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___________ twins occurs 4 in every 1,000 births, while ___________ twins occurs 12 in 1,000 births.
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identical or monozygotic; fraternal or dizygotic
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Fraternal twins can occur when the mother releases ___________ eggs during ovulation and each are fertilized.
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2
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Identical twins in essence are ____________ of one another, because they share the same identical set of genes.
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clones
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The CF gene has been shown to encode for a protein that serves as a channel in the __________ ____________.
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cell membrane
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When a gene undergoes a change in its sequence, the process is known as ______________.
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mutation
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In Tay-Sachs disease, the individual is lacking an ____________ that is required to metabolize a fatty compound in the brain.
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enzyme
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Cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease are both have _____________ ___________ inheritance.
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autosomal recessive
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Humans have two sets of _______ chromosomes, each set from our parents.
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23
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In reproductive organs each gamete will only receive _________set of chromosomes, in a process called__________
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1; meiosis
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In the equation [possible combinations = 2n], n stand for _________ ____________.
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haploid number
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During meiosis I chromosomal ___________ can occur, which further adds to the level of gamete variation.
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recombination
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When a mutation occurs in a body cell it ______ passed on to the next generation, while mutations in gamete cells ___________ passed on to the offspring.
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is not; are
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An alteration between one and two sets of genetic material during the reproductive cycle is know as the ____________________ cycle.
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haploid-diploid
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