Test 2 Flashcards
Describe sex determination in yeast
SINGLE GENE LOCUS called MAT on chromosome 3 is either alpha or a, which determines the mating type, each type can only fuse with opposite
can also switch mating type, as each has all the other genes for each mating type, only the MAT is different
Describe sex determination in Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants)
diploid eggs are female (unless homozygous at all sex genes), haploid eggs are male (will always be homozygous)
half of the eggs are unfertilized (males) and half are fertilized (females)
HAPLODIPLOIDY
Describe sex determination in the genus Ophryotrocha (marine annelid)
the young produce sperm and the adults produce eggs
DEVELOPMENTAL SWITCH
Describe sex determination in the genus Bonellia (marine animal)
free-swimming sexless larvae settle to the bottom and develop into one sex or the other -> female if land on substrate, male if land on female
males live as parasites in females
ENVIRONMENTAL SWITCH
Describe sex determination in mammals
males have XY, females have XX
determined by maleness gene “SRY” on differential (non-pseudoautosomal) region of Y chromosome
when present, produces TDF which switches off Od and produces males
when absent, Od produces females
Describe sex determination in dipterans (flies, mosquitos, gnats, midges, no-see-ums)
ratio of X chromosomes to autosomal sets (less than or equal to .5 is male, greater than or equal to 1 is female, between is intersex)
normal diploid XX is female (2/2)
normal diploid XY is male (1/2)
How do mammals deal with dosage effects with the X chromosome?
one copy of X chromosome is inactivated “Barr” body
became clinical test for female (normally 1=female and 0=male, but XXY=1=male and XXX=2=female)
How do dipterans deal with dosage effects with the X chromosome?
male copy is hyperactivated
Gender of special sexes in dipterans: XX haploid X haploid XX triploid X triploid XXY diploid X diploid XXX diploid
2/1=female 1/1=female 2/3=intersex 1/3=male 2/2=female 1/2=male 3/2=female
Define sex-limited traits
Traits that are expressed in only one sex or the other, causing sexual dimorphism and secondary sexual characteristics
Define sex-influenced traits
The expression of the gene/allele is influenced but not limited to the sex it is
Ex: Baldness gene is dominant in males and recessive in females
Define sex-linked traits
Gene is on the X or Y chromosome, produces a different pattern of inheritance
Describe the inheritance of traits on the y chromosome
Males will have it, females will not, no carriers
Describe the inheritance of traits on the x chromosome
Heterogametic sex can express a recessive trait with only one copy
May produce a criss-cross inheritance
Ex: WhiteEye female by WildType Male produces WhiteEye males and RedEye females
Describe incomplete dominance
One allele contributes to the phenotype while the other allele does not
The phenotypic ratio is the same as the genotypic ratio because all genotypes produce different phenotypes
“Dose makes a difference”
Describe complete dominance
Dose does not make a difference
Nonfunctional mutants
Describe codominance
Each of the two different alleles contributes equally to the phenotype
It’s not that one is working while the other is not working, both are working in different ways
Phenotype depends on what you are measuring (may be more than codominance)
Describe the inheritance pattern of a recessive lethal
Produces a 2:1 phenotype
Two copies are required for lethality
*Dominant lethal traits do not exist