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20 Cards in this Set
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the basic units of biological information
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genes
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the way genes transmit physiological, anatomical, and behavioral traits from parents to offspring
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heredity
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what was key to Mendel's experiment being successful?
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clear-cut alternative traits
-purple vs white flowers -yellow vs green seeds |
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a region of DNA that encodes a specific protein or a particular type of RNA
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gene
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KEY THEMES TO KNOW:
-variation is not distributed solely by chance -mendel's laws apply to all sexually reproducing organisms |
know dis
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purposeful control over mating by choice of parents for the next generation
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artificial selection
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name the six traits that mendel observed?
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pea color, pea shape, pod color, pod shape, plant height, flower color
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the probability of two or more independent events occurring together is the product of the probabilities that each event will occur by itself
-order specified -example of order specified? |
product rule
-random fertilization |
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the probability of either of two mutually exclusive events occurring is the sum of their individual probabilities
-order unspecified |
-either or
-sum rule |
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what is the product rule used for?
what is the sum rule used for? |
predicts the chance of a particular fertilization event
predicts the proportion of progeny that share a trait |
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the basic units of biological information
|
genes
|
|
|
the way genes transmit physiological, anatomical, and behavioral traits from parents to offspring
|
heredity
|
|
|
what was key to Mendel's experiment being successful?
|
clear-cut alternative traits
-purple vs white flowers -yellow vs green seeds |
|
|
a region of DNA that encodes a specific protein or a particular type of RNA
|
gene
|
|
|
KEY THEMES TO KNOW:
-variation is not distributed solely by chance -mendel's laws apply to all sexually reproducing organisms |
know dis
|
|
|
purposeful control over mating by choice of parents for the next generation
|
artificial selection
|
|
|
name the six traits that mendel observed?
|
pea color, pea shape, pod color, pod shape, plant height, flower color
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|
|
the probability of two or more independent events occurring together is the product of the probabilities that each event will occur by itself
-order specified -example of order specified? |
product rule
-random fertilization |
|
|
the probability of either of two mutually exclusive events occurring is the sum of their individual probabilities
-order unspecified |
-either or
-sum rule |
|
|
what is the product rule used for?
what is the sum rule used for? |
predicts the chance of a particular fertilization event
predicts the proportion of progeny that share a trait |
