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Deletions, duplications, inversions, and translocations (where segments of chromosomes break and reattach elsewhere). 4. Molecular Foundations

Genes for different traits are inherited independently of each other (provided they are on different chromosomes). Principles of Genetics and Cytogenetics

Genetic principles and cytogenetics provide the framework for understanding how life encodes, replicates, and expresses its instructions. 1. Mendelian Principles (Classical Genetics) the physical carriers of genetic material.

A two-step division reducing the chromosome number by half to produce haploid gametes, introducing genetic variation via crossing over . 3. Chromosomal Variations Principles of Genetics and Cytogenetics

Results in two genetically identical daughter cells (somatic growth).

Each individual has two alleles for a trait, which separate during gamete formation so that each gamete carries only one allele.

Cytogenetics bridges the gap between cell biology and genetics by studying , the physical carriers of genetic material.