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What is polyploidy?

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  • Gain of a whole haploid set of chromosomes resulting in cells being triploid (69,XXX)
  • Tetraploidy is rare but can occur
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Describe the chromosomal basis of sex determination

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  • Mother can only produce X gametes, the father can produce either X or Y gametes
  • Therefore it is the father who determines the sex during fertilisation as either an X or Y gamete fertilises the oocyte
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What is the cause of polyploidy?

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-Polyspermi: fertilisation of an oocyte with more than 1 sperm

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Is polyploidy viable?

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  • No, it is fatal and accounts for 15% of all miscarriages

- Term deliveries die shortly after birth

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What is aneuploidy?

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-Loss or gain of single whole chromosomes

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How does aneuploidy occur?

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-Originates from non-disjunctions of a single chromosome at one of the meiotic cell divisions

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What does non-disjunction produce?

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-One gamete with a chromosome missing and one gamete with an extra chromosome

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What is produced if non-disjunction occurs at a mitotic cell division?

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  • Mosaicism. ie two cell populations in an individual

- One cell like will be normal and the other will exhibit aneuploidy

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What 4 gametes are produced if non-disjunction occurs at meiosis I?

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-Two gametes with an extra copy and Two gamete missing a copy

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What are the 4 possible zygote genotypes produced when gametes produced from non-disjunction at meiosis I undergo fertilisation with a normal gamete?

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  • 2 Trisomy gametes

- 2 monosomy gametes

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What 4 gametes are produced if one non-disjunction occurs at meiosis II?

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  • 2 normal gametes from the daughter cell which didn’t undergo non-disjunction
  • 1 gamete with an extra copy of a chromosome
  • 1 gamete missing a chromosome
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What are the 4 possible zygote genotypes produced when gametes produced from non-disjunction at meiosis II undergo fertilisation with a normal gamete?

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  • 2 normal zygotes
  • 1 zygote with monosomy
  • 1 zygote with trisomy
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What is trisomy?

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-Cells have an extra copy of one chromosome

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What is monosomy?

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-Cells have a missing copy of a chromosome

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What is anaphase lag?

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  • Chromosomes can get ‘left behind’ at cell division due to defects in spindle fibre attachment to chromosomes
  • The lagging chromosome may be lost entirely
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Does anaphase lag happen in meiosis or mitosis?

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-Both, it can happen at any stage

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What is down syndrome?

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-Trisomy 21 -> cells have an extra copy of chromosome 21

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What are the signs and symptoms of down syndrome?

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  • Hypotonia
  • Characteristic facial features
  • Intellectual disability
  • Heart defects
  • Increased prevalence of leukaemia
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What is Edwards syndrome?

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-Trisomy 18-> cells have an extra copy of chromosome 18

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What causes Edward’s syndrome?

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-Maternal meiosis II error

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Is edwards syndrome viable?

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-No, model lifespan is 5-15 days

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What are the signs and symptoms of edwards syndrome?

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  • Small lower jaw
  • Low set ears
  • Rockerbottom feet
  • Overlapping fingers
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What is patau syndrome?

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-Trisomy 13 -> cells have an extra copy of chromosome 13

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Is patau syndrome viable?

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-No, majority die in neonatal period

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What are the signs and symptoms of patau syndrome?
- Multiple congenital abnormalities - Polydactyly (extra toes etc0 - Holosencephaly
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What is Turner syndrome?
-Monosomy X ->majority of cases is absent paternal X
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What are the signs and symptoms of Turners syndrome?
- Only effects females - Short stature - Heart defects - Neck webbing - Mild learning disability
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What is Klinefeller syndrome?
-Trisomy X in males
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What is the cause of mosaicism?
-Mitotic non-disjunction
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What happens is the mitotic non-disjunction occurs at the first zygotic division?
-No mosaicism is exhibited, looks like non-disjunction meiotic event and will produce aneuploidy
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What happens if mitotic non-disjunction occurs at a division ofter the fist zygotic event?
- Generation of 3 cells lines, normal, Trisomy and monosomy | - Monosomy usually lost
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What is uniparental disomy?
-Presence of homologous chromosomes from one parent
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What are the 3 forms of uniparental disomy?
- Isodisomy -> 2 identical chromosomes from one parent - Heterodisomy -> 2 homologous chromosomes from one parent (most common form and occurs from meiosis I error) - Segmental UPD-> Only part of the chromosome involved
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What is the genetic result of uniparental disomy?
-The homologous chromosomes have not been imprinted and therefore the chromosome involved has no phenotypic effect
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Name 3 diseases caused by UPD
- Prader-willi/angelman syndrome(15) - Russel-Silver(7) - Beckwith-Wiedemann(11)
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What is a chromosomal translocation?
-A chromosome abnormality caused by rearrangements of parts between non-homologous chromosomes during meiotic disjunctions
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What are the two types of translocation?
- Reciprocal | - Robertsonian
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What is meant by a balanced translocation?
-There is even exchange of material with no genetic material extra or missing
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What is meant by an unbalanced translocation?
-Exchange of chromosome material is unequal producing extra or missing genetic material in cells
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What causes reciprocal translocations?
-Meiotic disjunction with a two-break rearrangement to produce a carrier
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What is the consequences of being a carrier of a reciprocal translocation?
-There is an increased risk of producing gametes with balanced and unbalanced segregations
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What possible segregations can occur in carriers of reciprocal translocations? May need paper!
- Alternate-> Alternate chromosomes have segregated together producing balanced gametes - Adjacent 1-> non-homologous chromosomes have segregated together producing gametes with extra chromosomal material of one chromosome and only the small loss of the other chromosome - Adjacent 2-> homologous chromosomes have segregated together resulting in almost an entire extra copy of one chromosome and almost entire loss of the other
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What is a robertsonian translocation?
-Meiotic disjunction where two acrocentric chromosomes fuse together producing a carrier with a chromosome count of 45 due to fusion
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What is the consequences of being a robertsonian translocation carrier?
-Phenotypically normal but with increased risk of producing aneuploidy gametes
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In reciprocal translocations, what structure forms during meiosis?
-Quadrivalent
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In robertsonian translocations, what structure forms during meiosis?
-Trivalent
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If a person carries a 14:21 robertsonian translocation, what is the possible genotype of the zygotes produced after fertilisation with a normal gamete? (monosomy, trisomy normal) May need some paper!
- Normal - Balanced carrier - Trisomy 14 - Monosomy 14 - Monosomy 21 - Trisomy 21
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Why do deletions of chromosome segments occur?
-Due to uneven pairing or recombination
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Are deletions balanced or unbalanced?
-Unbalanced
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What is karyotyping?
-Systematic sorting of metaphase chromosomes by staining, pairing up and counting
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Why is a stain used which highlights the banding pattern of chromosomes?
-So each chromosome can be checked for abnormalities
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How are chromosomes reported by karyotyping?
-Chromosome number, sex complement, structural changes -Separated by commas -eg 46XX-normal female 47,XX,+21-female with trisomy 21
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What are the possible reasons for karyotype refferals?
``` Constitutional abnormalities: -Prenatal diagnosis -Birth defects -Infertility -Abnormal sexual development -Recurrent foetal loss Acquired abnormalities -Leukaemias -Solid tumours -Prognostic information on therapy type ```
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What is FISH?
-Fluorescence in situ hybridisation
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When is FISH used?
- To identify specific chromosomes or loci (need to know what you are looking for) - To identify duplications or deletions of genetic material
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How is FISH carried out?
- Fluorescently labelled DNA probe hybridised with target material - Washed - Visualised using fluorescent microscope
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When are chromosome paints used?
-To identify translocations

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