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Genetics First Exam
Final Exam- BSC 315
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
12/13/2011

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Term
Product Rule
Definition
Probability(2 independent events occur together) = p(1) x p(2)
Term
Sum Rule
Definition
Probability(either of 2 mutually exclusive events occurs) = p(1) + p(2)
Term
monohybrid cross
Definition
experiment involving hybrids for a single trait
Term
alleles
Definition
alternate forms of a single gene
Term
test cross
Definition
individual showing dominant phenotype crossed with individual expressing the recessive phenotype to discover genotype of dominant (Yy or YY)
Term
dihybrid
Definition
individual heterozygous for two genes at the same time, AaBb
Term
construction of dihybrid
Definition
AABB x aabb
Term
dihybrid cross
Definition
Parents: AABB x aabb. Make AB and ab gametes.

F1 are all AaBb, make AB Ab aB ab games. 9:3:3:1 ratio A-B- to aaB- to A-bb to aabb.

A-B- and aabb are parents
aaB- and A-bb are recombinants
Term
multihybrid cross
Definition
AaBbCcDdEeFf x AaBbCcDdEeFf

do each one independently
1/4 x 1/4 x 2/4
etc.
Term
pedigree- vertical pattern of inheritance
Definition
dominant trait
Term
incomplete dominance
Definition
hybrid does not resemble either pure breeding parent ex white x purple yields green
Term
codominance
Definition
hybrid shows traits from both pure breeding parents
ex white x red yields pink
Term
allele frequency
Definition
number of alleles divided by total number of alleles in the population
Term
wild type allele
Definition
most common allele in a population

designated by +
Term
mutant allele
Definition
rare allele in same population
Term
monomorphic gene
Definition
gene with only one common wild-type allele
Term
polymorphic gene
Definition
genes with more than one common allele

ex blood type-- IA, IB, i all have large frequencies in population
Term
pleiotropy
Definition
single gene determines a number of distinct and seemingly unrelated characteristics
Term
recessive lethal alleles
Definition
homozygous recessive leads to death

allele still persists in population due to heterozygote carriers
Term
delayed lethality
Definition
homozygotes survive birth and die later
Tay-Sachs
Term
complementary gene action
Definition
two genes work together to produce a trait--must both be present. 9:7
Term
epistasis
Definition
allele at one gene masks the effects of alleles at another gene
Term
recessive epistatis
Definition
9:3:4
homozygous recessive, bb, masks the effects of Bb or BB
Term
dominant epistasis
Definition
12:3:1--B masks any A or a. need bb and any A or a
13:3--need A- and bb
Term
heterogeneous trait
Definition
mutation at any of several genes gives same mutant phenotype
Term
complementation test
Definition
cross between two identical recessive phenotypes from different lines

if the offspring has the wild-type phenotype, or NO mutation, then complementation HAS occurred meaning the original mutations of the parents were on two separate genes and each parent contributed an allele that would cancel the other parent's mutant allele out

will not work if the mutant allele is dominant to the wild-type allele
Term
penetrance vs expressivity
Definition
penetrance is how many members of a population with a particular genotype show the expected phenotype. expressivity is the intensity with which a particular genotype is expressed within a phenotype, like if one eye or both eyes are affected
Term
modifier genes
Definition
alter phenotypes produced by alleles of other genes
Term
Conditional lethal mutations
Definition
lethal only under certain conditions

Permissive conditions - mutant allele has wild-type functions!

Restrictive conditions - mutant allele has defective functions
Term
phenocopy
Definition
phenotype arising from an environmental agent that mimics the effect of a mutant gene
Term
metacentric vs acrocentric centromere
Definition
metacentric: chromosome is in the middle
acrocentric: chromosome is near one end
Term
human chromosome numbers
Definition
n=23

2n=46

at metaphase of mitosis: 23 homologous pairs

somatic cells are diploid, gametes are haploid
Term
homologous chromosomes
Definition
have the same genes but may have different alleles for those genes
Term
Humans: XXX, XX, XO, XY, XXY, XYY, YO
Definition
XXX: nearly normal female
XX: normal female
XO: Turner syndrome, webbed neck
XY: normal make
XXY: Klinefelter male- sterile
XYY: nearly normal male
YO: dies
Term
Interphase
Definition
gap 1 (G1) phase, synthesis (S) phase, and gap 2 (G2) phase • Period of cell growth and chromosome duplication between divisions • Formation of microtubules in cytoplasm
Term
centrosome
Definition
microtubule organizing center near
the nuclear envelope
Term
centrioles
Definition
core of centrosome, not found in
plant cells
Term
most of cell growth occurs
Definition
Most of cell growth occurs
during G1 and G2 phases
Term
Chromosomes replicate to
form sister chromatids
Definition
during
S phase
Term
prophase
Definition
chromosomes condense from tangle of chromatin present in interphase and become visible
Term
prometaphase
Definition
spindle forms and sister chromatids attach to microtubules from opposite centrosomes

nuclear envelope breaks down
Term
metaphase
Definition
chromosome align at the cell's equator!
Term
anaphase
Definition
sister chromatids separate and move to opposite
poles
Term
telophase
Definition
chromosomes decondense and are enclosed in
two nuclei
Term
germ cells
Definition
precursors to gametes

Set aside from somatic cells during embryogenesis

Become incorporated into reproductive organs

Only cells that undergo meiosis produce haploid gametes
Term
when do chromosomes duplicate in meiosis and when does the nuclei divide?
Definition
chromosomes duplicate at beginning of meiosis 1 and nuclei divide in both meiosis 1 and meiosis 2
Term
Meiosis 1
Definition
1. Homologs pair, exchange parts, and then segregate

2. Sister chromatids remain intact at centromere throughout meiosis I

3. Maternal and paternal homologs
recombine

4. After recombination, homologous chromosomes (not chromatids) segregate to different daughter cells (chromatids still attached at centromere)
Term
prophase 1
Definition
Condensation of chromatin

pairing of homologs

reciprocal exchange of genetic information between homlogs
Term
crossing over occurs during
Definition
prophase 1
Term
tetrads
Definition
2 pairs of homologous chromosomes--sister chromosomes have crossed over but each pair of homologs has its own centromere
Term
metaphase 1 and anaphase 1
Definition
tetrads line up in middle then homologs separate to opposite sides of the cell. sister chromosomes are NOT separated
Term
Intetrkinesis
Definition
occurs after meiosis 1
similar to interphase but NO CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION
Term
meiosis 2
Definition
very similar to mitosis, sister chromatids separate to opposite ends of cell

resulting 4 daughter cell are haploid because at end of meiosis 1 the 2 daughter cells only have one set of homologous chromosomes
Term
Mendel’s law of independent assortment is best physically explained by
Definition
Independent alignment of different pairs of homologous chromosomes during metaphase of meiosis I
Term
criss cross inheritance
Definition
occurs with x-linked recessive genes
daughters get phenotypes of fathers and sons get phenotypes of mothers
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