F215 Module 1: Meiosis and Variation

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Meiosis can also be considered as

Sexual reproduction

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When two gametes fuse to make one cell the chromosome number is

Diploid

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A bivalent is

Homologous pair of chromosomes

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An allele is...

A version of a gene

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What is the minimum number of genetically different gametes that can theoretically be produced by a human?

2^23

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Human females can be expressed as:

Homozygous

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A female carrier of haemophilia (XHXh) and a normal male (XHY) will produce:

One male with haemophilia

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Sickle-cell anaemia is an example of

Codominance

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The ratio 12:3:1 of the F2 generation is common in:

A dihybrid cross involving a dominant epistatic allele

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If the Chi-squared result is above the critical value it would be correct to:

Reject the null hypothesis

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Continuous Variation can be described as:

Polygenic and quantitative

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P+Q=1 is the equation for...

The frequency of the alleles where P= the dominant allele and Q=the recessive allele

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When the environment changes and the climate becomes very cold animals with long fur are most successful. This is an example of:

An evolutionary force of natural selection

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When two gametes fuse to make one cell the chromosome number is

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Diploid

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A bivalent is

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An allele is...

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What is the minimum number of genetically different gametes that can theoretically be produced by a human?

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F215 Module 1: Meiosis and Variation