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Topic 10
Elements of Genetics
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
11/22/2013

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Term
who is considered the father of genetics?
Definition

Gregor J. Mendel

  • studied garden pea plants
Term
mendel's laws
Definition
  1. law of segregation
  2. law of independent assortment
  • character - feature such as color or height; various triats for each character
Term
law of segregation
Definition
an individual has two alleles for each character, that these two alleles segregate into different gametes; monohybrid cross
Term
law of independent assortment
Definition
more complex; based on the results of the dihybrid crosses
Term
tool used to determine a ratio of geneotypes and phenotypes of offspring resulting from a genetic cross
Definition
punnett square
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percent deviation
Definition
% deviation = (deviation) x 100 / expected
Term
monohybrid cross
Definition

genotype- 1: 2: 1

phenotype- 3:1

Term
know the chi-square calculations
Definition

observed value (b)

expected values (e)

deviation (d=b-e)

deviation squared (d^2)

d^2/e

chi-square (X^2= delta(d^2)/e

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