Genetics Test Review #2 Flashcards
Gregor Mendel
principles of heredity
Schleiden and Schwann
cell theory
Flemming
chromosomes
Darwin
evolution
Weismann
germ-plasm theory
Sutton
genes located on chromosomes
Morgan
mutant fruit flies, transmission genetics
Genes are the fundamental unit of
heredity
Genes come in multiple forms called
alleles (encode a specific trait)
Genes confer
phenotypes
Genetic information is carried in
DNA and RNA
Genes are located on
chromosomes
Central Dogma
DNA to RNA to Protein
Mutations are
permanent changes
Evolution is
genetic change (change in allele frequency through population of species)
What is heredity?
the passing down of traits from one generation to another
Different alleles for a particular gene occupy
the same locus on homologous chromosomes
What is a locus?
a place on a chromosome where genetic information encoding a characteristic is located
What is a genotype?
set of alleles possessed by an individual
What is a phenotype?
the manifestation or appearance of a characteristic
Monohybrid crosses revealed what?
the principle of segregation and the concept of dominance
Heterozygotes produce offspring with a
1:2:1 genotypic ratio and 3:1 phenotypic ration
Dihybrid Crosses revealed what?
the principle of independent assortment
What is Independent Assortment?
gametes located on different chromosomes will sort independently
How are the principles of segregation and independent assortment related?
both refer to the separation of alleles in anaphase I of meiosis
How are the principles of segregation and independent assortment different?
principle of segregation says that these alleles separate; principle of independent assortment says that the separate independently of alleles at other loci
What is population genetics?
concerns the genetic composition of a population and how it changes over time
What are the five major causes of evolutionary change?
natural selection, mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, non-random mating
What is a gene pool?
the frequencies of genotypes and alleles in the population
How do you calculate genotypic frequencies?
number of individuals possessing the genotype divided by total number of individuals in sample
How do you calculate allelic frequencies?
number of copies of a particular allele present in a sample divided by total number of alleles
What is Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
A population’s allele and genotype frequencies are constant, unless there is some type of evolutionary force acting on them
If allelic frequencies change,
then evolution is occuring
If allelic frequencies remain consistent over generations,
then equilibrium is reached, and evolution is not occurring
What is p?
the frequency of the dominant allele
What is q?
the frequency of the recessive allele
What is p^2?
the frequency of homozygous dominant individuals
What is 2pq?
the frequency of heterozygous individuals
What is q^2
the frequency of homozygous recessive individuals
What are the 5 model assumptions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
no mutations must occur, no gene flow can occur, random mating must occur, the population must be large, no selection can occur
When a population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the proportion of genotypes are determined by
the frequencies of alleles
What is genetic drift?
change in allele/genotype frequency by random chance
Genetic drift has a large effect on
small populations
What is positive assortative mating?
a tendency of like individuals to mate
What is negative assortative mating?
a tendency of unlike individuals to mate
Individuals may be homozygous by
decent or state
What is identical by descent?
when two copies of an allele are descended from the same copy in a common ancestor
What is identical in state?
when two copies of an allele are the same in structure and function, but are descended from two different copies in ancestors
What is inbreeding
the measure of probability that two alleles are identical by descent
Natural selection is favoring those
mutations that are accumulating over time
Mutations cause changes in
allelic and genotype frequencies in a population