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Unit D - Genetics Flashcards

54 - Investigating Human Traits 55 - Plants Have Genes, Too 56 - Joe's Dilemma 57 - Reproduction 58 - Creature Features 59 - Gene Combo 60 - Mendel, 1st Geneticist 61 - Gene Squares 62 - Analyzing Genetic Data 63 - Show Me The Genes! 64 - Nature and Nurture 65 - Breeding Critters 66 - Patterns In Pedigrees 67 - What Would You Do? 68 - Searching for the Lost Children 69 - Evidence From DNA 70 - Finding the Lost Children 71 – Should We? (78 cards)

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Which traits (eye color, tongue roll, finger cross, earlobes, hairline, hand clasp, and PTC tasting) are inherited from parents?

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Eye color, hairline, earlobes, PTC (100%)

Tongue roll, finger cross, hand clasp (partial)

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True/False: Most traits are impacted by the environment

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True

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Is the classroom an accurate representation of a larger population (a school or community)? Why or why not?

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No… sample size was too small and too similar

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Why do we study fruit flies or plants?

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  • Short generation time (birth to reproductive maturity)
  • Produce many offspring
  • Easy to obtain/maintain
  • Have many observable traits
  • Ethical
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In generation I, two plants were homozygous green and two were albino (yellow/white). What is the probability of a Gen II plant being green?

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100%

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What does connective tissue do?

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Provides connections from tissue in the body

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What are the pros about asexual reproduction?

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  • Rapid + efficient

- Doesn’t rely on a mate

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What is the con about asexual reproduction?

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  • No genetic diversity - risky for a species
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What is an example of asexual reproduction in a unicellular organism?

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Bacteria: copy genetic information and divide

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What is an example of asexual reproduction in a multicellular organism?

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Hydra: budding: offspring grow directly from the parent and break off when they mature

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What is the pro about sexual reproduction?

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  • Genetic diversity
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What are the cons about sexual reproduction?

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  • Does rely on a mate

- Not as efficient

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In sexual reproduction, the offspring will be _________ from both of its parents.

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different

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Identical twins result when–

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One fertilized egg cell splits before growth and development

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Fraternal twins result when–

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Two egg cells are fertilized by two sperm cells

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What are some traits impacted by the environment?

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Intelligence, height, weight

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What is the female sex cell?

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Egg

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What is the male sex cell?

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Sperm

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Why is breeding performed?

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  • Gets desired traits
  • Maintains a species
  • Study genetics
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What are Mendel’s rules of inheritance?

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  • Offspring inherit an equal amount of genes from both parents
  • Two genes for each characteristic
  • Some genes are dominant over others
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The dominant gene is always expressed by a _______ letter

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capital

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The recessive gene is always expressed by a _______ letter

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lowercase

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Who was the first geneticist?

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Gregor Mendel

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What did Mendel find out?

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When two heterozygous things are crossed, the ratio of dominant:recessive is close to 3:1

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Why do we not always get a 3:1 ratio when performing a heterozygous cross?
Human error, small sample size
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Why did Mendel do so many crosses for the same characteristic?
To improve reliability and to have a higher sample size
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Why is it impossible for offspring to show the recessive trait if one parent is homozygous for the dominant trait?
All of the offspring will get at least one dominant allele and will express the dominant trait
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Why do unicellular organisms divide?
To reproduce
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Why do multicellular organisms divide?
To grow and to replace old, worn out, or dead cells
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When do chromosomes appear?
When a cell is dividing
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How many chromosomes are in body cells?
46
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How many chromosomes are in sex cells?
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Before a cell divides, DNA is _______
copied/replicated
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What is DNA?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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What does DNA contain?
All the information organism needs to grow and function
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What is DNA shaped like?
A spiral ladder or double helix
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What are the sides of the helix made of?
Sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate
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What are the rungs/steps of the ladder made of?
Nitrogen bases
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What are the 4 "puzzle pieces" that match to make DNA rungs?
Cytosine, Thymine, Guanine, Ademine
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How do the puzzle pieces always bond? Why?
Cytosine/Thymine and Guanine/Ademine; chemically bond only one way
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What is a nucleotide?
A unit of DNA consisting of sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogen base
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The 46 chromosomes can be sorted into _______ matching pairs
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What is a karyotype?
Thing showing all chromosomes of offspring/baby, revealing if there is a syndrome or an odd number of chromosomes
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What is an example of a helpful mutation?
Bacterial antibiotic resistance
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What is an example of a neutral mutation?
Different nose shape
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What is an example of a harmful mutation?
Genetic disease (cystic fibrosis)`
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What environmental factor are we testing by using the black petri dish?
Sunlight
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What ratio would we expect with a clear dish?
3:1
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What ratio did we get in the black dish?
0:22
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Can heredity alone ensure that organisms will grow and have a healthy life?
No... organisms such as plants also rely on environmental factors (water) for proper growth.
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Can the environment alone ensure that organisms will grow and have a healthy life?
No... some organisms carry mutations
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What is a real-life example of incomplete dominance?
A red and white flower make a pink flower
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What is a real-life example of co-dominance?
AB blood
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What are some traits influenced by the environment?
Intelligence, height, weight
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What happens during interphase?
- DNA is replicated | - Growth of cell occurs
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What happens during prophase?
- DNA condenses into chromosomes | - Nuclear membrane breaks apart
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What happens during metaphase?
- Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell | - Spindle fibers connect
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What happens during anaphase?
- Chromosomes separate and are pulled to opposite ends of the cell
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What happens during telophase?
- Nuclear membrane forms around chromosomes
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What happens during cytokinesis
- The cells split in two
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For a person to be a carrier, does the condition have to be dominant or recessive?
Recessive
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What is the genotype of the carrier?
Heterozygous
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What does a horizontal line on a pedigree mean?
Marriage or had kids
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If the parent's blood types are O O, what can the child be?
Type O
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If the parent's blood types are A O, what can the child be?
Type A or O
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If the parent's blood types are B O, what can the child be?
Type B or O
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If the parent's blood types are A A, what can the child be?
Type A or O
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If the parent's blood types are B B, what can the child be?
Type B or O
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If the parent's blood types are A B, what can the child be?
Type A, B, AB, or O
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What are the possible genotypes for O blood?
OO, because O is recessive
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What are the possible genotypes for A blood?
AA or AO
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What are the possible genotypes for B blood?
BB or BO
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What are the possible genotypes for AB blood?
AB
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What does a shaded in circle/square on a pedigree represent?
The person has the condition/disorder
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What does a square on a pedigree mean?
The person is a male
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What does a circle on a pedigree mean?
The person is a female
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How can you determine if a trait is recessive?
If the parents DON'T have it, but the kids DO
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How can you determine if a trait is dominant?
If the parents DO have it, and the kids DO OR DON'T
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