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    This document describes the inheritance of traits through genes, chromosomes, and alleles. It explains that while each cell contains identical genetic information, the gametes produced are different due to two processes: segregation, where each gamete receives one of each chromosome pair, and independent assortment, where the chromosomes align randomly during meiosis. These processes contribute to genetic diversity and result in a vast number of potential combinations when gametes fuse during fertilization.

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    This document describes the inheritance of traits through genes, chromosomes, and alleles. It explains that while each cell contains identical genetic information, the gametes produced are different due to two processes: segregation, where each gamete receives one of each chromosome pair, and independent assortment, where the chromosomes align randomly during meiosis. These processes contribute to genetic diversity and result in a vast number of potential combinations when gametes fuse during fertilization.

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    SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

    10th GRADE BIOLOGY


    UNIT 6 DOES TESTING SAVE LIVES
    CHAPTER 8 ETEXT
    TOPIC 1: THE INHERITANCE OF TRAITS

    UNIT 6: DOES TESTING SAVE LIVES?


    TOPIC 1: THE INHERITANCE OF TRAITS Success criteria:
     Describe the relationship
    between genes,
    Genes and chromosomes: chromosomes, and alleles.
     Explain why, although each
    Genes: Segments of DNA that ________________________________. cell in your body contains
    Analogous to words in an instruction manual for building a human. identical genetic information,
    the gametes produced by
    your body are different from
    Chromosomes: Condensed DNA during cell division. each other.
    Analogous to the __________________________________________.  Define segregation and
    independent assortment and
    – Each “page” contains thousands of “words” explain how these processes
    – Different types of cells use different words in different orders. contribute to genetic
    diversity.

    Alleles: Different versions of ________________ produced by mutations. Mutation effects can be


    neutral, beneficial or dysfunctional.
    Homologous pairs: equivalent chromosomes;
    pairs contain one chromosome received from
    each parent.
    • Body cell has two complete copies of the
    manual
    • 23-page copy from mom + 23-page copy
    from dad = 46 pages

    Genetic Diversity:

    • Unique offspring through meiosis events

    – Segregation: _____________________________________________________________.
     Gamete receives one copy of each manual page

    – Independent assortment: ___________________________________________________

    _______________________________________________________________________.

     Due to random alignment in meiosis I


    – Uncoordinated “lining up” of chromosomes

    Variety in potential offspring

    • Independent assortment of 23 pairs of


    chromosomes
    ‒ 8 million possible chromosome combinations
    in gametes
    • Random fertilization: gametes combine
    regardless of alleles carried
    ‒ 8 million × 8 million = 64 trillion possibilities!

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