Karyotypes and Pedigrees: Analyzing Human Chromosomes and Inheritance Patterns
Explore how karyotypes help map human chromosomes and diagnose disorders. Learn about pedigrees and inheritance patterns in human families, including autosomal recessive and dominant disorders.
Karyotypes and Pedigrees: Analyzing Human Chromosomes and Inheritance Patterns
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X Y Several methods help map human chromosomes. • A karyotype is a picture of all chromosomes in a cell.
Human Karyotype • To analyze chromosomes, cells arephotographed during mitosis when chromosomes are fully condensed and easy to see. • Chromosomes are cut out of photographs and lined up with homologous chromosome and in order of largest to smallest. • Used to diagnose chromosomal disorders and determine gender.
Karyotype : chromosomes are paired 1 from mom & 1 from dad 23 pairs 46 chromosomes 22 pairs – autosomes 1 pair sex chromosomes 46,XY Normal male
Down syndrome: (Trisomy 21) 47, XX, 21+
Human chromosomes • Let’s look at this again • There are 46 chromosomes (23 homologous pairs) in each somatic cell • 22pairsof autosomes • 1 pairofsex chromosomes • XX = Female, XY = Male • Karyotype- chromosomes are arranged according to shape and size Normal human karyotype
Pedigrees Biology I
Pedigrees analysis • Shows the analysis of inheritance in human families
Inheritance patterns shown by a pedigree. • Basic patterns of inheritance • autosomal, recessive • autosomal, dominant • X-linked, recessive
Autosomal recessive • e.g., PKU, Tay-Sachs, albinism • Autosomal dominant • e.g., Huntington’s Disease • X-linked recessive • e.g., color-blindness, hemophilia
Autosomal disorders Autosomal disorders are more prevalent in certain geographic regions or cultures Recessive disorders • Cause: recessive alleles • Albinism, Cystic fibrosis, Sickle-cell anemia, Tay-Sachs disease • More common than dominant disorders Dominant disorders • Cause: dominant alleles • Dwarfism (Achondroplasia), Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease • Less common than recessive disorders
X- linked Recessive What is the inheritance pattern? What is the genotype of III-1, III-2, and II-3? What are the odds that IV-5 would have an affected son?
III-1 has 12 kids with an unaffected wife 8 sons - 1 affected 4 daughters - 2 affected Does he have reason to be concerned about paternity?
Sample pedigree - cystic fibrosis What can we say about I-1 and I-2? What can we say about II-4 and II-5? What are the odds that III-5 is a carrier? What can we say about gene frequency?