COMPLEX INHERITANCE
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COMPLEX INHERITANCE
Chapter 12- Simplified Version
CHROMOSOMES:Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomesOne pair is sex chromosome:
XX in females, XY in malesIt is the presence of Y chromosome that determines maleness.
Y CHROMOSOMEDoes not have a homologous partner, and does not experience recombination during meiosisY chromosome a son inherits from his father is identical to Y chromosome his father inherited from his father (grandfather)This can be used to establish paternity
X-LINKED GENESLocated on X chromosomeDisorders inherited on X chromosome are called X-linked disordersMore common in males than in females
INCOMPLETE DOMINANCEEX: hair typeHeterozygotes have a phenotype intermediate between homozygous dominant and homozygous recessive
CODOMINANT TRAITEX: ABO blood typeBoth maternal and paternal alleles contribute equally and separately to the phenotype
POLYGENIC TRAITSTraits that are influenced by additive effects of multiple genesShow a normal distribution in the population
MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE
A persons phenotype is determined by both his or her genotype at a number of different genes as well as by environmental influenceEX: human height, cardiovascular disease, and depression
EXTRA CHROMOSOMESSome genetic disorders result from having a chromosome number that differs from the usual 46EX: down syndrome (trisomy 21) has an extra copy of chromosome 21