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Inheritance Patterns Flashcards

1
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Shape of males in pedigree drawing

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Square

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Shape of females in pedigree drawing

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Circle

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In a pedigree drawing, what do partners have between them?

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Partners have a line between them

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In a pedigree drawing, what do siblings have above them

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Siblings have a line above them

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In a pedigree drawing, who are shaded?

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People who are affected are shaded

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In a pedigree drawing, who have dots inside?

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Carriers have dots inside

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In a pedigree drawing, what do double lines mean?

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Are a consanguineous couple(Same blood)

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What does SB on a pedigree drawing mean?

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Still born baby

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What does the diamond symbol in a pedigree drawing represent?

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Means unknown sex

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What do small triangle symbols in a pedigree drawing represent?

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Spontaneous abortion

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What does a triangle with a line going through it represent?

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Represents therapeutic abortion

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What represents identical twins, non-identical twins?

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Identical twins have diagonal lines and a line between them

Non identical twins have only diagonal lines

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What does a diamond with the letter P inside represent?

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Represents someone who is pregnant of a child with an unknown sex

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14
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What symbol represents no offspring?

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SEARCH ONLINE

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15
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In what form are autosomal dominant inheritance?

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Clearly in heterozygous form

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How many generations are affected by autosomal dominant inheritance?

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Multiple generations are affected by autosomal dominant inheritance

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What will most individuals with autosomal dominant inheritance have?

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Most will have an affected parent

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18
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What is the risk to offspring for autosomal dominant inheritance?

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50% risk to offspring

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19
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Characteristics of autosomal dominant inheritance

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  • Most individuals have an affected parent
  • Males and females are equally likely to inherit
  • An affected individuals siblings/children whom aren’t affected, do not carry the mutation and cannot pass it on to their offspring
20
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FEATURES OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE

What is penetrance and incomplete penetrance?

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Penetrance is the percentage of individuals who carry the mutation and develop symptoms of the disorder
-Many dominant disorders show age dependent penetrance
Incomplete penetrance is when you have the genotype, but not phenotypically expressed

21
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FEATURES OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE

What is variable expressivity?

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Variation in several symptoms of disorders between individuals with the same mutation

22
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FEATURES OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE

What varies between autosomal dominant disorders?

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De novo mutation rate varies considerably between autosomal disorder conditions

23
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FEATURES OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE

What is somatic mosaicism?

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It is when new mutation arises in early stages of embryogenesis
-Present in only some tissue/cells

24
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FEATURES OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE

What is germ line mosaicism?

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It is when new mutations arise during oogenesis or spermatogenesis
-Mutation present in variable proportion of gametes and can be transmitted to offspring

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FEATURES OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE

What is anticipation?

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Worsening of disease severity in successive generations

-Characteristically occurs in triplet repeat disorders

26
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In what form is autosomal recessive inheritance?

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Clearly in homozygous form

27
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Who aren’t affected by autosomal recessive inheritance?

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Carriers aren’t affected

28
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What sexes are affected by autosomal recessive inheritance?

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Both sexes affected

29
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How many generations are affected by autosomal recessive inheritance?

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Usually one generation affected

30
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What may be a factor of autosomal recessive inheritance?

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May be consanguinity

31
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What are compound heterozygotes?

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-2 mutations in the same gene however these mutations are different

32
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What is a homozygote?

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-2 mutations in the same gene however these mutations are identical

33
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What are the features of autosomal recessive inheritance?

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  • Trait often found in clusters of siblings

- All offspring of affected person are obligate carriers

34
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Chromosomes in men and women

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Men-XY

Women-XX

35
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What are the affects on BOTH genders of X-linked inheritance?(Recessive)

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  • Women are carriers and are unaffected

- No male to male transmission

36
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What are the affects on BOTH genders of X-linked inheritance?(Dominant)

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  • Women are affected

- Males are more severely affected

37
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What type of genes are never passed from father to son?

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X-linked genes never passed from father to son

38
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In X-linked recessive inheritance, who are the obligate carriers?

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All daughters of affected males are obligate carriers

39
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In X-linked recessive inheritance, what do children of carrier females have a chance of inheriting mutant alleles?

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Children of carrier females have a 50% chance of inheriting mutant alleles

40
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What is skewed X-inactivation in X-linked recessive inheritance?

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Normally the majority of genes on one of a women’s X chromosome are inactivated

41
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Who are manifesting carriers?

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Some women who have symptoms in x-linked recessive conditions?

42
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Y linked inheritance

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Always and only passed through fathers to sons

43
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What is a mutation?

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Change in genetic material

44
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What do a pathogenic mutation result in?

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Results in an alteration of the function of the gene product and can cause disease

45
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What is a silent mutation?

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A base change has no change in the amino acid

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