cells have ___ chromosomes   23  
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2 cells are made after the cell cycle   cytokinesis  
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Involves 2 nuclear divisions   meiosis  
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Homologous chromosomes pair up and then seperate (meiosis I or II)   Meiosis I  
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Chromatids of each chromosome seperate (Meiosis I or II)   Meiosis II  
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(Meiosis)precedes meiosis, chromosomes replicate   interphase  
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(Meiosis) chromosomes very visible, nuclear membrane disappears, centrioles divide and migrate downwards while producing spindle fibers and asters, homologous chromosomes pair up, tetrads now exist(synapsis), crossing over and genetic variation occurs   Prophase I  
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Pairs of homologous chromosomes   tetrads  
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causes genetic variation   crossing over  
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(Meiosis) Tetrads line up at equator   Metaphase I  
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(Meiosis) Paired homologous chromosomes seperate and migrate to opposite poles   Anaphase I  
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(Meiosis)Homologous chromosomes have reached opposite ends. Cytoplasm splits and two new cells form through cytokinesis   telophase I  
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Is there an Interphase II in meiosis?   Sometimes  
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Are chromosomes replicated in Interphase II?   No  
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(Meiosis) No replication, no tetrads   Prophase II  
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(Meiosis) Paired chromosomes line up in the middle of the sister cells   Metaphase II  
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(Meiosis)Paired chromatids seperate and become chromosomes   Anaphase II  
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(Meiosis)Nuclear Membrane reappears, four nuclei   Telophase II  
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(Meiosis)Four unidentical haploid daughter cells   Cytokinesis II  
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father of genetics   gregor mendel  
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Parent generation   P1  
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First generation   F1  
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Second Generation   F2  
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A series of bases that code for a trait   gene  
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Letters of the genotype   alleles  
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Masks a recessive trait   Dominant trait  
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Masked by a dominant trait and shows only in a homozygous condition   recessive trait  
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Dominant trait also known as   wild type  
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differing alleles   heterozygous  
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same alleles   homozygous  
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heterozygous mix   hybrid  
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physical outward look (Tall, short, red, etc.)   phenotype  
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Genes (letters, alleles)   genotype  
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Grid used to predict possible genotypes of offspring   punnet square  
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Location of a certain gene   Loci  
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Ratio of genes   Genotypic ratio  
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ratio of phenotypes   phenotypic ratios  
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1 trait is crossed   monohybrid cross  
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2 traits are crossed   dihybrid crosses  
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3 or more traits are crossed   polyhybrid cross  
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offspring are identical to parents   parental types  
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offspring are unlike either parent   recombinant types  
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When the dominant trait completely maskes the recessive trait   complete dominance  
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In a heterozygous cross, when the outcome is in between the dominant and recessive traits   incomplete dominance  
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when both traits show in a heterozygous cross   codominance  
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Male Sex chromosomes   XY  
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Female sex chromosomes   XX  
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chromosome which is NOT a sex chromosome   autosome  
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Trait linked to the sex chromosome   sex linked trait  
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Trait NOT linked to a sex chromosome   autosomal trait  
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cross with a known recessive to determine an unknown genotype   test cross  
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Family tree like charts to show passed traits   pedigree chart  
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During gamete formation alleles segregate from each other to from gametes with only on allele for each gene   Law of Segregation  
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The alleles separate into gametes independent of each other   Principle of Independent Assortment  
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Albinism, rolling tongue, widows peak   examples of complete dominance  
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red and white rose, black and blond hair, black and white hamsters   examples of incomplete dominance  
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blood typing, roan cattle   examples of codominance  
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most common blood type and universal donor   O  
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rarest blood type and universal receiver   AB  
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color blindness, muscular dystrophy, baldness, hemophilia   sex linked conditions  
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Which sex displays sex linked conditions more often?   Male (7%) Female (<1%)  
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condition in which blood does not clot due to platelet problems   hemophilia  
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when a single gene may determine several different phenotypes   pleiotropy (albinism and eyes)  
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When a gene has more than 2 alleles   Multiple Allels (Blood types)  
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albinism, cystic fibrosis, PKU, sickle cell anemia, tay-sachs disease   recessive allele disorders  
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disorder in which the lungs produce too much mucous   cystic fibrosis  
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condition in which one lacks the enzyme that breaks down phenylalanine   PKU (phenylketonuria)  
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Conditon in which some red blood cells are sickle shaped, clots are common; carriers are immune to malaria   sickle cell anemia  
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Condition in Jewish families which cause brain cells to be replaced by fat cells   Tay-Sachs Disease  
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Huntington's Disease, hypercholestrolemia, achondroplasia   examples of dominant allele disorders  
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condition which causes nervous system deterioration   Huntington's Disease  
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Condition in which too much natural cholesterol is produced   hypercholestrolemia  
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one type of dwarfism   achondroplasia  
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failure of paired chromosomes to separate during meiosis   nondisjunction  
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when part of one chromosome breaks off and may bind to another chromosome   translocation  
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discovered DNA's helix shape in 1953   Watson and crick  
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took the first picture of DNA   Rosalind Franklin  
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DNA (full name)   Deoxyribonucleic Acid  
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DNA rails   sugar/phosphate  
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Sugar of DNA   deoxyribose  
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Rungs of DNA   nitrogenous bases (A,T,G,C)  
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A,T,G,C   Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine  
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Connected through covalent bonds   sugar and phosphate  
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connected with hydrogen bonds   DNA bases  
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Purines   A, G  
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Pyrimidines   T, C  
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Ends of strands are identified as 5th or 3rd carbon in the sugar ring   antiparallel  
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coils up DNA so it will fit in the chromsomes   histones  
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end of chromosomes   telomeres  
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when DNA makes an exact copy of itself   Replicate  
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Replication occurs in the __ phase of interphase   S  
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Proofreads DNA   Polymerase  
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How genetic information flows   Central Dogma (DNA=>RNA=>Proteins)  
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DNA bases pair up as   A-T, G-C  
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RNA's Bases   A, U, G, C  
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RNA bases pair up as   A-U, G-C  
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3 base sequence   codon  
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Transcription occurs throughout   Interphase  
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carries genetic information from DNA to cytoplasm, carries the info in the complementary form   mRNA (messenger RNA)  
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RNA which is in the cytoplasm, shaped like a 'T', picks up amino acids in cytoplasm and aligns in orders   tRNA (Transfer RNA)  
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End of tRNA attaches to mRNA is called a   anticodon  
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most abundant form of RNA, makes up 80% of ribosomal structure, will link all coded amino acids together to make a specific protein   rRNA (ribosomal RNA)  
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involves transcribing the DNA language to mRNA language   Transcription  
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mistake in the base sequence of an organism's DNA   mutation  
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mutation in a gamete   germ line mutation  
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Start codon   AUG  
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number of stop codons   3  
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Fertilization, crossing over, mutations, plasmids restrictive enzymes, virus injecting DNA into host cells   Recombinant DNA in nature  
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Has one big circular chromosome and used for research   E. Coli  
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small, circular DNA strands in bacteria that pick up new genes and act as vectors   plasmids  
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vectors   carriers  
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to soak up DNA from the environment   transformation  
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naturally 'cleaves' DNA molecule   Restrictive enzymes  
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nonliving, but once in cell is active   virus  
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makes lots of copies of DNA   polymerase chain reaction  
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DNA fingerprinting uses the process of   electrophoreses  
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grows vats of biological samples for research   biofactories  
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organisms used to inject to change traits   transgenic organisms  
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pharmaceutical animals   "pharm" animals  
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master genius determines species   homeoboxes  
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gene that causes cancer   onocogenes  
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science of understanding all of the proteins expressed in a cell   proteomics  
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first protein made by recombinant DNA technology   insulin  
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fertiliztion outside of the body   invitro fertilization  
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longest phase of the cell cycle   interphase  
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base, sugar, phosphate   nucleotide  
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sequence of three bases on tRNA   anticodon  
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body cells   somatic  
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