BIO SCI 93 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13, 15: Zygote, Nondisjunction, Mitosis

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIO SCI 93
• Professor: Salme Taagepera

Document Summary

Complete this reading guide as you read the textbook pages listed above. You might not have to read every word on every page, rather pay close attention to the questions in this guide and answer them as you work through the textbook. Also pay close attention to the terms that are underlined: these are key terms that you should know the definitions of and be able to apply in new situations. Heredity: transmission of traits from one generation to the next. Genetics: scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation. Somatic cells: all cells of the body except the gametes. Locus: a gene"s specific location along the length of a chromosome. Sexual reproduction: two parents give rise to an offspring with unique combination of genes from both. Karyotype: ordered display of chromosomes; starts with longest chromosomes. Draw a pair of duplicated homologous chromosomes and label the sister chromatids and the centromere.