chapter 5 Flashcards
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what are genes on the same chromosome called?
syntenic genes
what can be quantified to map the positions of genes on chromosomes?
genetic linkage
what produced recombinant chromosomes?
when the alleles of syntenic genes can be reshuffled & crossing over occurs between them
what are chromosomes called that do not reshuffle alleles called?
parental chromosomes or non-recombinant chromosomes
what plots the position of genes on a chromosome
genetic linkage mapping
when does independent assortment of syntenic genes occur?
when they are far part on a chromosome
syntenic genes that are closer together will tend to ______ together
segregate
what occurs in prophase of meiosis 1?
crossing over that prevents linked genes from segregating together
linked genes are always syntenic to one another & always located near one another. T or F
True
what does genetic linkage lead to?
the production of significantly more gametes with parental allele combinations than nonparental combinations
T or F: If genes are linked, parental allele combinations will be observed at higher frequency than predicted by chance
True
complete genetic linkage is observed…
when no crossing over occurs between linked genes, only parental gametes are formed
what is an example of an organism that exhibits complete linkage?
drosophila males
-they have no crossing over
-biological bases for this is unkown
which is more common, incomplete linkage or complete linkage?
incomplete genetic linkage
what is recombination frequency?
a likely reflection of the physical distance between two genes
what type of test did morgan realize that the linkage of autosomal genes in Drosophila could be determined in?
two-point test-cross analysis
what type of relationship is genetic linkage?
a physical relationship among genes located near one another on a chromosome
what is crossover accompanied by?
chromosome breakage & rejoining in plants & animals
who was the first to demonstrate that genes are on chromosomes?
morgan
who created the genetic map for the five X-linked genes in drosophila?
Alfred Sturvant
what is a map unit (m.u), also called?
centiMorgan (cM)
where does recombination primarily occur?
at specific hotspots
what happened in mis-1980s
methods to identify polymorphic DNA sequences & improved-gene mapping software facilitated genome mapping efforts
what are the polymorphic DNA sequences called?
genetic markers
what lead to linkage groups?
the availibility of large numbers of DNA markers on each chromosome
what are linkage groups
clusters of syntenic genes that are linked to one another