Non-Mendelian Inheritance

Question 1

What are the 2 examples on non mendelian inheritance?

Answer 1

• Anticipation

- Mitochondrial Disease

Question 2

What is anticipation?

Answer 2

When diseases are spotted in earlier generations and progressively get worse

Question 3

What are 3 examples of anticipation inheritance?

Answer 3

• Huntingtons
• Myotonic Dystrophy
• Fragile X

Question 4

What inheritance is mitochondrial disease an example of?

Answer 4

Maternal inheritance

Question 5

What is maternal inheritance?

Answer 5

When all DNA comes from the mother

Question 6

What is the hardy Weinberg principle?

Answer 6

p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1

- Where p is dominant and q is recessive

Question 7

What does p^2 equal?

Answer 7

Homozygous dominant

Question 8

What does pq equal?

Answer 8

Heterozygous

Question 9

What does q^2 equal?

Answer 9

Homozygous recessive

Question 10

For the ideal population, what can be ignored for the hardy Weinberg principle?

Answer 10

• Mutations

- Migration

Question 11

What is the population size for the HW principle?

Answer 11

Large

Question 12

What is mating regarded as?

Answer 12

Random

Question 13

Is there selective pressure in the HW principle?

Answer 13

No