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Biology Final: New Material

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Special type of dominant disorder, arises as the result of a spontaneous mutation.
Progeria
Disorder where there are 1 more or 1 fewer chromosomes than normal. (miscarriages)
Aneuploidy
disorder where chromosome pairs or sister chromotids fail to separate. Causes abnormal number of chromosomes in gametes.
Nondisjunction
syndrome where individual is usually sterile, feminine characteristics. XXY
Kleinfelter syndrome
Males with XYY are usually _____.
taller
Females with XXX (metafemales) usually have ______.
limited fertility
What syndrome is XO? sterile, short stature, webbing of the neck.
Turner syndrome
_______ is when cells become specialized in structure and function in the many divisions that lead from a unicellular zygote to a multicellular organism?
cellular differentiation
____=complete set of genes
zygote
___ is a genetically identical copy.
clone
What is the gene that causes cancer?
oncogenes
What is a normal gene that can be converted to become an oncogenes
proto-oncogene
what kind of genes usually inhibit uncontrolled cell division
tumor suppressor gene
What are cancer causing agents called?
carcinogens
What enzymes are found in bacteria and used to cut DNA
restriction enzymes
Faulty pituitary gland will result in abnormally ___ individuals.
short
What is it when DNA is mixed with DNA polymerase (enzyme) and nucleotides which allow the DNA to replicate
POlymerase Chain REaction
What is the genome that consists of the entire genetic makeup of an individual called?
human genome
What is the modification of living things over time called?
evolution
A ___ is made up of individuals that can interbreed with one another and produce offspring that can also reproduce
species
What is it called when the best adapted individuals survive and reproduce, contributing the most genes to the next generation?
Natural selection
what is the measure of reproductive success?
Fitness

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