Vocab
The major advantage of sexual reproduction is that gives rise to a great deal of this within a species.
what is Genetic Variation?
Genetic variation comes from two main sources: Mutation and this
What is recombination?
R.C. Punnet invented the this.
What is Punnet Square?
This is the exchange of chromosome segments between homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis I.
What is Crossing Over?
This is a measure of how common a certain allele is in the population.
What is Allele Frequency?
Genetic linkage has let scientists calculate the this distance between two genes.
what is physical?
Genes located close together tend to be inherited together, which is called this
what is Gene Linkage?
Mutations in this cells can be passed on to offspring.
what is reproductive?
This diagram that shows the relative location of gene on chromosomes.
What is Linkage Map?
Sturtevant made this, which are maps of the relative locations, or loci, of genes on a chromosome.
What is Linkage Maps?
Most recombination occurs during this; the type of cell division needed for sexual reproduction.
what is meiosis?
According to Sturtevant's conclusions, genes this are 6 map units apart.
What is A and B?
The combined alleles of all of the individuals in a population.
what is gene pool?
Crossing over happens any time a germ cell divides. In fact, it can occur many times within the same pair of this.
what is homologous chromosomes?
One of Morgan's students, hypothesized that the frequency of cross-overs during meiosis was related to the distance between genes.
Who is Alfred Sturtevant?