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what is the C gene responsible for in mammals

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coat color

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what does C gene produce

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enzyme involved in melanin production

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allelic series of C gene

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C, c(ch), c(h), c

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how many alleles are there of the C gene?

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dozens

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C

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produces functional enzyme (tyrosinase enzyme that is 100% active) and full coat color

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c(ch)

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produces dilute phenotype called chinchilla

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c(H)

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produces phenotype called Himalayan with little pigment on body but full color on extremities

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c

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fully recessive null allele and produces an albino phenotype (amorphic)

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is the C allele haplosufficient or haploinsufficient

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haplosufficient

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activity of enzyme produced by c(ch)

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less than 20% active - hypomorphic

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how is the c(h) allele temperature-sensitive?

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  • functional at lower temperatures (extremities)
  • non-functional at higher temperature (core)
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lethal alleles/mutations

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inherited as recessive alleles (all homozygotes die)

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how are lethal alleles detected

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can be detected as distortions in segregation ratios caused by 1+ missing classes of progeny

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what is the Agouti Locus an example of

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lethal alleles

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Agouti Locus

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  • wild type coat color in mice = agouti, produced by combo of yellow/black pigments along each hair
  • Ay - dom allele, causes yellow pigment along entire hair in heterozygotes
  • Ay lethal in homozygous state
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all yellow mice are _____________

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heterozygous

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outcome of cross A/Ay x A/Ay

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1/4 AA Agouti
1/2 AAy yellow
1/2 AyAy, pre-implantation embryonic lethal

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the Ay allele is…

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  • dominant for yellow coat color
  • recessive for survival
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what is the Ay mutation caused by

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deletion that affects 2 genes, Agouti and RAly

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Ray gene

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produces protein essential for mouse development

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what does the deletion between Agouti and Raly genes do

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connect the Ray promoter to the Agouti gene, which destroys the Raly coding sequence

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why do homozygous AyAy mice die?

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due to lack of Raly protein, never implant in uterus

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ex. of how genotypic and phenotypic ratios are complicated

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  • delayed age of onset
  • sex-limited traits
  • sex-influenced traits
  • incomplete penetrance
  • variable expressivity
  • environmental modification
  • pleiotropic effects
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delayed age of onset

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abnormalities of dominant lethal alleles not expressed until after affected ind. has reproduced

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how can dominant lethal alleles sidestep natural selection?
delayed age of onset
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ex. of delayed age of onset
Huntington Disease
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Huntington Disease
fatal neurodegenerative disorder which doesn't usually show symptoms until late 30s/40s
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sex-limited traits
both sexes carry the genes for such traits, but they are expressed only in one sex
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ex. of sex-limited traits
- mammalian breast and ability to produce milk = female - horn development sometimes limited to males - behavioral traits
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what differentially influence the expression of genes and sex-limited traits?
sex hormones
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the sex of an organism can influence gene expression due to ____________ ____________ _____________
differing hormone profiles
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sex-influenced traits
those in which the phenotype corresponding to a particular genotype differs depending on the sex of the organism
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ex. of sex-influenced traits
chin beard in certain goat breeds - heterozygous for beard: phenotype influenced by presence/absence of androgenic (male) hormones
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penetrance
observed phenotype is consistent with genotype
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non-penetrance
phenotype associated with genotype is not visible
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fully penetrant
when expected phenotype is always expressed from a particular genotype
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incomplete penetrance
traits/genotypes that are nonpenetrant in a portion of the population
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ex. of penetrance
polydactyly - dominant allele is non-penetrant in about 25-30% of ind. carrying it
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polydactyly
autosomal dominant condition in which affected individuals have 5+ fingers and toes
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variable expressivity
seen in ind. who show a phenotype but to a varying degree of severity
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ex. of variable expressivity
Waardenburg syndrome - same genotype with different combination of symptoms
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4 principal features of Waardenburg syndrome
- premature graying - white forelock - hearing loss - different-colored eyes
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ex. of environmental modification to prevent disease
phenylketonuria (PKU)
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phenylketonuria
autosomal recessive condition caused by the absence of an enzyme involved in phenylalanine breakdown
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hereditary disorder routinely screened for in infants
PKU
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what is the inability to break down phenylalanine toxic to
developing neurons
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key to preventing PKU
restricting phenylalanine in diet of infants - can help people live normal lives
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pleiotropy
alteration of multiple distinct traits by mutation in single gene - one gene has many effects
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ex. of pleiotropic gene
sickle cell disease
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sickle cell disease
autosomal recessive condition caused by mutation in B-globin gene - red blood cells take on sick shape and cause numerous physical problems and conditions
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gene interaction
collaboration of multiple genes in the production of a single phenotypic characteristic or group or related characteristics
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anabolic pathways
involve biosynthesis of complex compounds
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catabolic pathways
involve degradation of complex compounds
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ex. of pathways that involve interaction of multiple genes
signal transduction, developmental pathways
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what does epistasis literally mean
"stands upon"
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epistasis
alleles of one gene modify or prevent expression of alleles of another gene
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mutation of one gene in a pathway may prevent what?
production of end product
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what can gene interaction lead to
altered phenotypic ratios of wild type and mutant progeny
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where is epistasis readily detected
among progeny of dihybrid crosses involving genes w/ both dom and rec alleles
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no interaction ratio
9:3:3:1
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no interaction
- absence of epistasis - genes don't interact to change expression of one another
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complementary gene interaction
two genes must interact to produce overall phenotype - when genes work in tandem to produce a single gene product
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duplicate gene action
redundant system in which a dominant allele at either locus gives rise to a wild type phenotype - encode same product, or encode products that have same effect in pathway
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complementary gene interaction ratio
9:7
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duplicate gene action ratio
15:1
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dominant gene interaction ratio
9:6:1
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dominant gene interaction ex
- summer squash have disk shaped fruit if at least one dom allele expressed - 1 of 2 dom alleles gives round fruit - only recessive gives long fruit
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recessive epistasis ratio
9:3:4
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recessive epistasis ex.
labradors - one gene responsible for eumelanin production - second gene responsible for distribution of pigment on hairs - dogs that can't produce eumelanin or distribute pigment have yellow coat
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recessive epistasis
homozygosity for recessive alleles at one locus will has the phenotypic expression of the alleles at a second locus
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dominant epistasis ratio
12:3:1
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dominant epistasis
dominant allele at one locus will bask the phenotypic expression of alleles at second locus
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dominant suppression ratio
13:3
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dominant suppression
dominant allele at one locus completely suppresses the phenotypic expression of alleles at second locus
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ex. of no interaction
green, blue, and yellow parrots
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ex. of complementary gene interaction
purple and white flowers
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ex. of duplicate gene action
purple and white flowers
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ex. of dominant gene interaction
squash (disk, sphere, and long)
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ex. of recessive epistasis
labradors
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ex. of dominant epistasis
white, yellow, and green squash
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ex. of dominant suppression
white and blue flowers

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