Intro To Genetic Variation

Question 1

What’s an snp?

Answer 1

Scottish party looooolzzz

Single base swapped, most common, can happen in Exxon’s

Question 2

What are the 4 conditions needed to fulfil hardy wienberg?

Answer 2

1- random mating
2-random survival
3-random transmission
4-no new mutation

Question 3

What does the abo gene produce that allows 3 diff alleles?

Answer 3

Glucosyltransferase

Question 4

What is epigenetics?

Answer 4

Study of heritable changes in gene expression that don’t involve changes to underlying DNA sequence

Question 5

What’s the function of epigenetic markers?

Answer 5

Can switch genes on and off by affecting methylation of dna or histones