AP Biology Chapter 15 Flashcards

The phenotype for a character most commonly observed in populations.

A gene located on either sex chromosome.

<p>A sex-linked disorder characterized by a progressive weakening of the muscles and loss of coordination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sex-linked recessive disorder defined by the absence of one or more of the proteins required for blood clotting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The inactive X in each cell of a female condenses into a compact object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Genes located on the same chromosome that tend to be inherited together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The production of offspring with combinations of traits that differ from those found in either parent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Offspring which inherit a phenotype that matches one of the parental phenotypes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Offspring with a phenotype different from each parent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The reciprocal exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids during prophase I of meiosis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An ordered list of the genetic loci along a particular chromosome.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A genetic map based on recombination frequencies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One is equal to a 1% recombination frequency.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Locate genes with respect to chromosomal features.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The members of a pair of homologous chromosomes do not move apart properly during meiosis I or sister chromatids fail to separate during meiosis II.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chromosomal aberration in which one or more chromosomes are present in extra copies or are deficient in number.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cell that has only one copy of a particular chromosome instead of two.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A diploid cell with three copies of a particular chromosome instead of two.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The chromosomal alteration in which the organism has more than two complete chromosome sets in all somatic cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occurs when a chromosomal fragment is lost.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occurs when the deleted fragment becomes attached as an extra segment to a sister chromatid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occurs when a chromosomal fragment reattaches to the original chromosome but in the reverse orientation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occurs when the fragment joins a non-homologous chromosome, rearranging along the chromosome.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An aneuploid condition resulting from an extra chromosome 21.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Variation in phenotype depending on whether an allele is inherited from the male or female parent.</p> Signup and view all the answers