Chapter 9 Flashcards
Define genetics
Discrete heriable factors
define true breeding
PP + pp
What are mendels 4 hypotheses
1.) Alleles are alt forms of genes
2.) 2 alleles for each characteristics, 1 from each parent
3.) when 2 alleles of a pair are diff, 1 is fuly expressed (Pp)
4.) law of segregation: alleles separate from eachother in meiosis
What is meant by dominant and recessive alleles
Dom: expressed (D)
Recss: not expressed unless homozygous recessive (d)
Define Homozygous
2 identical alleles (DD)
Define heterzygous
2 diff alleles (Dd)
What is genotype? Phenotype?
Geno: genetic makeup
Pheno: physical expression
What 3 combos can a pair of allels be found
Homo Dom: DD
Homo Recessive:dd
Hetero: Dd
What is a dihybrid cross
mating parents w 2 characteristics
Identify gametes of TtYy
TY, Ty, tY, ty
What is meant by the principle of independent assortment
alleles f genes are distributed to gametes randomly, genes are inherited independently from eachother, random orientation on metaphase plate in meta 1
What is a carrier? how can 2 hearing parents have a deaf child
Carrier: Popele who carry one copy of the allele for a recessive disorder (Dd)
If both parents are carriers they have a 25% chance of having a deaf child
When are recesisve disorders expressed?
Homozygous recessive for the trait
what are examples of recessive disorders?
Deafness, Cistic fibrosis, albanism, tay-sachs, sickle cell
What is a dominant disorder? Why are they less common?
Disorders carried in dom alleles. Only happens if heterozygous
What are examples of dominant disorders?
Achroplasia (dwarfism), Alzheimers, huntingtons
Describe incomplete dominance
Inbtw pheontype where one allele is not completly expresed over the other (not the same as blending)
Define and give examples of polygenetic inheritance
2+ genes control one pehnotype trait
Ex: Skin color, height, weight, eyecolor, herat disease
Explain pleitropy and give an example
One gene controls multiple charcateristics
Ex: Sickle cell
Define sex-linked traits. give some examples
Gene located on either sex chrom (usually X)
Ex: Red/Green colorblindness, Hemophilia, dachenae-muscular dystrophy
Who was the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
What did mendel study?
Variation among garden pea plants.
What was Mendel’s 4 Principles?
1) Each individual has at least two alleles for each trair, one from each parent.
2) The different versions of a trait are contained by the two inhereted alleles. (Homo or hetero)
3) Expression of trait physically is determined by the genetic information from both parents. An individual contains one allele from one parent, and one allele from the other.
4) The alleles may be dominant or recessive.
Which type of allele is expressed?
Dominant
What is an allele?
A different version of a gene
What does locus mean?
Location of genes on chromosomes.
What does genotype mean?
Genetic makeup of individual. Allele makeup (Hh, HH, hh)
What does phenotype mean?
The trait that is shown, actual physical makeup.
What is a monohybrid cross?
Crossing one character. Two alleles on a single locus are studied.
What does homozygous dominant mean?
It means both alleles are dominant. Both capitalized letters.
What does heterozygous dominant mean?
It means that you have one dominant allele and one recessive. One uppercase, one lowercase letter.
What does homozygous recessive mean?
It means that both alleles are recessive. Both lowercase letters.
What does true breeding mean?
It means that both parents only have 1 type of allele. (HH and hh)
If a parent plant is homozygous dominant, or true breeding purple, and the other is homozygous recessive, or true breeding white, what would the genotype look like?
0% PP, 100% Pp, 0% pp
What is a punnett square?
A grid of boxes used to determine all possible outcomes of alleles from genetic crossing.
What is the P generation?
The parental generation.
What is the F1 generation?
The offspring produced from crossing of 2 parents.
Given the previous example, what is the F1 generation genotype?
25% PP, 50% Pp, 25% pp