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14.1 Human Chromosomes Flashcards

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Genome

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the full set of genetic information that an organism/species carries in it DNA

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Kartyotype

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a micrograph that shows the complete diploid set of chromosomes, grouped together in homologous chromosomes, arranged in order of decreasing size

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Sex chromosomes

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2 of the 46 chromosomes in the human genome that determine the sex of the organism – 2 types

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The study of any genome starts with

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Chromosomes

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How many chromosomes (arranged in pairs) are in a typical human karyotype

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46

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What are the 2 types of sex chromosomes

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X and Y

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What are the sex chromosomes of females?

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X and X

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What are the sex chromosomes of males?

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X and Y

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The chance of having a male/female offspring is 50:50 because

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The sperm cells have a 50:50 chance of carrying the X or Y chromosome

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All human egg cells carry __ ____ chromosome

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1 X

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___ of sperm cells carry a _ chromosome and the other __ chromosome

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half, X, Y

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There are more than _____ genes found on the X chromosome

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1200

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What is smaller the X or Y chromosome

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Y

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The Y chromosome contains about ____ genes

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140

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What are most of the genes of the Y chromosome for

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male sex determination and sperm development

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Autosomal Chromosomes are also know as

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autosomes

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autosomal chromosomes

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remaining chromosomes (not sex )

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how many autosomal chromosomes are there

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44

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Mendelian patterns of Inheritance show

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how human genes are inherited

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How many ways are human traits transferred

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3

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What are the three methods of transmission of human traits

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simple dominance
codominance
sex-linked

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Simple dominance

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follow recessive and dominant allele rules

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What are some examples of traits that follow simple dominance

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Hair/skin color, Rh blood group, Cleft chin, widow’s peak

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Rh blood group is aka

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Rhesus factor

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How many forms does Rh have
2
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What are the two forms of Rh
Rh+ and Rh-
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Which form of Rh is dominant and which is recessive?
Rh+ is dominant and Rh- is recessive
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What are some examples of traits that follow codominant inheritance
ABO blood group
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ABO blood group is determined by
a gene with three alleles (IA, IB, and i)
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What alleles in the ABO blood group gene are codominant
IA and IB
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Because IA and IB are codominant what do they produce
Blood type AB, in which both A and B antigens are produced on the surface of red blood cells
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Antigens
proteins that are antibody generators that tell white blood cells what to do and create antibodies
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The i allele is
recessive
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What antigens does Type A blood produce?
A
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What antigens does Type B blood produce?
B
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What antigens does Type O blood produce?
None
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What antigens does Type AB blood produce?
A and b
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What antibodies are present for Type A blood
Anti B
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What antibodies are present for Type B blood
Anti A
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What antibodies are present for Type AB blood
None
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What antibodies are present for Type O blood
Anti A and Anti B
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What blood type is the universal acceptor?
AB+
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What blood type is the Universal Donor
O-
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Can positive blood receive negative blood?
yes
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Can negative blood receive positive blood?
no
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What are some examples of traits that follow sex linkage
Red-GreenColor Blindness and Hemophilia
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Sex linked gene
gene located on a sex chromosome (X or Y)
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Red-Green Color Blindness and Hemophilia are more common in
males
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Why is red-green color blindness more common in males
bc the color vision genes are located on the X chromosome
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Barr Body
(methylated X chromosome) A dense region in the nucleus that is formed when one of the X chromosomes of a female is randomly turned off during X-Chromosome inactivation
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Why are Barr Bodies created?
bc females have an extra X chromosome
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X-Chromosome Inactivation
the process of randomly switching off one of the X chromosomes of females because they have an extra
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How does X Chromosome Inactivation happen?
Covering the nucleotides of the sex chromosome with molecules, so RNA polymerase cannot get to it
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X Chromosome inactivation only occurs in
females
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What is an example of how X Chromosome Inactivation is shown phenotypically?
Female Calico cats generally have more colorful coats
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Why do female calico cats generally have more colorful coats?
the gene that controls the color of coat spots is located on the X chromosome. If a female cat is already heterozygous for coat spot color it will have two different coat spot colors. Then, during X Chromosome Inactivation the other chromosome is turned on and off which may or may not give the cat a third coat spot color
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Pedigree
a chart that shows whether a trait is caused by a dominant or recessive allele. Shows the presence or absence of a trait according to the relationship between parents, siblings, and offspring
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What organisms can use pedigrees
all
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In pedigrees, circles represent
females
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In pedigrees, squares represent
males
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In pedigrees, a vertical line and a bracket connects
parents to children/siblings
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In pedigrees, non shaded shapes represent
no expression of trait
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In pedigrees, shaded shapes represent
expression of trait
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In pedigrees, horizontal lines between males and females represent
mating
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In pedigrees, half shaded, half not shaded shapes represent
Heterozygous for trait or could be one of two genotypes - no way of knowing for sure
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In pedigrees people are determined with
Roman numerals
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How do Roman numerals determine people in a pedigree
Upper case Roman numeral of row - lower case roman numeral of person in row
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Pedigrees allow us to infer _____ of family members
genotypes
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B lymphocyte
(B-cell) cells that recognize an antigen and clump the blood up if it is not compatible to the blood type
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Who discovered sex linked genes
Thomas Morgan
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What did Thomas Morgan study
fruit flies
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How did Thomas Morgan discover sex linked gene
He realized that there are no F2 females with white-eye color

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