Unit 5 Mendelian Genetics Part 2

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independent assortment

Independent segregation of genes during the formation of gametes

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recombination

the genetic process by which one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome during reproductive cell division

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homologous

Chromosomes that are similar in size, shape, and genetic content

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nondisjunction

Error in meiosis in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate.

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karyotype

the complete set of chromosomes in an organism, including their number, size, and appearance

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XX

female sex chromosomes

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XY

male sex chromosomes

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monohybrid cross

a cross in which only one trait is tracked

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Punnett square

diagram showing the gene combinations that might result from a genetic cross

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pedigree

A chart or "family tree" that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait

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codominance

A condition in which both alleles for a gene are fully expressed

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incomplete dominance

Cases in which one allele is not completely dominant over another