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3.3.4: Key Terms

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    aneuploid
    individual with an error in chromosome number; includes chromosome segment deletions and duplications
    autosome
    any of the non-sex chromosomes
    centimorgan (cM)
    (also, map unit) relative distance that corresponds to a 0,01 recombination frequency
    Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
    theory proposing that chromosomes are the genes' vehicles and that their behavior during meiosis is the physical basis of the inheritance patterns that Mendel observed
    chromosome inversion
    detachment, 180° rotation, and chromosome arm reinsertion
    euploid
    individual with the appropriate number of chromosomes for their species
    homologous recombination
    process by which homologous chromosomes undergo reciprocal physical exchanges at their arms, also crossing over
    karyogram
    a karyotype's photographic image
    karyotype
    an individual's chromosome number and appearance; includes the size, banding patterns, and centromere position
    monosomy
    otherwise diploid genotype in which one chromosome is missing
    nondisjunction
    failure of synapsed homologs to completely separate and migrate to separate poles during the meiosis' first cell division
    nonparental (recombinant) type
    progeny resulting from homologous recombination that exhibits a different allele combination compared with its parents
    paracentric
    inversion that occurs outside the centromere
    parental types
    progeny that exhibits the same allelic combination as its parents
    pericentric
    inversion that involves the centromere
    polyploid
    individual with an incorrect number of chromosome sets
    recombination frequency
    average number of crossovers between two alleles; observed as the number of nonparental types in a progeny's population
    translocation
    process by which one chromosome segment dissociates and reattaches to a different, nonhomologous chromosome
    trisomy
    otherwise diploid genotype in which one entire chromosome duplicates
    X inactivation
    condensing X chromosomes into Barr bodies during embryonic development in females to compensate for the double genetic dose

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