Study Guide for Quiz Meiosis and Basic Genetic vocabulary and Basic Punnett Square.
Vocab:
8 phases of Meiosis
Allele
Autosome
Centromere
Chromatid
Chromosome
Cross
Crossing over
Cytokinesis
Dihybrid
Diploid
Dominant
F1 Generation
F2 Generation Fertilization
Gamete
Gene
Genetics
Genotype
Haploid
Heredity
Heterozygous
Homologous Chromosomes
Homozygous
Hybrid
Interphase
Law of Dominance
Law of Segregation
Meiosis
Mitosis
Monohybrid
N and 2N
P generationPhenotype
Probability
Punnett Square
Purebred or Pure
Recessive
Sex Chromosome
Somatic
Sperm and Egg
Tetrad
Trait
X and Y (Male and Female Genotypes)
Zygote
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The two genes or alleles that combine to determine a trait would be the organism's
_______________.
State Mendel's law of segregation.
If both alleles are the same in a genotype, is the genotype homozygous or
heterozygous?
What is another term for a heterozygous genotype?
The _____________ is the physical feature such as round peas that results from a
genotype.
How many traits are involved in a monohybrid cross?
What type of organism was used in the first genetic studies done by Gregor
Mendel?
What is a karyotype?
The two genes for a trait represented by capital & lower case letters are called
__________.
How many traits are involved in a dihybrid cross?
Which of Mendel's laws states that the dominant gene in a pair will be expressed?
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If both alleles are the same, is the genotype homozygous or heterozygous? Write
an example.
Write an example of a hybrid or heterozygous genotype.
Who is considered to be the "father of genetics"?
The failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis (egg & sperm formation)
is known as _________________.
Having three 21st chromosomes causes the genetic disorder known as _________.
What is the relationship between the P1, F1, and F2 generations?
What do haploid and diploid mean? 1n and 2n?
How many chromosomes do humans have in their body cells? In their gametes?
How are sexual and asexual reproduction different?
What kind of division do bacteria use to reproduce? (binary fission)
WHICH PHASES OF MEIOSIS are different from MITOSIS?
BE ABLE TO LIST DIFFERENCES between mitosis and meiosis?
For what reasons might a cell use mitosis?
(grow bigger, repair injury, replace worn out cells, DNA overload)
For what reasons might a cell use meiosis? (make gametes for sexual
reproduction)
What is A tetrad? Crossing over?
When do these occur?