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L: Ch.5 Genetics
Glencoe Ch 4.3/ Ch5 Genetics
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Biology
7th Grade
02/06/2011

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DNA
Definition
deoxyribonucleic acid
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Rosalind Franklin
Definition
discovered DNA as we know it using xray
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Watson & Crick
Definition
made a model of DNA (double-helix)
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sugar (deoxyribose)-phosphate
Definition
Rails of DNA made of __________
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nitrogen bases
Definition
Rungs of DNA made of ___
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Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine
Definition
4 nitrogen bases
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Guanine
Definition
The amount of Cytosine =
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Steps to copying DNA
Definition
Step 1: DNA whole
Step 2: Unzips
Step 3: copies are made matching strands
Step 4: New sugar-phosphate rails made
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Why is DNA Important?
Definition
All of your characteristics (traits) are in your DNA
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Gene
Definition
the part of DNA that tells it which protein to make.
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Allelles
Definition
different forms a gene may have for a trait
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Genetics
Definition
study of heredity
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Gregor Mendel
Definition
Father of Genetics
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purebred
Definition
An organism that always produces the same traits in its offspring is ___
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Heredity
Definition
the passing of traits from one parent to the offspring
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Dominant
Definition
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Recessive
Definition
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Probability
Definition
chance of 100%
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Genotype
Definition
genetic makeup
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Homozygous
Definition
alleles are the same
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Heterozygous
Definition
alleles are different
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Phenotype
Definition
physical look of a trait
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3 Principles of Heredity
Definition
1. Traits are controlled by alleles on chromosomes
2. An allele’s effect is dominant or recessive
3.different alleles for a trait move into separate sex cells
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Incomplete Dominance
Definition
Neither allele for a trait is dominant
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multiple alleles
Definition
More than two alleles for a trait
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Polygenic Inheritance
Definition
A group of gene pairs acts together to produce a trait
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Mutations
Definition
Genes that are altered or copied incorrectly
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Chromosome Disorders
Definition
cause by more or fewer chromosomes than normal.
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Down Syndrome
Definition
caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21
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Recessive Genetic Disorders
Definition
Term
Female produce eggs with an ___ chromosome
Definition
X
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Males produce sperm with ___________
Definition
either X or Y
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Sex-Linked Disorders
Definition
An allele inherited on an X or Y chromosome
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pedigree
Definition
follows a trait through generations of a family
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