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Genetics Final
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Undergraduate 4
04/30/2013

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Term
Material for PCR
Definition
1. Template DNA
2. Oligonucleotide primers
3. Deoxynucleotide primers
4. Taq polymerase
Term
3 Methods of Chromosome Mapping
Definition
1. Cytogenetic Mapping
2. Linkage Mapping
3. Physical Mapping
Term
Cytogenetic Mapping
Definition
Relies on microscopy
Genes mapped relative to bands on chromosomes
Term
Linkage Mapping
Definition
Relies on genetic crosses
Genes mapped relative to each other. Distances measured in map units.
Term
Physical Mapping
Definition
Relies on DNA cloning techniques
Genes mapped relative to each other. Distances measured in numbers of base pairs between genes.
Term
Molecular Marker
Definition
Unique DNA segment that is found at a specific site
Term
RFLP
Definition
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism.
Recognize specific DNA sequences and cleave DNA at those locations
Term
PCR
Definition
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Methol of copying DNA
Term
PCR: Template DNA
Definition
Contains region of DNA interest to be copied
Term
PCR: Oligonucleotide Primers
Definition
Complementary to sequences at the ends of the DNA region to be copied
Term
PCR: Deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs)
Definition
Provid precursors for DNA synthesis
Term
PCR: Taq polymerase
Definition
Thermostable enzyme that can withstand heating during the PCR process.
Isolated from Thermus aquaticus.
Term
Components of a PCR cycle
Definition
1. Denaturation
2. Annealing
3. Elongation (Synthesis)
Term
RT-PCR
Definition
Reverse-Transcriptase PCR
Used to detect and quantify RNA
Term
Real-time PCR
Definition
Uses a thermocycler that can measure changes in fluorescences emitted by detector molocules in PCR reaction mix.
Term
Recombinant DNA
Definition
Combining DNA from multipe sources and replicating in bacteria.
Term
Recombinant DNA: Insert
Definition
Gene of interest that is isolated from host DNA and inserted into a vector
Term
Recombinant DNA: Vector
Definition
DNA segment that is combined with the Insert using restriction endonucleases.
Term
Library
Definition
Collection of DNA fragments in recombinant vectors.
DNA may be genomic or cDNA (representing mature mRNA)
Term
Microsatellite
Definition
Short repetitive sequences dispersed abundantly throughout a species' genome.
Term
Quantitative Genetic Traits
Definition
Traits with phenotypes that vary continuously from one extreme to another
Term
Polygenic Trait
Definition
Controlled by many genes, each contributing a small amount to phenotype
Term
Additive Gene Action
Definition
Number of genes/alleles control degree of expression
Term
Transgressive Segregation
Definition
Result of additive genetic control. Extremes in F2 generation exceed expression in F1 generation.
Term
Non-Additive Gene Action
Definition
Allele expression can express as homozygous (dominance) or mask expression of another gene (epistasis)
Term
Heterosis
Definition
Overdominance
Term
Heritability
Definition
How much of the observed variation is due to genetics
H^2 = Vg/Vp
Term
Genetic Gain Equation
Definition
(Selected pop. mean - pop. mean) x h2
Term
Allelic Frequency
Definition
Proportion of different alleles that are in a population.
Estimated from genotype frequencies.
Term
5 Conditions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Definition
1. Random mating
2. Allele frequencies the same in gametes and population
3. All offspring viable
4. No evolutionary change
5. Population size unlimited
Term
Forward Mutation (u)
Definition
Functional to non-functional allele
Term
Reverse Mutation (v)
Definition
Non-functional to functional allele
Term
Equation for change in allele frequency
Definition
Delta q = up + vq
Term
Directional Selection
Definition
Select for one of homozygous phenotypes
Term
Stabilizing Selection
Definition
Selection against both homozygous phenotypes
Term
Disruptive Selection
Definition
Selection for both homozygous phenotypes
Term
Genetic Fitness: Absolute
Definition
Proportion that survive to reproduce x number of progeny
Term
Genetic Fitness: Relative (w)
Definition
Abs. fitness/ Abs fitness of optimum genotype
Term
Selection coefficient (s)
Definition
Force that reduces the adaptivity of a genotype.
s = 1 - w
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