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| a series of information that "codes" for an organism |
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| the 26th position on the p (short) arm of chromosome 11 |
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| who is the father of genetics, when did he work and what was his job? |
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| Gregor Mendel, early 1800s, a monk who worked in a Czech monastery |
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| what plant did Mendel work with and why? |
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pea plant
grow quickly and easily, simple chromosomes, easily reproduced and maintained |
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| what did most people believe inheritance of traits was known as? |
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| when did Mendel publish his book and why was it ignored? |
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| 1866, no one understood it |
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| when did Mendel get credited for his work? |
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| position on chromosome where allele is located. loci is plural |
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| for of a gene that can code for same or slightly different form of a protein. |
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what would an allele RR be known as?
Rr?
rr? |
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homozygous dominant
heterozygous
homozygous recessive |
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| what is a phenotype? genotype? |
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how something looks
what the genes are |
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| what 7 characteristics of pea plants did Mendel track? |
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| flower color and position, pod shape and color, seed shape and color, stem length |
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| what is a monohybrid cross? |
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| crossed only 1 characteristic at a time - same in all 7 except 1 |
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| what are the results of the f2 generation if you start with 2 true parents? (RR and rr) |
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phenotype: 3 dominant, 1 recessive
genotype: 1 homozygous dominant, 2 heterozygous, 1 homozygous recessive |
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| what does each pea gamete contain? |
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| how many factors does zygote get from each parent? |
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| do factors blend or fuse? |
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| what does one factor do to another? (dominant and recessive) |
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| what pattern is not explained by Mendel's principles? |
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