Lecture 3/26 Flashcards

1
Q

if there is a cross of red-eyed flies to white-eyed flies and F1 all have red eyes, what is the conclusion?

A

red eye is dominant to white eye

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if there is a cross of female white-eyed to male red-eyed fly and the results are 1/2 red eyes (all female) and half white eyes (all male) what is the phenotypic ratio? what do we know about the gene inheritance?

A

1:1 and the gene inheritance is sex-linked

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3
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if you cross a XW XW with a Xw- Y, what color eyes are the progeny?

A

all red

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4
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if you cross a Xw- Xw- with a XW Y, what color eyes do the progeny have?

A

1/2 are males white, 1/2 are females red

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5
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how many single gene traits are known in humans?

A

about 4300

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6
Q

how can one study mendelian genetics in humans?

A

family pedigree

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7
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what three things can looking at a pedigree tell us?

A

dominance patterns, different alleles, whether a trait is sex-linked

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8
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what is allele frequency?

A

the percentage of the total number of gene copies for one allele in a population

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9
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how many alleles does each individual carry for a gene?

A

2

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10
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what kind of allele is usually the most common?

A

WT

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11
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what are rare alleles also referred to as? and what frequency is considered rare?

A

mutant allele, <1% frequency

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12
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what is a polymorophic gene?

A

a gene with more than one common allele, like blood type

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13
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what is another name for high-frequency alleles of polymorphic genes?

A

common variants

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14
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what shape is male on pedigrees?

A

square

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15
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what shape is female on pedigrees?

A

circle

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16
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what is considered to be consanguineous marriage?

A

2nd/3rd cousins or closer

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17
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what are questions to immediately ask when looking at a pedigree?

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1) How frequently does the trait appear? In what sort of ratios is the trait in a generation?
2) Is one gender affected more than another? From which parent is the trait inherited?

18
Q

can 2 parents with a dominant trait give rise to unaffected children?

19
Q

will a child with a dominant trait always have an affected parent?

20
Q

does a dominant gene show up in every generation?

21
Q

does a recessive gene show up in every generation?

22
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for recessive traits, what is the only way for all children to be affected?

A

both parents must be homozygous recessive

23
Q

what is our pedigree tip? what does it tell us?

A

always look for unaffected/unaffected pairings giving rise to an affected individual – always recessive unless it’s sex-linked (could also be both)

24
Q

in humans, some of the most common single-gene traits are caused by what kind of alleles?

25
Q

what happens in phenylketonuria (PKU)?

A

phenylalanine buildup or too little tyrosine/dopamine – can lead to intellectual disability, seizures, limb spasticity, etc.

26
Q

are there any treatments for PKU? when do we test for it?

A

newborns are tested, and there is now a treatment of phenylalanine-free foods – used to be a lethal diagnosis

27
Q

what is the minimum number of newborn tests in the US?

A

29, but it varies by state which has more than 29

28
Q

what are some of the most common single-gene traits caused by dominant alleles in humans?

A

hypercholesterolemia and huntington disease

29
Q

do mendelian genetics include X-linked genes?

30
Q

what is incomplete dominance?

A

there’s an intermediate phenotype to dominant and recessive (pink flower from red and white)

31
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what are phenotypic ratios for incomplete dominance of 1 trait?

A

1:2:1 instead of 3:1, they reflect the genotypic rates

32
Q

what do the letters refer to in blood types?

A

A and B are sugars, O is no sugars

33
Q

What is the allele for blood types?

34
Q

what is codominance?

A

both alleles are expressed equally in the phenotype

35
Q

what are the phenotypic ratios for a trait that has co-dominance?

A

1:2:1 – reflects genotypic ratio

36
Q

what leads to an O blood type?

A

a mutation in glycosyltransferase in the red blood cell so you don’t get any sugars

37
Q

can one gene have multiple alleles with different dominance patterns?

A

yes, like in blood type

38
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is A blood type dominant to B?

A

no, they’re codominant

39
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is A blood type dominant to O?

40
Q

Why is O blood type a universal donor?

A

there are no sugars to induce an immune response in the recipient

41
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why is AB a universal receptor?

A

because it has A and B sugars so it won’t have an immune response to either, and any blood type can receive O