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8241895687chromosome theory of inheritanceAccording to this theory, genes are carried from parents to their offspring on chromosomes0
8241895688LociPoint on the chromosome where the gene is found1
8241895689Thomas Hunt Morganused Drosophila melangaster (fruit flies) to confirm the existence of sex-linked traits2
8241895690SRY genesex determining region of the Y chromosome3
8241895691sex-linked genegene located on the X or Y chromosome4
8241895692hemizygousthe single set of genes that males acquire from their mother's X chromosome5
8241895693Barr bodyA dense body formed from a deactivated X chromosome.6
8241895694MosaicismCells in one individual have different genotypes - arise due to mutation during development (example: mottled coloration of a cat, a human with patches of normal skin and patches of skin lacking sweat glands)7
8241895695greaterthe number of genes in a cell is far _______ (greater/less) than the number of chromosomes8
8241895696linked genesGenes located on the same chromosome that tend to be inherited together in genetic crosses. (AaBb - the a and b traits are linked)9
8241895697genetic recombinationthe production of offspring with combinations of traits differing from either parent (example: a yellow wrinkled pea and a green smooth pea are combined and their offspring is a yellow smooth pea, unlike either parent)10
8241895698parental typesOffspring with a phenotype that matches one of the parental phenotypes.11
8241895699recombinant types (recombinants)when offspring display phenotypes that are different than parents12
8241895700crossing overProcess in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis.13
8241895701genetic mapAn ordered list of the genetic loci along a particular chromosome.14
8241895702Alfred H. Sturtevant predicted that...the farther apart two genes are, the higher the probability that a crossover will occur between them and therefore the higher the recombination frequency.15
8241895703linkage mapA genetic map based on recombination frequencies.16
8241895704NondisjunctionError in meiosis in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate (one gamete receives two of the same type of chromosome and the other receives none)17
8241895705aneuploidyAbnormal number of chromosomes.18
8241895706monosomicReferring to a cell that has only one copy of a particular chromosome, instead of the normal two.19
8241895707trisomicReferring to a cell that has three copies of a particular chromosome, instead of the normal two.20
8241895708polyploidycondition in which an organism has extra sets of chromosomes21
8241895709deletion, duplication, inversion, translocationwhat are the four types of chromosomal mutations that can occur in meiosis?22
8241895710Deletionthe loss of a part of DNA from a chromosome23
8241895711Duplicationchange to a chromosome in which part of the chromosome is repeated24
8241895712inversionA mutation involving a piece of a chromosome that breaks off and reattaches in reverse orientation.25
8241895713TranslocationThe process in which a segment of a chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome.26
8241895714genomic imprintingVariation in phenotype depending on whether an allele is inherited from the male or female parent.27
8241895715organelle genesGenes found on an organelle instead of nuclear chromosomes28

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