Mendel: Part 2 Flashcards
Mendel’s Second Law: Independent assortment
The inheritance of one does not influence the chance of inheriting the other (look at pictures drawn and in powerpoint)
Independent assortment allows numerous _________ to take place between chromosomes.
Crossovers
Product rule
Predicts the chance of parents with known genotypes to produce offspring of a particular genotype
Ex. RrYy x RrYy = 1/4x1/4 = 1/16 chance of offspring having homozygous recessive genotype
Using probability to track multiple traits
BbHhee x bbhhEe
Use one Punnett squares for each trait
Chance child has bbHhEe= 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2= 1/8
Pedigree
symbolic representation of family relationships and the transmission of inherited traits, the bigger the tree the easier to read
Need to know symbols and lines
look at chart on powerpoint
Basic pedigree symbols
Circle= female
Square= male
Filled in = express trait
Empty= “normal”, doesn’t express trait
Half-filled in= members that MUST be carriers
Autosomal recessive on a pedigree
If a child expresses the trait, then the parents are inferred to be heterozygote carriers