Final Flashcards
Haploid vs Diploid
-Diploid cells contain two complete sets (2n) of chromosomes.Haploid cells have half the number of chromosomes (n) as diploid.
-Diploid cells reproduce by mitosis making daughter cells that are exact replicas. Haploid cells are a result of the process of meiosis.
Sexual vs Asexual
In sexual reproduction, an organism combines the genetic information from each of its parents and is genetically unique. In asexual reproduction, one parent copies itself to form a genetically identical offspring.
Phases of Meiosis
Prophase 1
Metaphase 1
Anaphase 1
Telophase 1
Prophase 2
Metaphase 2
Anaphase 2
Telophase 2
Prophase 1
Starting cells are diploid. Homologous chromosomes pair up and exchange fragments (crossing over)
Metaphase 1
Homologous pairs line up at the metaphase plate.
Anaphase 1
Homologs separate to opposite ends of the cell, sister chromatids stay together.
Telophase 1
Newly formed cells are haploid. Each chromosome has two non identical sister chromatids.
Prophase 2
chromosomes condense and the nuclear envelope breaks down, if needed. The centrosomes move apart, the spindle forms between them, and the spindle microtubules begin to capture chromosomes.
Metaphase 2
he chromosomes line up individually along the metaphase plate.
Anaphase 2
the sister chromatids separate and are pulled towards opposite poles of the cell.
Telophase 2
nuclear membranes form around each set of chromosomes, and the chromosomes decondense. Cytokinesis splits the chromosome sets into new cells, forming the final products of meiosis: four haploid cells in which each chromosome has just one chromatid.
How many gamete types are produced from an
individual with the genotype EeHh?
2n (n= number of heterozygous loci)
n=2; 4
EH, eh, Eh, eH
A diploid cell is 2n=6
How many chromosomes present at the end of meiosis 1? Meiosis 2?
Meiosis 1: Haploid
Meiosis 2: Haploid (n)
Mitosis vs Meiosis
Mitosis is a process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells (cell division). Produces diploid. Meiosis is a process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information.Produces haploid.
In pea plants, round seeds is dominant to wrinkled seeds.
R – round; r - wrinkled
If an individual is heterozygous, how many unique gamete types can be produced
by that individual? Give the genotype of the gamete(s).
2 unique gamete types
(R and r)
50% of each type
A man is phenotypically normal but has a
mother with phenylketonuria, an autosomal
recessive metabolic disorder. What is the
likelihood that a gamete chosen at random
from the man will carry the phenylketonuria
allele?
1/2
A man and woman are both of normal pigmentation, but
both have one parent who is albino. Albinism is a
recessive trait. What is the probability that their first
child will be an albino?
1/4
In tigers, a recessive allele causes a white tiger (absence of
fur pigmentation). If one phenotypically normal tiger that is
heterozygous is mated to another that is phenotypically white,
what percentage of their offspring is expected to be white?
50%
n sheep, lustrous fleece results from an allele that
is dominant over an allele for normal fleece. A ewe
with lustrous fleece is mated with a ram with
normal fleece. The ewe then gives birth to a single
lamb with normal fleece. From this single
offspring, is it possible to determine the genotypes
of the two parents? If so, what are their
genotypes? If not, why not?
t is possible to determine the genotypes of the two
parent.
The lustrous ewe must have at least one dominant
allele: A_
Because she gives birth to a normal-fleeced lamb (aa),
then the ewe must also carry a recessive allele: Aa
The ram has normal fleece and so must be
homozygous recessive: aa
Aa X aa →aa (1 Aa : 1 aa)
In watermelons, bitter fruit (F) is dominant over sweet fruit (f), and
yellow spots (S) are dominant over no spots (s). The genes for
these two characteristic assort independently. A homozygous plant
that has bitter fruit and yellow spots is crossed with a homozygous
plant that has sweet fruit and no spots. The F1 are mated to
produce the F2.
Write out the P generation mating:
Write out the F1 generation mating:
Predict ratio.
FFSS x ffss
FfSs x FfSs
9 Bitter, Spotted
3 Bitter, No spots
3 Sweet, Spotted
1 Sweet, No spots
wo true-breeding stocks of pea plants are crossed. One parent has
red, axial flowers and the other has white, terminal flowers; all F1
individuals have red, axial flowers. Among the F2 offspring, what is
the probability of plants with red axial flowers?
a. 9/16 b. 1/16 c. 3/16 d. 1/8 e. 1/4
If 1,000 F2 offspring resulted from the cross, approximately how
many of them would you expect to have red, terminal flowers?
a. 65 b. 190 c. 250 d. 565 e. 750
. 9/16
190
Principle of Segregation
describes how pairs of gene variants are separated into reproductive cells.
The Principle of Independent Assortment
The Principle of Independent Assortment describes how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop.
In Guinea pigs, curly hair is recessive to straight hair.
Guinea pigs can also have a condition called bowlegged, where their legs curve
noticeably outward. Bowleggedness is a dominant lethal allele in that the
homozygous dominant genotype is lethal before birth.
Show the cross between a curly haired, bowlegged guinea pig and a
heterozygous straight haired pig that is also bowlegged.
What proportion of their offspring would you expect to be normal with curly hair?
hhBb x HhBb
1/2 Hh (straight)
1/2 hh (curly)
2/3 Bb (bowlegged)
1/3 bb (normal)
Normal, curly = 1/3 * 1/2 = 1/6
In beets, white-colored root is recessive to red-
colored root. A heterozygous plant will produce a
pink-colored root.
Two pink-colored plants are mated. What
phenotypic ratio will be seen among the offspring?
1 white: 2 pink: 1 red
Also in beets, tall plants are dominant to dwarf plants.
When the two pink-colored plants above were mated, a
mix of tall and dwarf plants were found. The ratio of tall to
dwarf was a 3:1 ratio.
What proportion of the offspring were both pink-colored
and dwarf?
1/8
If a woman with type AB blood marries a man with type O blood, which of the following
blood types could their children possibly have?
a. A and B
A cross between a black cat and a tan cat produces a tabby
pattern (black & tan fur together). What percent of kittens
would have tan fur if a tabby cat is crossed with a black cat?
A1A2 x A1A1 A1-black; A2-tan
50% A1A2 (tabby)
50% A1A1 (black)
The answer is 0%
Body color for horses is influenced by several genes, one of which has
multiple alleles.
Two of these alleles, chestnut (dark brown) and cremello (pale cream),
display incomplete dominance.
A horse heterozygous for these two alleles is palomino (golden body color
with flaxen mane and tail).
Is it possible to produce a herd of pure-breeding palomino horses?
A palomino horse is heterozygous. There is no “palomino” allele
and so we cannot have a homozygous palomino genotype.A
mating between two palominos will yield a phenotypic ratio of
1 chestnut: 2 palomino: 1 cremello.
In chickens, the form of the comb can vary and is controlled by two genes designated
as P and R. The following interactions produce various phenotypes:
If at least one dominant allele is found only at the P locus, a pea-type comb is
produced.
If at least one dominant allele is found only at the R locus, a rose-type comb results.
At least one dominant allele at both loci produces a walnut-type comb
Homozygous recessive genotype at both loci produces a single-type comb.
Which of the following represents a mating between a pure-breeding pea-type chicken
and a pure-breeding rose-type comb chicken.
PPrrX ppRR
Duroc Jersey pigs are typically red, but a sandy variation is also seen. When two different
varieties of true-breeding sandy pigs were crossed to each other, they produced F1
offspring that were red. When these F1 offspring were crossed to each other, they
produced red, sandy and white pigs in a 9:6:1 ratio. Explain this pattern of inheritance by
assigning alleles and giving genotypes of the two true-breeding pigs, the F1 pigs and
their F2 progeny.
9:6:1
A_B_ 9 red
A_bb 3 sandy
aaB_ 3 sandy
aabb 1 white
F1 must be AaBb to give a modified 9:3:3:1 ratio
So P must be AAbb X aaBB
Having either dominant allele (but not both) gives sandy color.
A pure-breeding black lab and a pure-breeding golden
lab produce a litter of 6 black puppies. These puppies
are mated and produce offspring in the following
phenotypes and ratio:
9 black: 4 golden: 3 brown
What are the genotypes of the pure-breeding dogs?
What are the genotypes of the F1 generation?
BBEE X bbee P generation
BbEe F1 generation
BbEe X BbEe
B-E- black 9/16
B-ee golden 3/16
bbE- brown 3/16
bbee golden 1/16
9/16 black
4/16 golden
3/16 brown
In humans, red-green colorblindness is an X-
linked (sex-linked) recessive trait. A woman
who is heterozygous for the colorblindness
allele marries a colorblind man. What
proportion of their children will be sons with
colorblindness?
25%
A woman who is not color-blind (and is heterozygous at
this locus) and does not have albinism marries a color-
blind man without albinism. Both had albino fathers.
What are the genotypes of the two individuals?
AaXCXc x AaXcY
In birds, sex is determined by a ZWchromosome scheme. Males are ZZand
females are ZW. A recessive lethal allele that causes death of the embryo is
sometimes present on the Zchromosome in pigeons. What would be the sex
ratio in the offspring of a cross between a male that is heterozygous for the lethal
allele and a normal female?
2:1 male to female
Draw a DNA nucleotide. Include base pair rules.
sugar, phosphate and base group.
denine (A) and thymine (T) pair together, and cytosine (C) and guanine (G) pair together