MIDTERM LEC 1: MENDELIAN GENETICS Flashcards
___________ - inheritance of a trait or characteristic that is controlled by a SINGLE GENE aka_____________
SINGLE-GENE INHERITANCE; MENDELIAN INHERITANCE
SINGLE-GENE TRAITS is also known as
MONOFACTORIAL TRAITS or MENDELIAN
CHARACTERISTICS OF SINGLE-GENE TRAITS
- Relationship with the affected relative
- Tests can sometimes predict the risk of developing symptomes
- More common in some populations than others
- It may be fixable
example of single-gene traits
widow’s peak, dimple, earlobes, albinism
Definition of terms
- alternative form of gene
ALLELE
Definition of terms
- allele that masks another, has an effect when present in just 1 copy (CAPITAL LETTER)
DOMINANT ALLELE
Definition of terms
- masked, must be present on both chromosomes of a pair to be expressed (small letter)
RECESSIVE ALLELE
Definition of terms
- 2 identical alleles (true - breeding)
HOMOZYGOUS
Definition of terms
- 2 different alleles (non-true breeding/hybrid)
HETEROZYGOUS
Definition of terms
- underlying instructions (alleles present)
GENOTYPE
Definition of terms
- visible trait, outward expression of an allele combination
PHENOTYPE
Definition of terms (what type of trait)
- 1 trait that masks another
DOMINANT TRAIT
Definition of terms (dominant or recessive trait)
- masked trait
RECESSIVE TRAIT
An organism’s appearance does not always reveal it’s alleles
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
Definition of terms
- phenotype, most common expression of a particular allele combination in a population
Wild or mutant type
WILD TYPE
Definition of terms
- phenotype, variant of a gene’s expression that arises when the gene undergoes CHANGE
MUTANT TYPE
Example of mutant type in Humans
Albino
Example of wild type in Humans
Caucasoid
Mongoloid
Negroid
MENDELS EXPERIMENT
In ________, Mendel crossed and cataloged traits in 24,034 plants, through several generations. He term units of heredity as “ELEMENTEN”.
A. 1857-1863
B. 1866
C. 1901
1857-1863
Mendel published “EXPERIMENT ON PLANT HYBRIDIZATION on” _______
A. 1857-1863
B. 1866
C. 1901
1866
HUGO DE VRIES (Holland), CARL CORRENS (Germany , and ERICH VON TSCHERMAK (Austria) used Mendel’s theory making him know into the field
A. 1857-1863
B. 1866
C. 1901
1901
Mendel term the unit of heredity as
ELEMENTEN
The term ELEMENTEN was renamed by ________ as “genes” (Greek for “give birth to”)
WILLIAM BATESON (1909)
Genes is Greek for
Give birth to
Why did Gregor Johann Mendel use pea plants in his experiment?
- EASY TO GROW
- DEVELOP QUICKLY
- HAVE MANY TRAITS THAT TAKE ONE OF TWO EASILY DISTINGUISHABLE FORMS
In analyzing genetic crosses _________ is the first generation
Parental Generation or P1
In analyzing genetic crosses
_____________________ is the second generation
First Filial Generation or F1