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1

What are the 2 examples on non mendelian inheritance?

- Anticipation
- Mitochondrial Disease

2

What is anticipation?

When diseases are spotted in earlier generations and progressively get worse

3

What are 3 examples of anticipation inheritance?

- Huntingtons
- Myotonic Dystrophy
- Fragile X

4

What inheritance is mitochondrial disease an example of?

Maternal inheritance

5

What is maternal inheritance?

When all DNA comes from the mother

6

What is the hardy Weinberg principle?

p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
- Where p is dominant and q is recessive

7

What does p^2 equal?

Homozygous dominant

8

What does pq equal?

Heterozygous

9

What does q^2 equal?

Homozygous recessive

10

For the ideal population, what can be ignored for the hardy Weinberg principle?

- Mutations
- Migration

11

What is the population size for the HW principle?

Large

12

What is mating regarded as?

Random

13

Is there selective pressure in the HW principle?

No