Cycle 6 (Workshop + Study Session) Flashcards
Define:
Allele
Slight variation of the same gene (gives different genotype/phenotype)
Define:
Locus
Location of gene on a chromosome
Define:
Gene pool
Collection of all possible alleles for a particular gene
What the are the key points of Mendelian Inheritance?
Use Punnett squares
Predicts offspring genotype/phenotype
What assumptions are made in Mendelian Inheritance?
Population “in equilibrium”
Random crosses
No selection for/against anything
True or False:
Mendelian Inheritance is accurate in real populations
False, Mendelian Inheritance is not applicable to all populations
Define:
Genotype frequency
How common is that genotype in the entire population
Define:
Allele frequency
How common is that allele in the entire population
Calculate:
In a population of 2000, if we have 400 P alleles, what frequency does the P allele occur?
0.2
What do we call the conditions where the population isn’t undergoing any changes, thus Mendel’s principles are able to be applied?
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
If the ________ frequencies that come out of your cross _______ the ________ frequencies you calculated with the original data, that population is in ___
Genotype
Matches
Genotype
HWE
What will disrupt HWE?
Selection
Mutation
Migration
Genetic Drift
Non-random mating
How does selection disrupt HWE?
Perhaps for or against a phenotype
How does mutation affect HWE?
New alleles are made
How does migration affect HWE?
New alleles may enter the population, old ones may leave, or something similar
How does genetic drift affect HWE?
A sudden, massive change to the allele frequencies
How does non-random mating affect HWE?
For example, inbreeding causes certain members of a population preferentially mate instead of completely randomly
State the Hardy-Weinberg Principle
p^2 + 2pq + q^2
What does the p^2 stand for? 2pq? q^2
Frequency of homozygous dominant genotype
Frequency of heterozygous genotype
Frequency of homozygous recessive genotype
True or False:
p + q must equal 1 in Hardy-Weinberg Principle
True
Define:
Absolute fitness (W)
Number of surviving offspring (that reproduces) for each genotype
True or False:
Absolute fitness is not a measurable quantity
False, absolute fitness is a measurable quantity
Define:
Relative fitness
Absolute fitness divided by absolute fitness of the most fit genotype
Give an example of an absolute fitness
Number of eggs
The most fit genotype has w = _
1
All other genotypes besides the most fit genotype has w < _ (_ / _____)
1
W / Wmax
Determine type of selection by comparing relative fitness:
w(YY) < w(Yy) > w(yy)
Heterozygote advantage
Determine type of selection by comparing relative fitness:
w(YY) = w(yy) > w(Yy)
Heterozygote disadvantage