genetic analysis exam 1 questions & answers 2024

genetic analysis exam 1 questions & answers 2024 gene - ANSWER-factors that control traits and are passed intact from one generation to another allele - ANSWER-gene variants DNA - ANSWER-what genes are made of; DNA is a double helix with the sides made of sugar and phosphate groups and the rungs of 4 base (AT, GC) that pair with each other. the sequence of bases stores the information haploid - ANSWER-1 set of chromosomes diploid - ANSWER-two sets of chromosomes genotype - ANSWER-refers to actual alleles of an individual's genotype phenotype - ANSWER-the property/trait that is the consequence of the genotype ; the physical characteristics polymorphism - ANSWER-2 or more different phenotypes exist in the same population of a species (ex: ABO blood groups) haploinsufficient - ANSWER-if you have an organism that is +/M but one wild type copy cannot sustain normal function, it is haploinsufficient. this mutation M is dominant because one wild type allele cannot compensate for it null allele - ANSWER-the altered gene product lacks the molecular function of the wild type gene. either no protein is produced or it has no function