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Unit 6 - Patterns of Inheritance Flashcards

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Genotype

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Allele combinations possessed by an organism leading to specific phenotypes

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Discontinuous variation

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Qualitative differences 
Clearly distinguishable categories (categorical)
Monogenic inheritance 
One/two genes 
An allele has a large effect
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Continuous variation

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Quantitative differences
Phenotypic diff have a wide range of variation in a pop. (sig affected by environment)
Each allele has a small effect 
Polygenic inheritance 
Large number of diff genes involved
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Monogenic inheritance

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One gene w/ 2 or more alleles

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Codominant inheritance

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Involves more than one dominant allele

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Example of multiple allele genetic cross

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Blood group
I A
I B
I O

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3 ways genetic variation arises from sexual reproduction

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IA of homologous chromosomes (M1)
Crossing over
IA of sister chromatids (M2)
random fertilisation of gametes

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23rd pair of chromosomes

characteristics

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Only pair that varies in shape and size
X - v. large and doesn’t carry genes involved in sexual development
Y - V. small, no genetic info, but carries gene that causes formation of male embryos

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Sex linked genes

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Characteristics determined by genes carried on X and Y

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Why do sex-linked genes affect males

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Y is much smaller so only has one copy of the gene, if recessive allele is found on X but no D allele on Y, male will express the recessive trait (usually condition)
Most females will have a D allele present on the 2nd X chromosome so are either normal or a carrier

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Examples of sex-linked conditions

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Haemophilia - blood clots v. slowly due to a lack of protein blood clotting factor
Red-green colour blindness

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Dihybrid cross

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Used to show inheritance of 2 diff characteristics, 2 genes at diff loci, >2 alleles on each

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13
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Expected results of a heterozygous dihybrid cross

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9:3:3:1

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Why may the actual ratio vary from expected

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Fertilisation is random

If there is no crossing over, alleles for 2 characteristics will be inherited together if on same chromosome

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Autosome

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Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome

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Autosomal linkage

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2 separate genes are found on the same autosome
Represented by diff letters
Linked genes are inherited together so offspring usually show same combination as parents (certain gametes are more common)

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17
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What may prevent linked genes from being inherited together

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If they’re separated by chiasmata

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18
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Recombinant offspring

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Offspring w/ a diff combination of alleles to either parent

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Closer genes are located on a chromosome …

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Less likely to be separated during crossing over –> fewer recombinant offspring

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Recombination frequency

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Measure of amont of crossing over that occurs in meoisis
indicating level of linkage

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Calculating recombinant frequency

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No of recombinant offspring/ total no. of offspring

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22
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50% recombination frequency means what

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No linkage, genes on separate chromosomes

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<50% recombination frequency

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Gene linkage and IA has been hindered
Signifies autosomal linkage
Linked genes are inherited together
Crossing over produces few recombinant offspring

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Homozygous

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Has identical alleles on both chromosome

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25
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H0 in chi squared means what

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There is no sig. difference between expected and observed values

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26
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Degrees of freedom in chi squared

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No. of categories - 1

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Epistasis

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Interaction of genes at diff loci
Genes masking the expression of other genes (not alleles)
Gene regulaion is a example w. reg . genes controlling structural genes

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28
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When can epistasis be seen

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Multistep reactions

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29
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Hypostatic

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Gene affected by another gene

Cause the phenotype

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Epistatic gene

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Gene that affects the expression of another gene; can happen as a result of dominant or recessive alleles

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31
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Antagonistic epistasis also called what

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Dominant and recessive epistasis

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Dominant epistasis

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If there are ANY dominant alleles present in the epistatic alleles, masks expression of hypostatic alleles

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Phenotypic ratio in a heterozygous dihybid cross w/ dominant epistasis

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12:3:1

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Recessive epistasis

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Occurs when a pair of homozygous recessive alleles at one gene locus masks the expression of the hypostatic allele at a 2nd locus

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Phenotypic ratio in a heterozygous dihybrid cross w/ recessive epistasis

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9:3:4

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Bivalent

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Homologous pair of chromosomes

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Chiasmata

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Point representing where bivalents touch and exchange genetic info

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Gene pool

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Total no.of genes and their alleles in a particular population

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Assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg Principle

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Pop is v. large
Mating within pop. is random
No natural selection occuring
No mutation
No migration
Gene pool is stable

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Hardy Weinberg principle

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A is dominant, p = freq. of A
a is recessive, q = freq. of a
p + q = 1
p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1

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When to use p + q = 1

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When given allele frequency

42
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When to use p^2 + 2pq +q^2

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When given phenotypes

43
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Evolution in terms of alleles

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Changes in allele frequencies over time leading to changes in species

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What can affect allele frequencies

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Mutations - new advantageous alleles will remain in pop
Natural selection
Effects of small population
Genetic drift
Artificial selection and selective breeding

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Selection

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Increase in allele frequency

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Stabilising selection

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Selection pressure toward the centre increases no. of individuals at the modal values
Extreme values are selected against and lost

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Types of selection

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Stabilising
Directional
Disruptive

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Directional selection

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Selection pressure towards one extreme moves the mode in this direction
Extreme value is advantageous; more likely to survive and reproduce

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Disruptive selection

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Selection pressure toward the extremes creates two modal values
Intermediae values selcted against - lose those alleles
Creates two distnct populations
e.g. Darwin’s finches

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Genetic drift

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Random events causing changes in allele frequencies
Effects are greatly increased in small pop or small gene pools
Alleles in new generation will therefore be the genes of the ‘lucky’ individuals and not necessarily healthier individuals

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Polymorphic

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Genes w/ > 1 allele

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Effects of small populations

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Founder effect and genetic bottleneck reduce genetic diversity by creating small populations

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Founder effect

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Occurs when a small group of migrants that aren’t genetically representative of the pop. from which they came from, establish in a new area
New population is v. small w/ an increase in inbreeding and relatively low genetic variation

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Why does inbreeding cause genetic diseases

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Increases impact of recessive alleles and most genetic diseases are caused by recessive alleles

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Genetic Bottleneck

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Big events that cause drastic reduction in a parent pop leaving a surviving pop w/ v. low genetic diversity (unless they mutate)

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Events that may cause genetic bottleneck

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Overhunting to the point of extinction
Habitat destruction
Natural disasters

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Process leading to Genetic Bottleneck

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Orig population
Large no. die 
Reduced population (some alleles lost)
Reproduction 
New population w/ low genetic diversity
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Order of conservation

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Habitat
Population
Genes

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Artifical selection and selective breeding

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Humans use animal and plant breding to selectively develop particular phenotypic ratios by choosing spp individuals
Occurs over several generations

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Agent of selection in natural selection

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Environment

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Agent of selection in artifiicial selection

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Human

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Effect of allele frequencies in selection

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Changes for both natural and artificial

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Effect of evolution due to natural selection

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Drives it

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Effect of evolution due to artificial selection

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Drives it then slows it down

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Speed of natural selection

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Slow

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Speed of artifical selection

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Fast

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Ethical considerations w artificial selection and selective breeding

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Health problems; certain traits may be exaggerated
Reduction of genetic diversity - more susceptible to genetic diseases caused by r alleles, potentially useful alleles for the future lost

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Speciation

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Formation of new and distinct species through the course of evolution

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Factors that may cause directional selection

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Predation
Habitat changes
Competition

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Environments that cause directional selection

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Slowly changing environmental conditions in one direction

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‘Ingredients’ for speciation

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Existing genetically varying poulation 
Isolation: geographical or reproductive 
Time 
Different selective pressures
Large change in allele frequencies
72
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Why do you need diff selective pressures for speciation

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Changes allele frequencies in diff directions

73
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Allopatric speciation

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Geographically isolated

Gene pool is physically separated so the sep pop can then evolve independently of each other

74
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What causes changes in allele frequency in allopatric speciation

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Accumulation of diff mutations forms separate gene pools
Different biotic/ abiotic factors
Differential reproductive successes

75
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Sympatric speciation

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Reproductively isolated
Organisms inhabiting same area separated into 2 or more groups due to changes in alelles and phenotypes preventing them from successfully breeeding together

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Examples of things causing reproductive isolation

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Seasonal changes (Different flowering seasons)
Mechanical changes (Changes in genitalia)
Behavioural changes (Diff courtship rituals)
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How does the presence of epistatic alleles inhibit the expression of the hypostatic allele

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Epistatic allele codes for repressor protein/ TF
Product of epistatic allele binds to promoter of hypostatic allele
Product stops transcription or inhibits enzyme action of enzyme encoded by A

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Causes of variation in continuous variables e.g. height

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Environment
Age
Polygenic

79
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Result of speciation

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Gene flow restricted

Leads to diff specialisation

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