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Define genotype

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The alleles possessed by an organism

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Define phenotype

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The characteristics of an organism

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What are the two modes of inheritance

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A. Complete Dominance

B. Co-dominance

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What is complete dominance

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When the effect of one allele completely masks the effect of the other allele in a heterozygote

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What is co-dominance?

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When both alleles show their effect on the phenotype in the heterozygote

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What is the notation used for co-dominance?

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C^ B or I^A

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How many blood groups are there?

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There are four blood in the ABO system: A, B, AB, O

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Which alleles in the ABO blood groups are co-dominant and which are recessive?

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I^A and I^B are co-dominant and i is recessive

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What are all the possible genotypes to all the phenotypes of blood groups?

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Blood Type A I^A I^A or I^A i
Blood type B I^ B I^ B or I^B i
Blood Type AB I^A I^B
Blood Type O ii

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What did Gregor Mendel’s experiments do?

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They demonstrated the principles of inheritance using crosses of pea plants

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What did Mendel do during his experiment?

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  1. He crossed peas that had a different trait- the two varieties were true-breeding
  2. He examined the progeny of F1 gen. and found that all the offspring had the characteristic of one of the parents
  3. He self-fertilised the F1 gen. and examined the offspring of the F2 gen.
  4. There was a ratio of 3:1
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What did Mendel’s success rely on?

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On obtaining numerical results and using very large numbers of pea plants

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What is a monohybrid cross?

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A cross in which the inheritance of only one trait is studied

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What is sex-linkage?

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The gene controlling the characteristic is located on a sex chromosome

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What is sex-linkage always due to?

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Genes on the X because X has thousands of genes

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Is X-linked recessive conditions more frequent in males or females?

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Males

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Is X-linked dominant conditions more frequent in males or females?

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Females

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Who can be carriers of recessive alleles and what does this mean?

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Females can be carriers and so all sons inherit it from their mothers

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What are genetic diseases due to?

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They are due to specific alleles and can be inheritited

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Describe cystic fibrosis

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AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISEASE
caused by allele of the CFTR gene coding for a chloride channel
Produce mucus which is thick and sticky- respiratory failure

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Describe Huntington’s disease

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AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISEASE
neurodegenerative disease caused by alleles of the gene HTT coding for Huntingtin, a protein. Symptoms include- dementia

hd= normal allele HD= Huntigton’s disease

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Describe Hemophilia

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X-LINKED RECESSIVE DISEASE
caused by alleles of genes that code for coagulation factors
blood clotting is impaired in patients

X^H X^h = normal, carrier
X^h Y= haemophiliac

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What is red-green colour blindness?

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X-LINKED RECESSIVE
mild disability
caused by allele coding for a photoreceptor protein that detects specific wavelengths

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What is a test cross?

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Used to identify if an individual with a dominant phenotype is homozygous or heterozygous. The individual that is under question is crossed with an individual that has the RECESSIVE PHENOTYPE.

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How will the offspring be of a parent that is homozygous dominant?
ALL will have the dominant phenotype
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Why do we sometimes get different ratios in monohybrid crosses?
1. Number of offspring is too small | 2. One of the resulting genotypes of the offspring is lethal
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What are lethal alleles?
Alleles that cause an organism to die only when present in a homozygous condition. Thus causing the ratio to be 2: 1 instead of 3: 1
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What is the law of segregation?
Two alleles of a gene separate into different haploid gametes in meiosis
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What is the law of independent assortment?
Presence of one allele of one gene in a gamete has no influence over which allele of the other gene is present in the gamete STANDS FOR UNLINKED GENES
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What is independent assortment due?
Random orientation of bivalents in metaphase I of meiosis
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What are unlinked genes?
Genes that assort independently
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If the chromosomes are unlinked, what are the gametes produced by a genotype AaBb
AB, Ab, aB, ab
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What is gene linkage?
Genes whose loci are on the same chromosome and do not follow the law of independent assortment--> inherited together New combination can be produced ONLY if crossing over takes place
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Show how we demonstrate linked A and B genes
A B ------- ------- a b
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What is Mendel's dihybrid cross?
2 characteristics/traits examined
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What happened in Mendel's dihybrid cross?
Performed a test cross between two characteristics: seed shape and seed colour. R (dominant, round) and r (recessive and wrinkled) seed colour is controlled by Y (dominant, yellow) and y (recessive, green)
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What is the result of a dihybrid cross between two heterozygotes?
9:3:3:1 ratio
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What is the result of a cross between a double homozygous recessive and a heterozygote?
1:1:1:1 ratio
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Who proposed gene linkage and how?
Morgan proposed it. | He found patterns of inheritance that differed between males and females
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How can non-mendelian ratios be observed?
1. The genes are linked 2. Either of the genes has co-dominant alleles 3. Either of the genes is sex-linked 4. There is epistasis 5. A genotype is lethal 6. Polygenic inheritance
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What are recombinants?
Individuals that have a different combination of characters from parents
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How can new combinations arise in gene linkage?
only if crossing over takes place between non-sister chromatids
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When genes are linked, what happens when two double heterozygotes are crossed?
There are more of the parental combinations and fewer of the recombinants in the progeny
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What is a chi- squared test?
A test to see whether there is a statistically significant difference between the observed and expected results
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What are the steps for the Chi- Squared test?
1. Define the hypothesis: Null hypothesis- there is no difference Alternative hypothesis- there is a difference 2. Calculate the expected frequencies for each using:# expected frequency= expected probability * actual total 3. Calculate x^2 using: x^2= Sum( fo - fe)^2 /fe fo= observed frequency, fe= expected frequency 4. Find the degrees of freedom (one less than the total number of phenotypic classes) 5. compare x^2 with critical value for specific degrees of freedom and p- level 6. If x^2> critical ---> reject null If x^2< critical----> accept null
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What is a pedigree chart?
A chart of the genetic history of a family over several generations
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What is a pedigree chart used for?
To deduce the pattern of inheritance of a characteristic, almost always of a genetic disease
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In a pedigree chart, how can you tell if a disease is autosomal dominant?
1. If 2 affected parents have an unaffected offspring 2. ALL affected individuals MUST have at least one affected parent 3. If both parents are unaffected, all offspring must be unaffected
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In a pedigree chart, how can you tell if a disease is autosomal recesssive?
1. If 2 unaffected parents have an affected offspring | 2. If both parents show a trait, all offspring must exhibit the trait
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In a pedigree chart, how can you tell if a disease is X-linked dominant?
1. if a male shows a trait, so too must all his daughters as well as his mother 2. An unaffected mother cannot have affected sons 3. More common in females
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In a pedigree chart, how can yo tell if a disease is X-linked recessive?
1. If a female shows a trait, then all her sons must as well including her father 2. An unaffected mother can have affected sons if she is a carrrier 3. more common in males
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What is epistasis?
Interaction between genes | This is where the effect of one gene is dependent on the presence of a one or more 'modifier genes'.
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What is variation?
The differences between members of the same species
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What are sources of variation?
Gene mutations Meiosis Sexual reproduction
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What is discrete variation?
Individuals that fall into a number of distinct categories and it is usually due to one gene
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What is continuous variation?
Individuals can have any level of the phenotype between two extremes This is genetically-determined due to polygenic inheritance
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What is polygenic inheritiance?
When a characteristic is controlled by the combined effects of 2 or more genes Also influence by environmental factors
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What are histograms used for?
To show the expected distribution of the phenotypes in the offspring of a cross when a single trait is controlled by multiple genes As the number of genes increase, the distribution becomes increasingly closer to the normal distribution

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