ANSC 4395 Exam 2 Questions and
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basic unit of inheritance Gene
segments of dna relatively
short segments of
chromosomes
long strands of DNA and Chromosomes
associated proteins in the
nucleus of the cell present in
pairs-one from sire, one from
dam number of pairs depends
on the species
pair of chromosomes having Homologs
corresponding loci
the specific location of a gene Locus
on a chromosome
At each locus, there is a pair of Mendelian inheritance
genes one on the maternal
chromosome and one on the
paternal chromosome The
gene at a locus are denoted by
a single letter or combination
of letters and/or symbols
, an alternate form of a gene Allele
more than two possible alleles Multiple alleles
at a locus
genotype the combination of genes at a
particular locus is called
a one-locus genotype Homozygous
containing functionally
identical genes
a lone-locus genotype Heterozygous
containing functionally
different genes
Mendel's First Law in the Law of Segregation
formation of a germ cell or
gamete, the two genes at a
locus in the parent cell are
separated, only one gene
being incorporated into each
germ cell
half the # of chromosomes Germ cells contain...
and half the # of genes as
normal body cells
Mendel's Second Law genes Law of Independent Assortment
assort independently during
meiosis if all possible gametes
are formed in equal
proportions
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basic unit of inheritance Gene
segments of dna relatively
short segments of
chromosomes
long strands of DNA and Chromosomes
associated proteins in the
nucleus of the cell present in
pairs-one from sire, one from
dam number of pairs depends
on the species
pair of chromosomes having Homologs
corresponding loci
the specific location of a gene Locus
on a chromosome
At each locus, there is a pair of Mendelian inheritance
genes one on the maternal
chromosome and one on the
paternal chromosome The
gene at a locus are denoted by
a single letter or combination
of letters and/or symbols
, an alternate form of a gene Allele
more than two possible alleles Multiple alleles
at a locus
genotype the combination of genes at a
particular locus is called
a one-locus genotype Homozygous
containing functionally
identical genes
a lone-locus genotype Heterozygous
containing functionally
different genes
Mendel's First Law in the Law of Segregation
formation of a germ cell or
gamete, the two genes at a
locus in the parent cell are
separated, only one gene
being incorporated into each
germ cell
half the # of chromosomes Germ cells contain...
and half the # of genes as
normal body cells
Mendel's Second Law genes Law of Independent Assortment
assort independently during
meiosis if all possible gametes
are formed in equal
proportions
