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Genetic variation Flashcards

1
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Form of variation without mutation?

A

Crossing over

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2
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Term for chromosomes after crossing over?

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Recombinant

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3
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Mutations?

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Heritable changes in genetic material not due to genetic recombination

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4
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Can mutations in gametes be passed on?

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Very small chance but not 0

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5
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Point mutations?

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Changes in single base/small piece of genetic material

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6
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Purines?

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A & G

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Pyrimidines?

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C and T

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8
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Transitions?

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A to G or C to T

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9
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Transversion?

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purine to pyrimidine

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10
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Transversions or transitions most common?

A

Transitions

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11
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Which quality of the genetic code means some changes don’t alter the amino acid?

A

It is redundant

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12
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Highly redundant amino acid?

A

Arginine

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13
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Amino acid only coded for by ATG?

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Methyline

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14
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Non-synonymous change?

A

Amino acid changed

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15
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Synonymous change?

A

Amino acid doesn’t change

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16
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Most likely change?

A

Synonymous

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17
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Least likely change?

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Removal of a start/addition of a stop codon

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18
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Mutation with serious consequences for protein?

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Removal of a start/addition of a stop codon

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19
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Do mutations happen more often at synonymous site?

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No - they’re just more likely to be tolerated & maintained in population at a synonymous site

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20
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Do all non-synonymous changes have serious consequences for the protein?

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Some are minor & can be tolerated

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21
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Phenotype for sickle cell anaemia? (4)

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  • abnormal beta chains
  • haemoglobin stick together & form chains
  • sickle shaped deoxygenated red blood cells
  • reduced life expectancy
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22
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Genotype for sickle cell anaemia? (3)

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  • amino acid 6
  • base position 2
  • GGA to GTA (Glu to Val)
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23
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What type of DNA do INDELs typically occur at?

A

Repetitive sections of DNA

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24
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Are INDELs common in genomes?

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Yes

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25
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Why are INDELs common in genomes?

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Only small proportion of genomes genes - repetitive DNA tends not to be in genes

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26
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Minisatellites?

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10 to 15 base pairs in length

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27
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Microsatellites?

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1 to 5 base pairs in length

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28
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Genetic fingerprinting? (3)

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  • sections of DNA that vary in size
  • apply current
  • small sections migrate further in agarose gel than larger
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29
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What can genetic fingerprinting be used for?

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paternity tests, forensics, conservation genetics

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30
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Cystic fibrosis phenotype? (3)

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  • incorrectly folded protein
  • thick, sticky mucus in lungs
  • shortened life expectancy
31
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Cystic fibrosis genotype? (4)

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  • result of different mutations
  • most common deletion of 3 nucleotides in CTFR gene
  • loss of amino acid phenylalanine
  • doesn’t impact rest of chain
32
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CTFR gene?

A

cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator

33
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Inversions?

A

sections of DNA broken off & reinserted incorrectly

34
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Result of inversions?

A

genes in chromosomes in wrong order

35
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Inversions can be induced by…?

A

radiation

36
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What can inversions in heterozygotes prevent?

A

crossing over

37
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How can inversions prevent crossing over?

A

maternal & paternal alleles can’t align

38
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Result of inversions preventing crossing over? (2)

A
  • no recombination, genetic information lost
  • due to accumulation of genetic changes over time, two populations prevented from breeding with each other
39
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Problem with gene duplications?

A

not all genes can tolerate extra copies

40
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How many transposable elements can be found in a typical genome?

A

Dozens to hundreds

41
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How much of eukaryotic genome are transposable elements?

A

up to 90%

42
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How much of human genome are human elements?

A

> 50%

43
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Two ways in which transposable elements can move?

A

copy - and - paste
cut - and - paste

44
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Transposable elements?

A

Copied section of DNA

45
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What does ‘mobile’ mean in terms of transposable elements?

A

Can move around genome between generations

46
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‘activator’ concerned with transposable elements?

A

can transpose and can move

47
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‘dissociator’ concerned with transposable elements?

A

can’t transpose or move

48
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Which other aspect can the activator move?

A

the dissociator

49
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What does the activator moving the dissociator result in?

A

interrupted molecular pathway of gene, potentially non-functional

50
Q

Can sections of DNA move more than once during development?

A

Yes

51
Q

Purple kernels?

A

No transposition - normal gene expressed

52
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Colourless kernels?

A

‘activator’ causes ‘dissociator’ to transpose onto gene

53
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Spotted kernels?

A

‘activator’ causes ‘dissociator’ to transpose out of gene in a few cells during development
mutations in some cells reverts to normal gene

54
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Do retrotransposons move via copy-and-paste or cut-and-paste?

A

copy-and-paste

55
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Transposable elements size?

A

5 to 10 kilabases

56
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What can two transposable elements near each other cause when aligning through crossing over?

A

duplication, deletion, inversion if facing each other

57
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Do all individuals of a species have the same number of transposable elements?

A

no

58
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Unequal crossing over?

A

crossing over at the wrong location

59
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What can unequal crossing over result from?

A

transposable elements or due to any region of homology causing mistake in pairing

60
Q

Diploid?

A

2n

61
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Tetraploid?

A

4n

62
Q

Hexaploid?

A

6n

63
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Octaploid?

A

8n

64
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Do species have to be diploid to be considered ‘normal’?

A

no

65
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Which cells should be haploid?

A

gametes

66
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What causes production of diploid gametes?

A

mutation: self-fertilization occurs

67
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One way in which tetraploid organisms can be formed?

A

parents with unreduced gametes

68
Q

What can the first generation tetraploid offspring do? (3)

A
  • self-fertilize
  • mate with 4n sibling
  • back cross to parents
69
Q

Backcrossing?

A

mating of offspring with parents or organism genetically similar to parents

70
Q

Protist Oxytricha trifallax? (3)

A
  • 15,600 nanochromosomes
  • 2,000 copies of each chromosome
  • 96% non-coding DNA
71
Q

How many chromosomes does an ant have?

A

2

72
Q

Why does a butterfly have so many chromosomes?

A

fallen apart, still maintained in genome as no loss of fitness

73
Q

What increases genetic variation?

A

mutations occurring randomly

74
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