Sex Determination and Sex Linkage Flashcards
Sex:
Refers to sexual phenotype
How many sex chromosomes doe platypus have?
10 sex chromosomes: 10X or 5X/5y
Sex determination:
The mechanism by which sex is established
Hermaphroditism:
Reers to the condition in which both sexes are present in the same organism
Monoecious
Production of both male and female gametes in the same individual
Dioecious
Production of either male or female gametes in the same individual
What are the types of chromosomal sex-determining systems?
XX-XO sex determination
XX-XY
ZZ-ZW
Haplodiploidy
Sexual reproduction
Alternates between haploid and diploid states
How many sexual phenotypes do most organisms have?
Two, male and female
Describe XX-XO system
Chromosomal sex-determination system Heterogametic sex=males (XO) Males have only one sex chromosome Homogametic sex = Female XX Grasshoppers
Describe XX-XY system
Chromosomal sex-determination system
X and Y chromosomes are not homologous-genes located on each are different
X and Y pair during meiosis: Pseudoautosomal regions-Located at both tips of human X and Y chromosomes
Pseudoautosomal regions:
Regions where pairing occurs between X and Y chromosomes since they are not homologous. Located at both tips of human X and Y chromosomes
Where are X and Y chromosomes homologous?
ONLY at pseudoautosomal regions
Describe the ZZ-ZW sex determination
Chromosomal sex-determination system
Female-heterogametic
Male-homogametic
Found in birds, moths, some butterflies, some isopods, some amphibians, some fishes
What are Armadillidium vulgare?
Isopods
Females ZW
Males ZZ
Wolbachia are bacteria that is transmitted through egg cytoplasm to the offspring
This bacteria converts males to females
Males that have been converted to females still retain ZZ genotype
Why might the converting of males to females in isopods be advantageous to bacteria Wolbachia?
Because the bacteria is transmitted through egg cytoplasm, so the more females to make eggs the more bacteria can spread
Describe haplodiploidy
Chromosomal sex-determination system No sex chromosomes; Sex is based on # of sets of chromosomes Haploid somatic set - male Diploid somatic set - female Bees, wasps, ants, some hymenoptera
Males develop from unfertilized eggs; mitosis
Females from fertilized eggs
Describe genic sex-determining system
No sex chromosomes, only the sex-determining genes
Genes at one or more loci determine the sex of the individual
Found in some plants, fungi, protozoans, and fish
Give some examples of environmental sex determination
Limpets
Turtles
What are crepidula fornicate?
Common slipper limpet
As larva, they swim around to find an unoccupied substrate (i.e. rock) with no other limpets. The first swimming larva to settle becomes a female and produces chemicals that attract other larva
Other larvae settle on top of it and become males that mate with the female below
After a while, these males transform into females and attract other “males”
What are common slipper limpet examples of?
Environmental sex-determining system
And sequential hermaphroditism
How is turtle sex determined?
They are part of the environmental sex-determining system
Turtles in warm temperatures produce females during certain times of the year
How are alligators’ sex determined?
Environmental sex-determining by producing males in warm temperatures during certain times of the year
How many pairs of chromosomes do Drosophila have? How many of them are autosomes vs sex chromosomes?
Three pairs autosomes
One pair of sex chromosomes
How many chromosomes do Drosophila have?
8
Normally what sex chromosomes do males and females have in Drosophila?
Females have two X chromosomes
Males have X and Y chromosome
What does the presence of Y chromosome determine in Drosophila?
Does NOT determine maleness
What is each fly’s sex determined by?
By the balance between genes on autosomes and genes on X chromosome
What is the genic balance system?
Balance between genes on autosomes and genes on X chromosome
What do X chromosomes contain in Drosophila?
Genes with female-producing effects