Study Guide for Lecture Exam 5
Biol1406
Part C (Chap. 15 & part of chap. 16)
1. Define and match with definition the following:
a. Polygenic
b. Pleiotropic
c. Codominance
d. Epistasis
e. Pedigree
2. All properties/characteristics of the gene that determines the ABO blood group in humans:
a. Its alleles
b. Its genotypes
c. Its phenotypes
3. The special type of inheritance of the color of the eye in the fruit fly
4. The behavior of closely associated genes during crossing over in terms of:
a. Separation vs staying together
b. Dependant vs independent assortment
5. The effect of the distance between genes on a chromosome on their behavior during crossing
over
6. Define and match with definition the following:
a. Aneuploidy
b. Polyploidy
c. Translocation
d. Trisomy (trisomic zygote)
e. Nondisjunction
7. The effect of nondisjunction on:
a. The separation of homologous chromosome pair during meiosis
b. The number of chromosome copies in newly formed gametes
8. All chromosomal structural changes associated with breakage of chromosomes
9. Organelles with extranuclear genes
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10. Specific terms used to identify/describe the following processes:
a. Duplication/synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid
b. Copying of genes from DNA
c. Conversion of the genetic code into functional protein
11. The structural differences between DNA & RNA:
12. Human sex chromosomes
13. The proportions of parental cytoplasmic contribution to the zygote
14. The structural monomers of DNA
15. The type and nature of force(s) that keep the following joined together:
a. The two strands of DNA
b. The complementary nitrogenous base pairs (all base pairing)
16. The term describing the exchange of genetic material during meiosis 1
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