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DNA Contains

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  • Basic genetic information

- Its expressions as proteins determines the various functions of that cell

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DNA Structure

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Base (A, T, G, C) + sugar + phosphate

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Chromosomes

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23 pairs

22 autosomes, 1 sex chromosomes

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Chromatin

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DNA + protein (histones)

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DNA Replication

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  • S phase of cell cycle
  • Maintains genomic information using DNA polomerase
  • Semi-conservative replication
  • DNA repair of damaged due to replication errors or exposures
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Mutation

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Alteration in the DNA sequence

  • May involve the insertion or deletion of nucleotides
  • Can result in an aberrant protein sequence
  • Improper protein structure can affect function
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Redundancy

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(in the genetic code) not all mutations cause amino acid changes

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Silent Mutations

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Mutations that do not change the amino acid

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Missense Mutations

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Mutations that alter the amino acid and may or may not alter protein structure and thus function

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Nonsense Mutations

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Mutations that may introduce a stop to protein synthesis

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Human Genome Project

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  • Identify mutations associated with disease

- Identify markers of disease or predictors of disease risk or likelihood of response to certain drug treatments

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Somatic Cells

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  • Are cells other than the gametes (sperm & ova)
  • Contain 23 pairs of chromosomes located within the nucleus of the cell
  • Are DIPLOID - having 2 copies of each chromosome
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Gamate Cells

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  • Sperm & ova

- Are haploid - have only one copy of each chromosome

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Diploid Nature

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  • Of somatic cells is maintained by Mitosis
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Haploid Nature

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-Of gamete cells is maintained by Meiosis

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Male sex chromosome

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XY

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Female sex chromosome

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XX

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Homologues Chromosomes

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The members of each pair of autosomes

  • their sequences are very similar
  • Have different alleles or copies of each of the genes
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Recombination

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Genetic exchange of maternal and paternal information during meiosis

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Mitosis

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The division of the nuclear material of a cell

-goes from 1 diploid cell to 2 diploid cells

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Prophase

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Phase of mitosis

-The nuclear membrane dissolves and two copies of chromosome (sister chromatides) attach to at the centeromere

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Metaphase

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Phase of mitosis

-The chromosmes are highly condensed and line up on the equatorial plane of the cell

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Anaphase

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Phase of mitosis

- The sister chromotids separate, and the chromosomes are pulled apart

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Telophase

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Phase of mitosis

-Where the nuclear membrane forms around the two sets of chromosomes

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Cytokinesis
Follows mitosis, forming two daughter or progeny cells
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Meiosis
Reduction divisions that take the chromosomal content of germline cells from diploid (23 pairs of chromosomes) to haploid (23 individual chromosomes) -The process that produces the gamates - sperm and ovum that will fuse during fertilization to form the zygote
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Before meiosis and mitosis
the DNA is copied to form sister chromatids
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Meiosis I
the reduction division stage that results in the formation of 2 haploid cells per diploid cell - Homologous chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell ---- separate to opposite sides of the cell - Random shuffling of maternal & paternal chromosomes occurs - Crossing over between homologous segments of the sister chromotids that make up each homologous chromosome occurs = genetic recombination = genetic information to offspring is unique - Result is 2 cells that contain 23 individual chromosomes, each has two copies or is composed of sister chromotids
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Meiosis II
- Further separation of the sister chromotids generated in meiosis I to generate 4 cells each with one copy of the 23 homologous chromosomes - From the original diploid parent cell there are now 4 haploid cells that contain 1 copy of each chromosome
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Genotype
Genetic makeup
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Phenotype
observable properties (traits) due to interaction between genotype and environment
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Germline Mutation
A genetic change found in the gametes | -Can be transmitted to offspring or inherited
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Somatic Mutation
A genetic change in one of the cells of the body and cannot be transferred to the offspring or inherited
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Mendel's First Law
The principle of segregation - States that the two members of a gene pair (alleles) segregate (separate) from each other in the formation of gametes - Half of the gametes carry one allele, and the other half carry the other allele
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Mendel's Second Law
The principle of independent assortment | -States that genes for different traits assort independently of one another in gamete production
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Polyploidy
Complete sets of extra chromosomes
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Aneuploid
Chromosome number not 23 - Trisomy - nondisjunction is common cause (failure of that chromosome to split) -Trisomy 21 = downs syndrome
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Alterations of chromosomal structure
- Inversions - Deletions - Translocations - - The truncated chromosome 22 - Philadelphia chromosome - associated with chronic myeloid leukemia
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Complex Genetic Disorders
Complex, multifactorial or polygenic -Indicates possibly multiple mutations or genetic changes associated with a specific disease or that there is a combination between genetic and environmental factors, or both
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P
The generation that refers to the parental generation
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F1
For filius or son refers to the first generation, the first filial generation of the progeny of those parentals
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F2
Offspring of the F1 generation
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Homozygous trait
If both copies of the gene are the same at a specific allele
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Heterozygous trait
If there are two different alleles for that genetic locus - Parents are both heterozygous for a trait = Aa, Aa 1: 4 (25%) chance that the offspring will have the disease - and will be homozygous recessive (aa) - 2:4 (50%) chance the offspring will be a carrier - 1:4 (25%) chance the child will be free of disease (wild)
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Single Trait Genetic Cross
If 2 parents are heterozygous for a trait (eg cystic fibrosis), the likelihood that any one of their children will have CF is: - -- If a trait is dominant - 3/4 chance the child will exhibit trait - -- If the trait is recessive - 1/4 chance the child will exhibit the trait - -- 3/4 chance the child will be a carrier
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Single Gene disorders
- Caused by mutations in individual genes | - May be present on one or both alleles
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Chromosomal disorders
-Caused by an excess or deficiency of genes contained within a whole chromosome or chromosome segment
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Multifactorial inheritance disorders
- Caused by a combination of variables in a number of genes that together produce or predispose an individual to a serious defect - Often related to environmental factors
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Autosomal recessive traits
Single-locus genetic disorder - Cystic Fibrosis - Sickle cell anemia
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Autosomal dominant traits
Single-locus genetic disorder - Achondroplasia (dwarfism) - Marfan syndrome (connective tissue defects)
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X-linked recessive (sex linked)
Single-locus genetic disorder - Duchenne muscular dystrophy - Hemophilia A
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Mitochondrial
Single-locus genetic disorder - Affects energy metabolism - Presents with multiple copies - Is inherited from the mother only
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Nondisjunction
Occurs during meiosis when there is failure to separate chromosomes (meiosis I) or sister chromatids (meiosis II)
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Turner Syndrome
Chromosomal disorder involving sex chromosomes | -absence of all or part of the X chromosome
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Klineferlter Syndrome
Chromosomal disorder involving sex chromosomes | - One or more additional X chromosomes with a normal male composition (XY)

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