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Unit 6 & 7 Genetics, Gene Expression and Biotechnology Flashcards

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Define: Genetics

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The scientific study of heredity.

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Define: Gene

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The set of information that controls a trait; code in the DNA.

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Define: Allele

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The different forms of a gene.

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Define: Dominant

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An allele thats trait always shows up in an organism when present.

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Define: Recessive

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An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present.

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Define: Monohybrid

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The crossing of parents that are both heterozygous to a trait.

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Define: Dihybrid

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The crossing of parent that are both heterozygous to 2 traits.

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Define: P generation

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The first generation in a cross.

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Define: F1 generation

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The second generation.

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Define: F2 generation

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The third generation.

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Define: Homozygous

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Having 2 identical alleles for a trait.

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Define: Heterozygous

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Having 2 different alleles for a trait.

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Define: Genotype

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An organisms genetic makeup or allele combinations.

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Define: Phenotype

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An organisms physical appearance or visible traits.

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Define: Test cross

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Breeding a homozygous recessive individual with a dominant individual to find out if its hetero or homozygous.

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Autosome

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A chromosome with a that’s the same as its homologous pair and similar in males and females.

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Sex chromosome

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A chromosome that is different in males and females.

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Genetics used in primitive civilizations

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  • Domestication of plants and animals
  • Important demonstration or early genetic engineering lead to agricultural development
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Gregor Mendel

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  • Laid down the foundation for the field of genetics (1800)
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Morgan

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Used fruit flies to identify chromosomes as a region of the cell where genes are stored.

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Modern genetics

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  • Population genetics ~ evolution
  • Oncology, oncogenes and cancer
  • Genetic disease and gene therapy
  • Recombinant technology (ex: crop resistance, animal breeding)
  • DNA finger printing
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Inheritance

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The transmission of traits from one generation to the next.

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Mendel’s experiments

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  • He performed controlled breeding experiments
  • Ex: experimented with monohybrid crosses following inheritance in 2 heterozygous parents.
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The principal of dominance mendel said

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Some factors for a trait show up when present (dominant). Other factors are overpowered by the dominant and only show up when the dominant factor isn’t present.

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Dominance today:

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Factors are alleles of the same gene.

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Dominance correction

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Many traits do not follow dominant and recessive inheritance. These are called non-Mendelian traits.

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The Principal of Segregation, Mendel said:

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Factors for the same trait are separated from each other during the formation of gametes and get rearranged after fertilization.

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Segregation today:

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Alleles for the same gene get separated during meiosis (haploid cells form) and get paired up again during fertilization.

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Correction segregation:

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None

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The Principal of Independent Assortment, Mendel said:

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  • Factors for different traits separate from each other during the formation of gametes and get rearranged again during fertilization.
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Independent Assortment today:

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  • Genes for different traits separate from each other during meiosis and get rearranged again during fertilization.
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Independent Assortment correction:

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  • It is chromosomes not genes that separate from each other, so if 2 genes are on the same chromosome they do not independently assort, they are said to be linked genes and are inherited together.
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Chi squared test proves:

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If a null hypothesis is supported by the data or not.

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Null hypothesis:

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A hypothesis that states that the examined independent variable does not influence the dependent variable.

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Null hypothesis in genetic problems:

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States mode of inheritance and possible outcomes of a cross.

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Rules of chi squared:

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  • Only counted values
  • At least 20 counted values
  • Must have null hypothesis
  • Must be able to calculate expected values
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Incomplete dominance

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A form of intermediate inheritance in which one allele for a specific trait is not completely dominant over the other allele; this results in a combined phenotype.
Example: red + white = pink

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Codominance

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It transpires when both of the contributors of both alleles are visible and do not overpower each other in the phenotype.

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Lethal alleles

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Some genotypic combinations are deadly and will not be counted in the live offspring ratio. With today’s medicine many of these traits are not necessarily deadly.

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Polygenic inheritance

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  • A simple phenotypic characteristic is inherited by the interaction of at least 2 genes.
    Example: Skin color in humans.
  • The frequency of the traits that follow polygenic inheritance are in a bell curve shape.
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Locus

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The position of a gene on a chromosome.

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Epistasis

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The phenotypic expression of one gene at one locus that alters that of a gene at a second locus.

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Epigenetics

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  • The study of changes in inheritance that is not caused by changes in the DNA
  • Genes can be activated or inactivated
  • Chromosomes can be tightly packed or loosened
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Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance

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Genes occupy specific loci on chromosomes and it is the chromosomes that undergo segregation and independent assortment during meiosis.

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People

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Sutton - came up with the theory
Morgan - Proved it with experimentation on fruit flies

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Traits located on the autosomes…

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follow autosomal inheritance.

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Sex chromosomes

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Chromosomes that are responsible for the determination of the gender.

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Other organisms have different system of chromosomes:

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Sex-linked

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Genes on the x and y chromosome.

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Genetic disorders on x chromosome show up more in males:

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Genetic disordeson y chromosome on it show up in males.

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Human pedigrees

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Chart that follows certain traits over several generations.

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Autosomal dominant

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Don’t skip generations the same in males and females.

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Autosomal recessive

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Can skip generations the same in males and females.

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X-Linked dominant

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Determined by trial and error doesn’t skip generations.

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X-Linked recessive

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Can skip generations, usually more males.

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Y-Linked

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Every male in the family has the trait.

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X-Linked recessive vs. Autosomal recessive

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Look for a daughter with a trait that father does not have to look for clues like that.

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Biotechnology

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The use of living systems and organisms to develop useful products.

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Today, biotechnology is used for…

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  • New medical cures
  • Increase agricultural yields
  • To find new fuel sources
  • Address various environmental problems
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Genetically modified organisms (abbreviated as GMOs)

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Organisms that have had the process of using DNA tools to modify the DNA or organisms to produce useful products.

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We can genetically modify organisms by…

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  • Altering the DNA of existing genes to modify proteins coded from the genes
  • Adding a foreign gene to an organism
  • Deleting or turning off existing genes
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Transgenic organisms

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Organisms with a foreign gene inserted in the term.

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Research methods for biotechnology

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A. DNA sequencing
B. Restriction enzymes
C. Ligation
D. Gel electrophoresis
E. Polymerase chain reaction

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DNA sequencing is used to determine…

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The nucleotide sequence of a given gene or an entire organism.

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DNA sequencing can be used to study (real life example):

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  • DNA of entire organisms
  • Paternity cases
  • Genetic testing
  • Evolutionary research
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DNA sequencing steps

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  1. DNA molecules are cut into fragments.
  2. Fragments are copied many times.
  3. Copies are single strand DNA molecules, so complementary nucleotides are added one at a time.
  4. And electronic monitors detect when which nucleotide was added at each time.
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Restriction enzymes

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Special enzymes originally found in bacteria that cut DNA at certain sequences (restriction sites).

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Sticky ends/Sticky cut

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When enzymes cut between the base pairs and the nucleotides to make sticky ends.

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Blunt ends

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When across the double helix.

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What can restriction enzymes be utilized for?:

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Cuts “gaps” in large DNA molecules and new genes are inserted into the DNA.

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Sticky ends vs. Blunt ends

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Sticky ends are easier for attaching DNA together.

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Ligation

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The process of reassembling DNA fragments by utilizing DNA ligase enzymes.

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Recombinant DNA

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The process when DNA from different organisms or sources is assembled by ligation.

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Gel electrophoresis

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Method that separates large molecules, such as nucleic acids and proteins, on the basis of their size, electric charge and other properties.

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Process of gel electrophoresis:

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  • DNA is cut by restriction enzymes, then injected into gel
  • Electric current is run through the gel
  • Molecules are dragged along the gel by the current
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Polymerase chain reaction (abbreviated as PCR)

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  • This method is used to amplify genes that scientists are interested in studying.
  • Very fast process
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Benefits of biotechnology:

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  • Insert genes into bacteria for cheese and insulin
  • Plants can become, herbicide resistant, bug resistant, grow faster, bigger yields
  • Golden rice has good nutrition
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Threats of biotechnology:

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  • Super bugs
  • Disrupts food chain
  • Indigestible material in crops or livestock
  • Ethical issue

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