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Unit 5: Heredity Unknown Info (AP Biology 2026)

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fertilization

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when a haploid sperm cell fuses with haploids egg cell

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the first cell

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all somatic cells have copies of all of the zygote's 46 chromosomes

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homologous pairs have...

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same centromere location, length, genes, banding pattern (zebra stripes)

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What is the perpetuation of life based on?

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cellular reproduction / division

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What is Rudolf Virchow's modern cell theory?

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the cell is the smallest living unit of all organisms, all living things are made of cells, all cells come from pre-existing cells

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parent cell

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produces daughter cells via meiosis or mitosis

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binary fission

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prokaryotic cell division; plasma membrane and cell wall grow inward to divide in half after DNA is doubled

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genes of prokaryotes

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single chromosomes, circular, smaller, simpler

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hypothesis for 2 daughter chromosomes separating in prokaryotes

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new plasma membrane grows between 2 sites where chromosome duplicates are attached OR chromosomes actively move away via unknown mechanism

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kinetochore

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SPECIFICALLY the protein structure each sister chromatid has, which holds chromosomes together at centromere

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centromere

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where the sister chromatids join together

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gametogenesis

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another name for meiosis

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spermatogenesis

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when sperm cells are made

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oogenesis

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when eggs are made, produces only ONE ovum, other 3 are polar bodies

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polar bodies

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the other 3 cells produced, degenerate since have very little cytoplasm (females conserve as much for the one ovum)

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ovum

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surviving gamete in oogenesis

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sources of genetic variation

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crossing over (P1), independent chromosome orientation (M1), random fertilization, chromosomal nondisjunction, chromosomal mutations

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independent orientation

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the random / independent arrangement of homologous chromosomes (tetrads) at metaphase 1 affects the resulting gametes (50/50 for each of getting mother or father side)

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gamete combination rule

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2^n in any organism (n = haploid number)

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crossing over

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the exchange of corresponding segments between 2 homologous chromosomes during the process of synapsis in prophase 1

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chiasma

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sites of crossing over

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synapsis

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formation of tetrads in P1; occurs when homologous chromosomes pair up during meiosis

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genetic recombination

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the production of a gene combination different from what the original chromosome carried

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recombinant

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result of chromatid with crossing over, different than parental genotype

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parental

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chromatid without crossing over, same as parental genotype

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karyotype

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an orderly display of magnified images of independent chromosomes

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What happens with most abnormal chromosome numbers, dominant genetic diseases, and incredibly harmful mutations?

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miscarriage / abortion

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What happens with missing autosomes?

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always death by miscarriage

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down syndrome (trisomy 21)

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3 copies of chromosome 21, shorter life span, round face, short stature, mental disability, most sterile, susceptible to disease

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nondisjunction

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chromosome pair fails to separate --> aneuploidy (abnormal number of chromosomes in cell)

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nondisjunction in meiosis I

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100% of gametes have abnormal chromosomes numbers

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nondisjunction in meiosis 2

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50% of gametes have abnormal chromosomes numbers

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meiosis in women

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begins before born, only 1 matures per month = period, arrested mid-meiosis for decades leads to errors around 35+

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XXY

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Kleinfelter syndrome in males, small sterile testes, normal intelligence, breast enlargement

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XO

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Turner syndrome in females, short, web of skin between neck and shoulders, sex organs don't fully mature so sterile

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chromosomal deletion

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fragment lost, most serious, cri du chat syndrome

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chromosomal duplication

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fragment joints to homologous chromosome

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chromosomal inversion

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fragment reattaches to OG chromosome in reverse direction

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chromosomal translocation

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fragment attached to nonhomologous chromosome

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nonreciprocal translocation

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fragment just breaks off and attached, no exchange

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reciprocal translocation

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2 nonhomologous chromosomes exchange segments (e.g. in down syndrome can result from only part of a 3rd chromosome 21)

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chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) / Philadelphia X

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chromosome reciprocal translocation in bone marrow, gene activated when chromosome 22 switches with a fragment of chromosome 9

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Law of Dominance

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one trait masks the effects of another trait

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Law of Segregation

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each gamete gets only one of the copies of each gene

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dihybrid cross between heterozygotes

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9 dominant dominant; 3 dominant recessive; 3 recessive dominant; 1 recessive recessive

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trihybrid cross

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3 different characteristics involved, find all separately in punnett square and then use rule of multiplication

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Rule of Multiplication / Product Rule

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events occurring SIMULTANEOUSLY

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Rule of Addition / Sum Rule

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EITHER event will occur

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recombination frequency

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percentage of recombinants: recombinants over total offspring, all times 100

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sex-linked gene

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any gene located on a sex chromosome (usually X)

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red-green color blindness

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X-linked (males), malfunction of light sensitive cells in eyes

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hemophilia

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X-linked (males), bleed excessively, abnormal blood clots

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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X-linked (males), progressive weakening / loss of muscle tissue

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phenotypic plasticity

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two individuals with the same genotype have different phenotypes because they are in different environments, adapt to local environmental factors (e.g. temperature, nutrition, disease, physical activity; height and weight in humans, soil pH in flower color, seasonal fur color in arctic animals, sex determination in reptiles)

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photoperiod

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how much light is received during the day (arctic hare color change is linked to photoperiod)

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X-Y system

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males determine offspring

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X-O system

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males determine offspring by not giving chromosome

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Z-W system

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females determine offspring

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haploid / diploid system

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male fertiliztion determines offspring, unfertilized / haploid eggs are male, fertilized / diploid eggs are female

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monoecious

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plants that produce both sperm and eggs (e.g. corn, pea plants)

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hermaphroditic

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animals that produce both sperm and eggs (e.g. garden snails, earthworms)

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wild-type traits

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prevail in nature, not necessarily dominant; majority recessive in nature

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cystic fibrosis

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recessive genetic disease, most common U.S. lethal disease, excess mucus in lungs cause breathing problems

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phenylketonuria (PKU)

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recessive genetic disease, phenylalanine accumulation in blood, mental disability

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sickle-cell disease

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recessive genetic disease, sickle red blood cells, tissue damage, pleiotropy and codominance

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Tay-Sachs

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recessive genetic disease, lipid accumulation in brain cells, mental deficiency, blindness, childhood death

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Huntington's disease

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dominant genetic disease, nervous system degeneration, begins in middle age