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Chapter 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Flashcards

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2138971412The chromosome theory of inheritanceMendelian genes have specific loci along chromosomes, and it is the chromosomes that undergo segregation and independent assortment.0
2138971413Wild typeThe phenotype for a character most commonly observed in natural populations.1
2138971414Sex-linked geneA gene located on either sex chromosome. Specifically X-linked and Y-linked genes.2
2138971415Barr bodyThe condensed and inactive second X chromosome found in the autosomes of females.3
2138971416Linked genesGenes located near each other on the same chromosome that tend to be inherited together in genetic crosses.4
2138971417Genetic recombinationThe production of offspring with combinations of traits that differ from those found in either P generation parent.5
2138971418Recombinant typesAn offspring whose phenotype differs from that of the true-breeding P generation parents.6
2138971419Linkage mapA genetic map based on recombination frequencies that shows the relative location of genes on a chromosome.7
2138971420Map unitsThe units used to express the distances between genes, where one unit is equivalent to a 1% recombination frequency.8
2138971421AneuploidyAn condition in which a zygote will have an abnormal number of a particular chromosome.9
2138971422PolyploidyA condition in which an organism will have more than two complete chromosome sets in all somatic cells.10
2138971423DeletionAn alternation of chromosome structure where a chromosomal fragment is lost.11
2138971424DuplicationAn alternation of chromosome structure where a chromosomal fragment is attached as an extra segment to a sister chromatid.12
2138971425InversionAn alternation of chromosome structure where a chromosomal fragment reattaches to the original chromosome is reverse orientation.13
2138971426TranslocationAn alternation of chromosome structure where a chromosomal fragment is attached as an extra segment to a nonhomologous chromosome.14
2138971427Genomic imprintingVariation in phenotype depending on whether an allele is inherited from a female or male parent.15

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