1. Alternative versions of genes (alleles) account for variation in inherited characters 2. For each...

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1. Alternative versions of genes (alleles) account for variation in inherited characters 2. For each character, an organism inherits two alleles, one from each parent 3. If two alleles differ, one is dominant, the other recessive 4. The two alleles for each character segregate (separate) during gamete production. Genetics: Review
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1. Alternative versions of genes (alleles) account for variation in inherited characters

2. For each character, an organism inherits two alleles, one from each parent

3. If two alleles differ, one is dominant, the other recessive4. The two alleles for each character segregate (separate) during gamete production.

Genetics: Review

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F1 Generation

RR rr

Gametes

P Generation

F2 Generation Sperm

Gametes

Red White

R r

RrPink

R r

R r

R

r

RR Rr

rrRr

Eggs12

12

12

12

12

12

Variations in Mendel’s Laws

In incomplete dominance, F1 hybrids have an appearance in between the phenotypes of the two parents.

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Homozygousfor ability to make

LDL receptors

Severe diseaseMild diseaseCell

Normal

LDLreceptor

LDL

Homozygousfor inability to make

LDL receptors

HeterozygousHH Hh hh

GE

NO

TY

PE

PH

EN

OT

YP

E

Hypercholesterolemia•Dangerously high levels of cholesterol in the blood.•Is a human trait that is incompletely dominant.•Heterozygotes have blood cholesterol levels about 2X normal.•Homozygotes have blood cholesterol levels about 5X normal.

Variations in Mendel’s Laws

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BloodGroup

(Phenotype)Genotypes Red Blood Cells

O

A

B

AB

ii

IAIB

IBIB

orIBi

IAIA

or IAi

Carbohydrate A

Carbohydrate B

Variations in Mendel’s LawsMultiple Alleles

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Variations in Mendel’s Laws– Pleiotropy is the impact of a single gene on more than one

character.

Pleiotropy Multiple traits(e.g., sickle-celldisease)

Singlegene

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Variations in Mendel’s Laws

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*Epistasis

Example:

In Drosophila, gene:eyeless

*Black (B) is dominant to brown (b)*Second gene responsible for allowing pigment to be deposited in hair

C = presence, c = absence (colorless)

Variations in Mendel’s Laws

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Multiple genes

Polygenicinheritance Single trait

(e.g., skin color)

– Polygenic inheritance is the additive effects of two or more genes on a single phenotype.

Variations in Mendel’s Laws

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Variations in Mendel’s Laws

F1 Generation

P Generation

F2 Generation Sperm

AABBCC(very dark)

Eggs

aabbcc(very light)

AaBbCcAaBbCc

18

164 64

66415

6420

6415

646 1

64

18181818181818

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

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*Gene interactions

Variations in Mendel’s Laws

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Sex Linkage

*Sex chromosomes*Autosomes

Example: In Drosophila and all mammals

sex chromosomes designated as X and Y

XX=female

XY=male

*1909 Thomas Hunt Morgan

II III IV

XX

XY

or

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Any gene located on a sex chromosome is called a sex-linked gene.•Most sex-linked genes are found on the X chromosome.

Sex Linkage

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*Phenotype depends on environment and genes

Variations in Mendel’s Laws

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How do we account for genetic variation?

*Independent assortment *Crossing over *Random fertilization

Independent Assortment:

Cross over: