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Chapter 8 - Chromosome Variation Flashcards

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What is monoploidy?

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  • One set of chromosomes
  • Males are usually infertile
  • No pairing in Meiosis I so cannot make gametes
  • Ex. ants, bees, wasps
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What is polyploidy?

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  • More than normal # of chromosomes
  • Ex. triploid/tetraploid
  • Bigger and can out-compete
  • So evolution favours these plants
  • 30-35% of flowering plants
  • Rare in animals
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What are autopolyploids?

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  • Sets are identical
  • Chromosomes derived from same species
  • More vegetative growth and less seed production
  • Larger cells
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How/when does autopolyploidy occur through mitosis?

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  • Cytokinesis stops
  • No cell division
  • 2x genetic info in autotetraploid
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How/when does autopolyploidy occur through meiosis?

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  • Non-disjunction occurs in Meiosis I (no segregation)
  • Produces a 2n gamete
  • Produces an autotriploid zygote
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What are some examples of polyploid plants?

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  • Seedless varieties of citrus are triploids or pentaploids
  • Odd # makes plants sterile
  • Not as much genetic diversity
  • Ex. watermelon, bananas, grapes
  • Strawberries = 8N
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What is a problem with polyploidy?

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  • Many are sterile due to problems with pairing/separation of homologous chromosomes in meiosis
  • Ex. Bananas 3N = 33
  • > 11 univalents and 11 bivalents
  • > Number of chromosomes can vary
  • > need stoichiometrically equal # of genes to be viable
  • > could produce gametes with 2 copies of one chromosome and 1 copy of another
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What are the 3 ways that triploid cells can segregate/pair in meiosis?

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  • 2 homologous chromosomes pair, whereas the other segregates randomly
  • All 3 chromosomes pair and segregate randomly
  • None of the chromosomes pair and all 3 move to the same cell
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What are allopolyploids?

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  • Some polyploids are the result of crosses b/n 2 or more species (usually related)
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What is the process of creating allopolyploids?

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  • Gametes from 2 diploid plants form hybrid
  • The hybrid is sterile b/c meiosis is irregular
  • The chromosomes are doubled, creating a tetraploid
  • Meiosis in the tetraploid is regular
  • Euploid gametes produced by the tetraploid can combine to propagate the organism sexually
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What is an example of a allohexaploid?

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  • Bread wheat
2N=14 x 2N=14
Sterile 2N=14
- Meiosis will not work bc there are no homologous chromosomes
Doubled to 4N=28
- Can now undergo meiosis I and II
Crossed with 2N=14
Sterile 3N=21
Doubled to 6N=42 (allohexaploid) or can be called 3N=42 (amphidiploid)
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What is an example of an allotetraploid?

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  • Upland cotton
  • 2N = 52
    Cross b/n American and Old World cotton (both 2N=26)
    2N=26 Sterile
    Doubled to 4N=52 Fertile
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What was crossed in the development of triticale?

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Rye and wheat
4N=28 x 2N=14
Sterile 3N=21
Doubled to 6N=42 Triticale (A functional diploid or amphidiploid)

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What is special about triticale?

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  • High protein of wheat
  • High lysine of rye
  • Hardy even in poor soil conditions
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What occurs in animal polyploidy? What is an example?

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  • Interspecies crosses can result in sterile animal
  • Chromosome doubling is not well tolerated
    Ex. Sterile Mule
    (Hardy and strong)
  • Liger is fertile bc it has homologous chromosomes
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When can polyploids be fertile?

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Polyploids produced by chromosome doubling in interspecific hybrids may be fertile if their constituent genomes segregate independently

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What is aneuploidy? What can cause it?

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  • Diploid genome which lacks a chromosome or has an extra chromosome
  • Ex. 2N+1 trisomies
  • Ex. 2N-1 monosomies
  • Meiotic nondisjunction
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What is the karyotype of Down syndrome?

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47, +21

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What is the karyotype of Patau syndrome?

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47, +13

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What is the karyotype of Edward syndrome?

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47, +18

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What is the karyotype of Turner syndrome?

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45, X

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What is the karyotype of Klinefelter syndrome?

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47, XXY

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What is the karyotype of Triplo-X syndrome?

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47, XXX

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A diploid organism has 2n = 36 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be found in a trisomic member of this species?

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2n + 1 = 36 + 1 = 37 chromosomes

25
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How does frequency of trisomies compare with age?

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Frequency of trisomies increases with age

  • Eggs are stalled in Prophase I
  • Recombination between the homologous pair
26
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How does formation of eggs in humans work?

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  • Meiosis begins in fetus then arrests
  • Germ cells remain arrested in prophase I until ovulation
  • This is a prophase arrest (DNA exchange can occur at this point in time)
27
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Why is there a correlation b/n the incidence of trisomies and maternal age?

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  • Bivalents with crossovers near ends are fragile and increasingly unstable over time
  • If bivalent dissociates, nondisjunction of homologues occurs
28
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Why might association b/n sister chromatids (cohesion) breakdown in older women?

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- Unknown
Possibilities:
- Length of prophase arrest
- Hormonal changes
- Environmental factors
29
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What chemicals can cause nondisjunction?

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  • Colchicine (used to treat plants to promote chromosome doubling)
  • Bisphenol A (BPA; used in plastic bottles)
30
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How does Down syndrome occur?

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  • 96% due to meiotic nondisjunction events

- About 80% in oogenesis and 20% in spermatogenesis

31
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What are some treatments for Turner syndrome (XO)?

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  • Growth hormone therapy to increase stature

- Estrogen for breast development

32
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What are some treatments for Klinefelter syndrome (XXY)?

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  • Testosterone therapy coupled with breast tissue removal

- More typical male phenotype

33
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Why do Triple X females have a milder phenotype than XO?

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  • X-inactivation
34
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What is a deletion/deficiency?

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  • Missing chromosome segment
35
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What is a duplication?

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  • Extra chromosome segment
36
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What is hypoploidy? What is an example?

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  • Occurs as a result of deletion
  • Less genetic material
  • Ex. Cri-du-chat syndrome
    46, XX (5p-)
37
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What is hyperploidy?

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  • More genetic material

- Occurs as a result of duplication of a chromosome segment or gain of entire chromosomes

38
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How can a chromosome be rearranged?

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  • A chromosome may become rearranged internally
    OR
  • It may become joined to another chromosome
39
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What is pericentric inversion?

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  • Portion of 2 chromosomes is swapped
40
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What is paracentric inversion?

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  • Heterozygote has one normal chromosome and one with inverted segment
  • In Prophase I, chromosomes form inversion loop (allows homologous sequences to align)
41
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What is a translocation?

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  • Segment from one chromosome is detached and reattached to a different (nonhomologous) chromosome
42
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What is reciprocal translocation?

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  • Pieces of 2 nonhomologous chromosomes are exchanged without net loss of genetic material
43
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What configuration forms between chromosomes of a heterozygous individual with translocation?

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  • Crosslike configuration forms during prophase I of meiosis

- Because each chromosome has sections that are homologous to 2 other chromosomes

44
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What are the 3 ways chromosomes can separate in anaphase I after translocation?

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  • Alternate
  • Adjacent-1
  • Adjacent-2
45
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What does alternate segregation look like and what is the result?

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  • 2 translocated chromosomes together and 2 normal together
  • Joined diagonally
  • Viable gametes are formed
  • 2 gametes have both normal chromosomes, and other 2 have both translocated chromosomes
46
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What does adjacent-1 segregation look like and what is the result?

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  • Split horizontally (N1 with T2 and T1 with N2)
  • Nonviable gametes are formed
  • Each gamete has 1 normal and one translocated chromosome
  • Some genes are present in 2 copies and others are missing
47
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What does adjacent-2 segregation look like and what is the result?

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  • Rare
  • Split vertically (N1 with T1 and N2 with T2)
  • Nonviable gametes are formed
  • Each gamete has 1 normal and one translocated chromosome
  • Some genes are present in 2 copies and others are missing in each gamete
48
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What are compound chromosomes and how are they formed?

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  • Formed by fusion of homologous chromosomes, sister chromatids or homologous chromosome segments
49
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What are robertsonian translocations and how are they formed?

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  • Fusion of 2 nonhomologous chromosomes at their centromeres
  • Short arm of acrocentric chromosome is exchanged with long arm of another
  • Creates a large metacentric chromosome
  • A fragment that often fails to segregate is lost
50
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What is special about human chromosome 2?

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  • It is metacentric

- Has arms that correspond to 2 different acrocentric chromosomes in the genomes of great apes

51
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What are some examples of translocation leading to disease?

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  • 5% of Down syndrome cases are caused by Robertsonian translocation of chromosome 21 long arm onto long arm of #14.
  • Translocations can cause cancer by moving a gene to a chromosome where it will be misregulated
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How is translocation seen when a parent who is a translocation carrier is crossed with a normal parent?

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  • Carrier parent has normal phenotype
  • Gametogenesis produces gametes (each have one translocated chromosome)
  • 2/3 of offspring will have normal phenotype and 1/3 will show disease (ex. Down syndrome)
  • Other chromosomal combinations result in spontaneously aborted embryos

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