Gene Segregation and Interaction (LEC) Flashcards

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according to Gregor Mendel (1865) can be analyzed through transmission of visible
characteristics in pea plants.

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Genes

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Genes according to ___ ___ (1865) can be analyzed through transmission of visible
characteristics in pea plants.

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Gregor Mendel

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The analysis of genetic crosses depends upon an understanding
of Mendel’s two laws:

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principle of segregation
principle of independent assortment

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demonstrating that the two members of
a gene pair (alleles) segregate (separate) from each other in the formation of gametes

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principle of segregation

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indicating that the genes for different traits separate independently
of one another and combine randomly in the formation of gametes during meiosis.

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principle of independent assortment

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can be defined as the mechanism of how progeny receives genetic information
from the parent.

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inheritance

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This simply means that due to ___, the members of the same family
possess similar characteristics. I

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inheritance

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During that period, he chose some distinct characteristics of the peas and conducted some
cross-pollination/ artificial pollination on the pea lines that showed stable trait inheritance
and underwent continuous self-pollination. Such pea lines are called ___ pea line

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true breeding

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In a monohybrid cross performed by Mendel, he took two pea plants of opposite traits
(one short and one tall) and crossed them. He found the first generation offsprings were tall
and called it __progeny

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F1

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Then he crossed F1 progeny and obtained both tall and short plants in
the ratio ___ in F2

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3:1

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Mendel even conducted this experiment with other contrasting traits like green
peas and yellow peas, round vs wrinkled, etc. In all the cases, he found that the results were
similar. From this, he formulated the Laws of __ and __

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Segregation and Dominance

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states that during the production of gametes, two copies of each
hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent

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law of segregation

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alternative form of the gene

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allele

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In other
words, ___(alternative form of the gene) pairs segregate during the formation of gamete.

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allele

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According to the law of ___, hybrid offsprings will only inherit the dominant trait in the
phenotype

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dominance

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. The alleles that are suppressed are called as

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recessive traits

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s while the alleles
that determine the trait are known as the

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dormant traits

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Another experiment conducted by Mendel is a ___ cross, Mendel considered two traits,
each having two alleles

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dihybrid

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He crossed wrinkled-green seed and round-yellow seeds and
observed that all the first generation progeny (F1 progeny) were round-yellow. This meant
that dominant traits were the round shape and yellow color. He then self-pollinated the F1
progeny and obtained 4 different traits wrinkled-yellow, round-yellow, wrinkled-green seeds
and round-green in the ratio ____

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9:3:3:1

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He then self-pollinated the F1
progeny and obtained 4 different traits wrinkled-yellow, round-yellow, wrinkled-green seeds
and round-green in the ratio 9:3:3:1. After conducting for other traits, the results were found
to be similar. From this experiment, Mendel formulated the law of

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independent assortment

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states that a pair of trait segregates independently of another pair during gamete
formation.

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law of independent assortment

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As the individual heredity factors assort independently, different traits get ___
opportunity to occur together.

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equal

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Mendel extended his observations to ___crosses involving three pairs of contrasting
characters.

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trihybrid

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character where mendel did a monohybrid cross

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stem length (short and tall)

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characters where mendel did a dihybrid cross
pea shape and pea color (round, wrinkled) (yellow, green)
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characters where mendel did a trihybrid cross
seed shape (smooth vs wrinkled) color of cotyledon (yellow vs green) flower color (violet vs white)
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The F1 hybrid produces ___ types of gametes in Mendel's trihybrid cross
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These on selfing have equal chances to combine with any of the 8 types of gametes produced by the other parent resulting in ___ different combinations.
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The number of F2 phenotypes resulting from selfing F1 hybrid is a square of the number of ___.
GAMETES
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may result to modified phenotypic ratios deviating from those expected of independently assorting genes exhibiting complete dominance
gene interaction
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involving alleles of a gene pair
allelic interactions
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wherein interaction is between alleles of different genes.
non allelic
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– one gene controlling one trait
allelic interactions
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allelic interactions include
complete dominance incomplete dominance co-dominance overdominance dominant lethal recessive lethal
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Heterozygotes are phenotypically identical to the homozygous dominant
complete dominance
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f2 phenotypic ratio of complete dominance
3:1
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Heterozygotes are phenotypically intermediate between the two homozygous types
incomplete dominance
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f2 phenotypic ratio of incomplete dominance
1:2:1
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Heterozygotes exhibit a mixture of the phenotypic characters of both homozygotes instead of a single intermediate expression.
co dominance
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f2 phenotypic ratio of codominance
1:2:1
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Heterozygotes exhibit an exaggeration of phenotypic characters of either homozygous dominant or homozygous recessive.
overdominance
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f2 phenotypic ratio of overdominance
1:2:1
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Death of the affected individual (homozygous dominant or heterozygous) occurs after reproduction takes place.
dominant lethal
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f2 phenotypic ratio of dominant lethal
0:2:1 or 0:1
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Effects of recessive genes are sufficiently drastic to kill the bearers of certain genotypes.
recessive lethal
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f2 phenotypic ratio of recessive lethal
1:2:0 or 3:0
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– two genes controlling one trait
non allelic interactions
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An allele of a gene masks the effect of the allele of the other gene
epistasis
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Complete dominance at both gene pairs but one gene when dominant is epistatic to the other (A dominant to a; B dominant to b; A epistatic to B and b).
dominant epistasis
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f2 phenotypic ratio of dominant epistasis where Complete dominance at both gene pairs but one gene when dominant is epistatic to the other (A dominant to a; B dominant to b; A epistatic to B and b).
12:3:1
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Complete dominance at both gene pairs but the first gene when dominant is epistatic to the second and the second gene, when homozygous recessive is epistatic to the first (A dominant to a; B is dominant to B; A is epistatic to B and B; bb is epistatic to A_ and aa)
dominant epistasis
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Expected F2 phenotypic ratio of Dominant epistasis where Complete dominance at both gene pairs but the first gene when dominant is epistatic to the second and the second gene, when homozygous recessive is epistatic to the first (A dominant to a; B is dominant to B; A is epistatic to B and B; bb is epistatic to A_ and aa)
13:3
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Complete dominance at both gene pairs, but one gene, when homozygous recessive is epistatic or masks the effecr of the o ther gene (A dominant to a; B dominant to b; aa epistatic to B and b)
recessive epistasis
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f2 expected ratio of recessive epistasis
9:3:4
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Complete dominance at both gene pairs, but either gene, when dominant is epistatic to the other (A dominant to a; B dominant to b; A epistatic to b; B epistatic to a).
duplicate gene action
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expected f2 ratio of duplicate gene action
15:1
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Complete dominance at both gene pairs, but either gene when homozygous recessive is epistatic to the effects of the ot her gene (A dominant to a; B dominant to b; bb epistatic to A
complementary gene action
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complementary gene action expected f2 phenotype
9:7
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Complete dominance at both gene pairs, new phenotypes are produced from interaction between dominants and between both homozygous recessives (A dominant to a; B dominant to b;a in teracts with B producing new phenotype; aabb also produces a new phenoty pe)
novel phenotype
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novel phenotype f2 phenotype
9:3:3:1
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Although individual humans (and all diploid organisms) can only have two alleles for a given gene, __alleles may exist at the population level, such that many combinations of two alleles are observed.
multiple
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An example of multiple alleles is the
ABO blood type system
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alleles in ABO blood type
IA IB i
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codes for A molecules on the red blood cells
IA
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allele codes for B molecules on the surface of red blood cells
IB
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___ allele codes for no molecules on the red blood cells
i
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__ alleles are codominant with each other in ABO blood group
Ia and Ib
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genotype when phenotype is Blood Type A
IaIa or Iai
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genotype when phenotype is Blood Type B
IbIb or IBi
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genotype when phenotype is Blood Type AB
IAIB
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genotype when blood type is O
ii
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-chromosome is smaller, and so, very few genes are located on this chromosome.
Y chromosome
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Sex traits can be categorized into three types of inheritance
sex limited sex linked sex influenced
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s are genes that occur in both sexes (probably on the autosomes) but are normally expressed only in the gender having the appropriate hormonal determiner (activator).
sex limited traits
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Sex-limited traits are genes that occur in both sexes (probably on the autosomes) but are normally expressed only in the gender having the appropriate hormonal determiner (called ____).
activator
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Throughout the pedigree the trait appears in only one sex, but it need not occur in all member of that sex
sex limited traits
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The genes for the trait can be carried and transmitted by the opposite sex although it is not displayed in that sex because of anatomical or physiological differences.
sex limited traits
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s. For instance, barred coloring in chickens normally is visible only in the ____
roosters
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s. For instance, barred coloring in chickens normally is visible only in the roosters what kind of sex traits
sex limited traits
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would be considered traits like color blindness and hemophilia. T
sex linked traits
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They are said to be linked because more males (XY) develop these traits than females (XX)
sex linked traits
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are autosomal traits that are influenced by sex
sex influenced traits
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The presence of two X chromosomes in females can suppress its expression when one of them has the genes for the trait and the other does not. Thus, the trait is more likely to be visible in the male what kind of sex traits
sex linked traits
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If a male has one recessive allele, he will show that trait, but it will take two recessive for the female to show that same trait.
sex influenced traits
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One such gene is male pattern baldness. what kind of sex traits
sex influenced traits
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A lot of sex-limited traits can determine parental carriers by using a
pedigree
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Within a population, there may be a number of alleles for a given ___
gene
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Individuals that have two copies of the same allele are referred to as
homozygous
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ndividuals that have copies of different alleles are known as
heterozygous
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If the trait is observed in an individual with only one copy, the allele is said to be ___ ___
autosomal dominant
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The phenotype will be observed whether the individual has one copy of the allele (is heterozygous) or has two copies of the allele (is homozygous)
autosomal dominant
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. Individuals with ____ ___trait have a 50-50 chance of passing the trait to each of their children.
autosomal dominant
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. Individuals with autosomal dominant trait have a ___ chance of passing the trait to each of their children.
50-50
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If the trait is manifested only in an individual has two copies, the allele is said to be ___ ___
autosomal recessive
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The phenotype will be observed only when the individual is homozygous for the allele concerned.
autosomal recessive
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An individual with only one copy of the allele will not show the phenotype, but will be able to pass the allele on to subsequent generations
autosomal recessive
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As a result, an individual heterozygous for an autosomal recessive allele is known as a
carrier
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are controlled by genes on the X chromosome.
x-linked inheritance
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In females (who have two X chromosomes), a trait in one of the two copies of the gene in each cell is sufficient to be manifested in its phenotype.
x-linked dominant traits
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In males (who have only one X chromosome), a trait carried by gene in each cell causes the disorder.
x-linked dominants
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While X-linked ___traits are controlled by recessive alleles on the X chromosome
recessive
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In males (who have only one X chromosome), one copy of the gene in each cell is sufficient to express the phenotype.
X-linked recessive
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In females (who have two X chromosomes), a phenotype will be expressed when both copies of the alleles are carried by the X chromosome
x-linked recessive
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Such conditions is more frequent to be expressed in males than in females
x-linked recessive
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A characteristic of X-linked inheritance is that fathers cannot pass X-linked traits to their ____
son
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if the trait is controlled by a gene located on the Y chromosome, one of the two sex chromosomes in each of a male's cell
y-linked inheritance
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Because only males have a Y chromosome, in Y-linked inheritance, a trait can only be passed from father to __.
son
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applies to genes in mitochondrial DNA
mitochondrial inheritance/maternal inheritance
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which are structures in each cell that convert molecules into energy, each contain a small amount of DNA.
mitochondria
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Because only egg cells contribute mitochondria to the developing embryo, only __can pass on mitochondrial mutations to their children.
female
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Conditions resulting from mutations in mitochondrial DNA can appear in every generation of a family and can affect both males and females, but fathers do not pass these disorders to their daughters or sons.
mitochondrial inheritance
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is the phenomenon wherein several closely related genes stay together during inheritance through generations without any change or separation
linkage
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Linkage was first suggested by
Walter Sutton Theodor Boveri
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Linkage was first suggested by Sutton and Boveri (1902-1903) when they propounded the famous “
chromosomal theory of inheritance
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who clearly proved and defined linkage on the basis of his breeding experiments in fruitfully Drosophila melanogaster
Thomas Morgan Hunt
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r. In 1911____ and ___proposed chromosome theory of linkage.
Morgan Castle
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In 1911, Morgan and Castle proposed chromosome theory of linkage. It has the following postulates 1st postulate
Genes are found arranged in a linear manner in the chromosomes
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In 1911, Morgan and Castle proposed chromosome theory of linkage. It has the following postulates 2nd postulate
Genes which exhibit linkage are located on the same chromosome
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In 1911, Morgan and Castle proposed chromosome theory of linkage. It has the following postulates 3rd postulate
Genes generally tend to stay in parental combination, except in cases of crossing over
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In 1911, Morgan and Castle proposed chromosome theory of linkage. It has the following postulates 4th postulate
) The distance between linked genes in a chromosome determines the strength of linkage.
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e. Genes located close to each other show ___linkage than that are located far from each other
stronger
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. Linkage may be classified into
complete linkage incomplete/partial linkage
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It is known to be ____linkage if all meiocytes contains parental types of gametes. There is complete absence of recombinant types due to absence of crossing over
complete linkage
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If some frequency of crossing over also occurs between the linked genes. Recombinant types are produced. what type of linkage
incomplete linkage
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is constant for any pair of linked loci and represents the "genetic" distance between them
recombination frequency
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is the distance that will generate 1% reco mbination.
1 m.u (map unit) 1 cM (centiMorgan)
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, showing the order of the loci and the distance between them by observing the number of offspring showing recom binant phenotypes.
gene map
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number of gametic types gametes formed? AABbCc
Gametic Types = 2n where n= heterozygous gene/s = 22 = 2 x 2 = 4 Gametes Formed ABC ABc AbC Abc
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unit hereditary characters occurs in pair, and that in the formation of gametes these segregate so that only one member of the pair goes into a particular gamete what law
law of segregation
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cross where one character is observed
monohybrid cross
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The unknown genotype is cross with a known (homozygous recessive genotype
test cross
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. Brown-eye color is dominant over blue-eye color. If a brown-eyed man, whose father was brown-eyed and whose mother was blue-eyed, marries a blue-eyed woman. What is the probability that they have a child with brown eyes? b.What is the percentage of having blue eyes among the children?
a. 0.5 b. 50%
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Genes for different characters are inherited independently of one another or that the members of one pair alleles segregate independently of the other pairs
law of independent assortment
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In cats, again, black color is dominant to a special, temperature-sensitive albino gene which produces cats with dark legs, faces and tails (Siamese cats, in case you don’t recognize it). A short haired (dominant) Siamese colored female is bred to a long-haired black male. They have eight kittens: 2 black, short-haired; 2 black, long-haired; 2 Siamese, short-haired; and 2 Siamese, long-haired. What were the genotypes of the two parents?
Genotypes of Parents Female: Ssbb Male: ssBb check slide 17 for reference
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formula for types of gametes
2^n
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formula of types of genotypes
3^n
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formula of kinds of phenotypes
2^n
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given there are 3 heterozygous pairs, compute types of gametes, types of genotypes, and type of phenotypes
8 27 8
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Intra allelic interaction
allellic interaction
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Inter allelic interaction
non-allelic interaction
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non-allelic interaction
Novel Phenotype Dominant Epistasis Recessive Epistasis Complementary Gene Action Duplicate Gene Action
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example of overdominance
Fluorescent pigment in Drosophila
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In a recent case in Spokane, Washington, a young woman accused a soldier of being the father of her child. The soldier, of course, denied it. The soldier’s lawyer demanded that blood types be taken to prove the innocence of his client. The following results were obtained: Alleged father, Type O. Mother, Type A. Child, Type AB. The court found the soldier guilty on the basis of the woman’s remarkable memory for dates and details that apparently eliminated all other possible fathers. * What are the possible genotypes for these three people? * Do you agree with the court’s decision? Why or why not?
Answer to the questions: or I a a. Mother: I i AI A Father: ii Child: I AI B b. No, there is no possibility of getting Type AB from the parents with Type A and Type O. check slide 26 for answers
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example of recessive lethal
sickle cell anemia
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example of dominant lethal
huntington's disease
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view non allellic interactions in ppt
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A certain plant may have either single or double flowers: single flowers when at least one dominant gene of each of the two different pairs of genes DD and SS are present, double flowers in the presence of either or both pairs of the recessive genes. If plants with genotypes DDss and ddSS are crossed, what would be the probability of getting double flowers in F2? Single flowers? What is the gene interaction involved?
Single flower: D_S_ Double flower: _dd, _ss, ddss DDss (double) x ddSS (double) F1 DdSs (Single) F2 9 D_S_ (Single) 3 D_ss (Double) 3 ddS_ (Double) 1 ddss (Double) Single = 0.56 Answers to Questions: a. F2 (double flowers) = 0.44 b. Complementary Gene Action
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are determined by genes located on autosomes and express only in one sex
sex limited traits
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 These traits are responsible considerably for sexual dimorphism
sex limited traits
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is a trait that is normally limited to females
breast development
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sex linked trait that is limited to males
breast development
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(both sexes carry the milk controlling genes in ___)
cattle
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Gene controlling the trait is found in autosomal chromosome.
sex influenced trait
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It has a gender preference but express in both gender
sex influenced trait
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male pattern blindness is an example of ___
sex influenced trait
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Gene controlling the trait is found in sex chromosome (X or Y)
sex linked trait
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example of x-linked dominant
fragile x syndrome
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example of x linked recessive
hemophilia, colorblindness
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example of y-linked
hypertrichosis pinnae auris
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In humans, hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive trait. If a female who is a carrier for hemophilia marries a male with normal blood clotting, answer the following questions. a. What fraction of the children will have hemophilia? b. What percentage of the female children will be carrier/s? c. What fraction of the male children will have normal blood clotting?
a.1/4 b. 50% c. ½
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is an orderly presentation of family information
pedigree
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important in predicting genetic risk
pedigree
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identify pedigree symbols
page 31
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when people who are related to each other by blood have a sexual relationship or marry each other
Consanguinous mating
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first person to be identified to have genetic disorder
proband
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dizygous twins are ___ twins
fraternal
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monozygous twins are ___ twins
identical
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Vertical pattern; multiple generations affected Males and females equally likely to be affected
autosomal dominant
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Each child of an affected individual has a 50% chance to be affected  Every affected child has an affected parent
autosomal dominant
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Horizontal pattern; single generation affected  Males and females equally likely to be affected
autosomal recessive
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Parents of affected child are unaffected gene carriers and have a 25% recurrence risk
autosomal recessive
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Unaffected siblings have a 2/3 or 67% chance to be carriers
autosomal recessive
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Children affected individuals are obligate carriers
autosomal recessive
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Females are twice as likely to be affected than males
x-linked dominant
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May be lethal to males and usually milder in females
x-linked dominant
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Affected males pass the genes to all their daughters
x linked dominant
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No male to male transmission Sons and daughters of affected female
x linked dominant
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condensed, inactive X chromosome found in female cells
x-linked dominant
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Males are more often affected than females  Affected males pass the gene to all their duaghters and none of their sons
x-linked recessive
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Daughters of carrier have 50% chance to be unaffected  Sons of carrier females have 50% chance to be affected
x-linked recessive
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Affected males in the family are related to each other through carrier female
x-linked recessive
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Only males are affected
y-linked (holandric)
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Affected males pass the disease gene to all their sons and none to the daughters
y-linked
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y-linked is also called
holandric
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are cytoplasmic organelles important in cellular respiration
mitochondria
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Have their own DNA
mitochondria
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mitochondria carries __ genes
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No recombination happens in this sex linked trait
mitochondrial inheritance
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Males and females equally affected and High mutation rate
mitochondrial inheritance
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Identify the mode of inheritance in slide 15
autosomal recessive
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Identify the mode of inheritance in slide 16
x-linked recessive
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Contribution of genes and environment is ___
additive
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Genes and environment are ___: genes alter the exposure to relevant environmental factors
correlated
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___control sensitivity to the environment
gene
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 The environment controls ___ ___
gene expression
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Individuals genotype with the same can also show different degrees of the same phenotype
expressivity
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is the degree to which trait expression differs among individuals.
expressivity
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is the proportion of individuals carrying a particular variant of a gene (genotype) that also expresses an associated trait (phenotype)
penantrance
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is in a phenotype variation (generally referring to a single trait) which is caused by environmental conditions (often, necessarily, during but not the organism's development), such that the organism's phenotype matches a phenotype which is determined by genetic factors.
phenotype
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is a situation organism is determined only by the environment where the phenotype of an not it experiences and its genotype, but also by the environment and genotype of its mother
maternal effect
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demonstrating that genes are located on chromosomes and that nondisjunction (failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis) can lead to abnormal offspring
Calvin Bridges
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pioneered gene mapping by using recombination frequencies to determine the relative positions of genes on chromosomes, a concept that laid the groundwork for modern genetics.
alfred Henry Sturtevant
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ho established radiation genetics, demonstrating that X-rays induce mutations and earned him the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Hermann Joseph Muller
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types of linkage
complete linkage incomplete linkage
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types of incomplete linkage
single cross over double cross over
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a type of crossover event where one exchange of genetic material occurs between homologous chromosomes
single cross over
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efers to two separate crossover events occurring between the same two genes during meiosis, leading to a recombination of the original alleles.
double crossover
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is a genetic map of a species or experimental population that shows the position of its known genes or genetic markers relative to each other in terms of recombination frequency, rather than a specific physical distance along each chromosome.
linkage map
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is the distance that produces a recombination frequency of 1%;
one map unit
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map distance formula
recombinant gametes / total gametes
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do problem in slide 30
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