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Chapter 19. Heredity. Objectives. define a gene as a unit of inheritance and distinguish clearly between the terms gene and allele explain the terms dominant, recessive, codominant, homozygous, heterozygous, phenotype and genotype
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Chapter 19 Heredity
Objectives • define a gene as a unit of inheritance and distinguish clearly between the terms gene and allele • explain the terms dominant, recessive, codominant, homozygous, heterozygous, phenotype and genotype • predict the results of simple crosses with expected ratios of 3:1 and 1:1, using the terms homozygous, heterozygous, F1 generation and F2 generation • explain why observed ratios often differ from expected ratios, especially when there are small numbers of progeny • use genetic diagrams to solve problems involving monohybrid inheritance (Genetic diagrams involving autosomal linkage or epistasis are not required)
Objectives • explain co-dominance and multiple alleles with reference to the inheritance of the ABO blood group phenotypes - A, B, AB, O, gene alleles IA, IB and Io • describe the determination of sex in humans - XX and XY chromosomes • describe mutation as a change in the structure of a gene such as in sickle cell anaemia, or in the chromosome number, such as the 47 chromosomes in a condition known as Down Syndrome • name radiation and chemicals as factors which may increase the rate of mutation
Objectives • describe the difference between continuous and discontinuous variation and give examples of each • state that competition which arises from variation leads to differential survival of, and reproduction by, those organisms best fitted to the environment • give examples of environmental factors that act as forces of natural selection
Objectives • assess the importance of natural selection as a possible mechanism for evolution • give examples of artificial selection such as in the production of economically important plants and animals
Monohybrid Inheritance • Gregor Mendel (known as Father of Genetics) explained how qualities were inherited i.e the mechanism of heredity • Experimented on garden peas (Pisumsativum)
Monohybrid Inheritance • Mendel selected several varieties of garden peas that has different characteristics. E.g : • Short and tall plants • Red or white flower plants • Seeds that were either yellow or green, or round and wrinkled • Inheritance involving only one pair of contrasting characters is called monohybrid inheritance
He crossed tall plants with dwarf plants • Pure bred (true breeding) varieties were used plants which when self fertilised produced offspring which resembled their parent • Seeds from the cross were then planted and he observed the hybrids. • These hybrids then self-pollinate and produce seeds that gave rise to F2 generation
Some terms… Hybrid A hybrid is the offspring from two different varieties or species F1 generation Also known as first filial generation F2 generation Also known as second filial generation
Results of the cross.. • All plants in the F1 generation were tall, resembling one of the parents • In the F2 generation, ratio of tall plants to that of short plants is in the ratio of 3:1 • He then performed the same experiment using other contrasting characters in peas
Question • Why does the observed ratios differ from expected ratios, especially when there are small numbers of progeny?
Results of all experiments • One trait or character remained unchanged in the F1 hybrids while the other trait seemed to disappear • This character then appear again in the F2 generation but only in about one-quarter of the total number of offsprings • Trait unchanged – dominant trait • Trait disappeared and appear again – recessive trait
Mendel’s suggestion • Hereditary factors are responsible for the transmission of characteristics • Each characteristic controlled by a pair of factors in the cells of an organism • The two factors in each pair separate (segregate) during gamete formation and each gamete contain only one factor Mendel’s Law of Segregation • Fusion of gamete restores the diploid condition in the zygote • Gamete unite at random so that a predictable ratio of characteristics occurs among offspring (Fig 22.3)
Heredity now Chromosomes • A structure where genetic material is found • Carry information for making new cells. This information carried in a molecule called DNA Gene • Small segment of DNA in a chromosome where a piece of genetic information is stored. • The place on the chromosome where the gene resides is called the gene locus • Each gene has a function (height, flower colour, seed colour) Allele • Each gene has a different forms and these alternative forms of the same gene are called alleles (tall and short, pink and white flowers, yellow and green seeds)
Homologous chromosomes • In organisms, chromosomes come in pairs. One from father, one from mother • A pair of homologous chromosomes will have exactly the same sequence of gene loci • However, the alleles in those gene loci may not be the same (see example) • Homologous chromosomes are similar in shape and size (except sex chromosomes) – Fig 22.5
Alleles arealternative forms of a gene and occupy the same relative positions on a pair of homologous chromosomes For hair colour For hair colour For shape of ear lobes For shape of ear lobes
Modelling genetic crosses Questions to bear in mind • Why did one of the characteristics disappear in the F1 generation ? • Why did this characteristic reappear in about one quarter of the F2 generation? • How do you know which allele is dominant and which is recessive?
Rules for genetic crosses • Letters are used to represent alleles • Capital letters for dominant alleles • Corresponding small letters for recessive alleles • E.g. T – allele for tallness, t – allele for shortness • If organism is pure-bred, the two alleles are the same. Organism is said to be homozygous for that characteristic. • E.g. TT – homozygous dominant tt – homozygous recessive Tt – heterozygous
Dominant and recessive • An allele is said to be dominant if it is always expressed in the appearance of an organism • E.g. the allele, T, for tall plants in pea is dominant to that for short plant, t. • Hence, with the pair of alleles, TT or Tt, the plants will always be tall. This shows the dominant allele is T • The effects of allele t which is recessive is seen when it is in tt form
Phenotype and Genotype Phenotype • Refers to expressed trait, that is the outward appearance or visible character of an organism (the characteristics of an organism which can be seen) Genotype • Genetic make-up of an organism, that is, the genes and their respective alleles (Genotype of TT or Tt, tt) • Hence, a dominant allele expresses itself and gives the same phenotype in both homozygous (TT) and heterozygous(Tt) condition • A recessive allele only expresses itself in the homozygous condition (tt), never in the heterozygous condition
The test cross • Easy to tell genotype of an organism showing the recessive trait (tt) • Difficult to tell genotype of an organism showing the dominant trait (can be TT or Tt) • The genotype can only be identified by breeding experiments. How? • Cross the organism showing the dominant trait with an organism that is homozygous recessive • All offspring show dominant trait parent is homozygous dominant • Half the total number of offspring show dominant trait, the other half show recessive trait parent is heterozygous
Try this: • In a breeding experiment a pure-bred black guinea pig was crossed with a pure-bred white one. All the F1 offspring were black. • Explain this information by means of a genetic diagram • If the F1 offspring were allowed to interbreed, what proportion of the F2 generation would be expected to be heterozygous? • If you were given a black guinea pig, how would you attempt to find out whether it is heterozygous or homozygous
TYS 3.4 B MCQ Q1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10 Classwork Q11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 25 Paper 2 Section A Q1, 3
Workbook Pg 151 MCQ Q2, 3, 4 Structured Questions Q1 Free Response Questions Q1
Incomplete Dominance or Co-dominance • In examples shown, one allele was dominant over the other • In many other cases, hybrid produced shows the effects of both alleles. Both alleles exert their effects so that the hybrid has a phenotype that is intermediate between that found in its parents • This is known as incomplete dominance / Co-dominance • Do example in the book (pg 364)
Sex determination • In Man, the male has an X chromosome and a much shorter Y chromosome in each normal body cell • The female has 2 X chromosomes • In addition, each body cell has 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes X Y