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alleles that lead to the expression of the allele whether the individual is homo- or heterozygous for that gene

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Autosomal Dominant Alleles

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alleles that are only expressed when the individual is homozygous recessive for that gene

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Autosomal Recessive Alleles

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a family tree diagram that depicts the inheritance of a trait or disease through several generations

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Pedigree

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What can a Pedigree be used for?

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To identify if a trait or disease is autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive

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Autosomal disorders that do NOT skip generations

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Autosomal Dominant Disorders

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Autosomal disorders that skip generations

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Autosomal Recessive Disorders

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a characteristic pattern of inheritance exhibited by genes located on a sex chromosome

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Sex Linkage

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a non-Mendelian inheritance pattern that can give rise to a variety of phenotypes because of the gene interactions and interactions between genes and their environment

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Multifactorial (Complex) Traits

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a thread-like structure of tightly coiled DNA that contains part or all of an organism’s genetic material

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Chromosome

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any chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes

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Autosomes

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a pair of chromosomes that determine whether an organism is male or female

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Sex Chromosomes

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What sex chromosomes can males pass to offspring?

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1 X or 1 Y

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What sex chromosomes can females pass to their offspring?

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1 of their 2 X’s

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How many chromosomes do humans have? How many of those are autosomes vs sex chromosomes?

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46 chromosomes
22 pairs of autosomes
1 pair of sex chromosomes

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an organized profile of an organism’s chromosomes in the nucleus

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Karyotype

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the identical copies of each chromosome that are joined by the centromere

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Sister Chromatids

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where 2 sister chromatids are joined

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Centromeres

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an image of chromosomes arranged by size and other characteristics

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Karyogram

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What 2 things are karyograms used for?

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  1. To create karyotypes
  2. To diagnose chromosomal aberrations
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an organism with the appropriate number of chromosomes for the species

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Euploid

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an organism with more or less than the appropriate number of chromosomes for the species

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Aneuploid

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the process of disabling 1 of the 2 female X chromosomes to prevent females from having twice as many gene products from the X chromosome as males

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X-Inactivation

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inactivated X chromosomes

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Barr Bodies

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What 2 situations does X-inactivation occur?

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  1. Only in females (typically)
  2. Early in embryonic development
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Which female sex chromosome is deactivated?
1 of their sex chromosomes (Xs) are randomly deactivated
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What is an example of X-inactivation?
Calico Cats
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Pedigree Symbols: square
male
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Pedigree Symbols: circle
female
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Pedigree Symbols: square + circle joined by lateral line
Mating Pair
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Pedigree Symbols: mating pair symbol connected by a vertical line to other symbols
Parents-Children
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Pedigree Symbols: any combo of circles and squares connected by an upward facing carat
Dizygotic (Non-Identical) Twins
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Pedigree Symbols: a triangle with 2 circles or squares
Monozygotic (Identical) Twins
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Pedigree Symbol: diamond
Unspecified Sex
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Pedigree Symbol: a number inside a circle or square
Number of Children
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Pedigree Symbol: shaded symbol
Affected Individuals
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Pedigree Symbol: half shaded symbol
Heterozygous for Autosomal Recessive Gene
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Pedigree Symbol: a dot in the center of a symbol
Carrier of a Sex-Linked Recessive Condition
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Pedigree Symbol: diagonal line through a symbol
Death
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Pedigree Symbol: shaded circle with a line from the top
Abortion or Stillbirth
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Pedigree Symbol: a shaded square with an arrow in the lower left
Propositus
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the 1st identified individual who exhibits an inherited disease or disorder
Propositus
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Pedigree Symbol: a number outside a symbol
Where in the pedigree an individual occurs
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Pedigree Symbol: circle + square connected by 2 horizontal lines
Consanguineous Marriage (Blood-Related) Pairing
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disorders in which people who have 1 or 2 copies of the recessive allele exhibit the disorder themselves since they do not have a dominant allele to mask it
Sex-Linked Recessive Disorders
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disorders in which the people have 1 or 2 mutated alleles and exhibit the disorder themselves
Autosomal Dominant Disorders
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Heterozygous individuals with an Autosomal Dominant Disorder > have a _____ chance of passing the mutated allele to each child
50%
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Homozygous individuals with an Autosomal Dominant Disorder > have ____ chance of passing a mutated allele to each child
100%
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Give an example of an autosomal dominant disorder
Huntington's Disease
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What scenarios cause daughters to exhibit sex-linked recessive disorders?
They must receive mutated alleles from BOTH parents or they will not exhibit the disorder
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What kind of inheritance patterns can you see in Pedigrees for sex-linked recessive disorders?
They skip generations
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Which chromosome passes on sex-linked recessive disorders?
Both - they can be passed on via the X or Y chromosome
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If a mother exhibits a sex-linked recessive disorder, what conclusions can be drawn about her sex chromosomes?
Both her Xs are affected by the mutated allele
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If a mother exhibits a sex-linked recessive disorder > ____ of her sons will inherit a mutated X chromosome Why?
100% The son won't have another X chromosome to mask it
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If a mother is a carrier for a sex-linked recessive disorder > each son has ____ chance of being affected. Why?
50% There is a 50% chance he inherits the unaffected chromosome
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If a mother is a carrier for a sex-linked recessive disorder, what conclusions can be drawn about her sex chromosomes and her gene expression?
Only 1 of her 2 Xs are affected by the mutated allele She does not exhibit the disorder, but her offspring might
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family members with only 1 copy of the mutated recessive allele for a given gene that don't display the trait themselves but can pass it to offspring
Carriers
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Give an example of sex-linked recessive disorders
Red-green colorblindness
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a genomic sequencing method used to determine the genetic sequences of long strands of DNA
Shotgun Sequencing
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What are the 3 steps to Shotgun Sequencing?
1. DNA is randomly broken up into many small fragments 2. Each fragment is sequenced 3. A computer program reassembles the DNA fragments
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the science of collecting and analyzing complex biological data
Bioinformatics
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the rearrangement and exchange of genetic information from different sources
Genetic Recombination
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choosing to breed organisms that will result in offspring with desired characteristics
Selective Breeding
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a type of selective breeding that occurs when individuals with similar characteristics continue to be bred to keep a certain set of traits
Inbreeding
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organisms that have both their original DNA and the genes of other organisms, have certain genes deleted, or have already present genes manipulated
Transgenic Organisms
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a rare genetic pattern in which a genetic mutation causes a single fertilized egg results in an individual with 2 different genomes
Mosaicism
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a way for individuals to find out more about their individual genetic makeup and can diagnose many disorders
Genetic Testing

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