ch 5 gene interaction Flashcards

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haplosufficiency

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one copy of the normal gene is able to confer a normal phenotype (dominance)

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haploinsufficiency

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one copy of the normal gene is unable to confer the normal phenotype (recessive)

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mutations of haplosufficient genes are

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recessive

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mutations of haploinsufficient genes are

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dominant

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complete dominance

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alleles which, when combined in the heterozygote show a phenotype indistinguishable from one of the homozygotes

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incomplete dominance

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alleles which, when combined in the heterozygote show a phenotypic intermediate between the homozygotes
ex. snapdragons: red and white parents make pink progeny

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codominance

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alleles which, when combined in the heterozygote show phenotypic characteristics of both homozygotes
ex. blood groups: A, B, and AB

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antigen/antibody

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ex. blood type A = antigen A on blood cells, anti-B antibodies
blood type AB has antigen A and B, no antibodies
blood type O has no antigens, Anti-A and anti-B antibodies

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sickle cell anemia

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tropical disease caused by a mutation in the gene coding for hemoglobin
HBa/HBa - no anemia
HBs/HBs - anemic, sickle cell shaped

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lethal alleles

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an allele whose expression results in the death of the individual expressing it (may be recessive or dominant)

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pleiotropic mutation

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a mutation that affects several different phenotypic characteristics
ex. Ay in mice affects both coat color and survival

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penetrance

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the percentage of individuals who develop the phenotype associated with their genotype
(all have the same genotype)

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100% penetrant at birth

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genotype represents phenotype
ex. cystic fibrosis

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expressivity

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the extent to which a given phenotype is expressed in an individual
(all have the same genotype, degree to which they express phenotype is different)

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biosynthetic pathways

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series of steps

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complete medium

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has everything it needs to grow

17
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prototroph

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an organism that will survive on minimal medium
- wild type

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auxotroph

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an organism that will not survive on minimal medium, but whose growth depends on supplementation of medium with a specific substance

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biosynthetic pathways pair-wise feeding rule

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downstream mutants feed upstream mutants

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complementation test

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a test for determining whether two mutations are in different genes (they complement) or the same gene (they fail to complement)
- cross the two recessive mutants together, phenotype of progeny will differ if the mutants represent two alleles of one gene or mutation in two different genes

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if the mutations are alleles on the same gene:

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the two mutation fail to complement, therefore they represent two alleles of the same gene
P: a-1/a-1 B+/B+ x a-2/a-2 B+/B+
F1: a-1/a-2 B+/B+
results in an auxotroph

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if mutations are in different genes

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the two mutations complement one another, therefore they are in different genes
P: a-1/a-1 B+/B+ x A+/A+ b-1/b-1
F1: A+/a-1 B+/b-1
results in a prototroph

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rules for a complementation test

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  1. can only be done with recessive mutations
  2. two different genes? progeny will be wild type = complementation
  3. two alleles of the same gene? progeny will be mutant = no complementation
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heterokaryon

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a cell composed of different nuclear types (multiple nuclei) in a common cytoplasm (result of fusing two haploid cells)

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4 types of gene interactions
1. complementary gene action 2. epistasis 3. suppression 4. redundancy
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complementary gene action ratio
9:7
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complementary gene action
harebells example production of blue pigment is controlled by genes w1+ and w2+ last step gives blue pigment, therefore all other intermediates are white
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recessive epitasis ratio
9:3:4
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epistasis
the phenotype of a mutant allele at one gene overrides the phenotype of a mutant allele at another gene, such that the double mutant has the same phenotype as the first mutant blue and magenta flower example intermediates have different phenotypes
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dominant epistasis ratio
12:3:1
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suppression ratio
13:3
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suppression
a mutation in one gene can cancel the effect of a mutation in a second gene, resulting in a wild type phenotype
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genetic redundancy ratio
15:1
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genetic redundancy
two independent genes that produce the same phenotypic effect when present individually or when present together
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3 types of haploid gene interactions
epistasis suppression redundancy