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Chromosomes and Human Genetics

Chromosomes and Human Genetics. Chapter 11. Genes. Units of information about heritable traits In eukaryotes, distributed among chromosomes Each has a particular locus Location on a chromosome. Homologous Chromosomes.

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Chromosomes and Human Genetics

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  1. Chromosomes andHuman Genetics Chapter 11

  2. Genes • Units of information about heritable traits • In eukaryotes, distributed among chromosomes • Each has a particular locus • Location on a chromosome

  3. Homologous Chromosomes • Homologous autosomes are identical in length, size, shape, and gene sequence • Sex chromosomes are nonidentical but still homologous • Homologous chromosomes interact, then segregate from one another during meiosis

  4. Homologous Chromosomes

  5. Alleles • Different molecular forms of a gene • Arise through mutation • Diploid cell has a pair of alleles at each locus • Alleles on homologous chromosomes may be same or different

  6. Sex Chromosomes • Discovered in late 1800s • Mammals, fruit flies • XX is female, XY is male • In other groups XX is male, XY female • Human X and Y chromosomes function as homologues during meiosis

  7. X X X Y Y X X X XX XX XY XY Sex Determination eggs sperm Female germ cell Male germ cell sex chromosome combinations possible in new individual

  8. The Y Chromosome • Fewer than two dozen genes identified • One is the master gene for male sex determination • SRY gene (sex-determining region of Y) • SRY present, testes form • SRY absent, ovaries form

  9. appearance of structures that will give rise to external genitalia appearance of “uncommitted” duct system of embryo at 7 weeks Effect of YChromosome- anatomicaldevelopment 7 weeks Y present Y absent Y present Y absent testes ovaries 10 weeks ovary testis birth approaching

  10. The X Chromosome • Carries more than 2,000 genes • Most genes deal with nonsexual traits • Genes on X chromosome can be expressed in both males and females

  11. Viewing chromosomes

  12. Karyotype Preparation - Stopping the Cycle • Cultured cells are arrested at metaphase by adding colchicine • This is when cells are most condensed and easiest to identify

  13. Karyotype Preparation • Arrested cells are broken open • Metaphase chromosomes are fixed and stained • Chromosomes are photographed through microscope • Photograph of chromosomes is cut up and arranged to form karyotype diagram

  14. Human Karyotype

  15. Linkage groups Demo Need 20 students

  16. Linkage Groups • Genes on one type of chromosome • Fruit flies • 4 homologous chromosomes • 4 linkage groups • Indian corn • 10 homologous chromosomes • 10 linkage groups

  17. A A a B B b A a B b a b Full Linkage AB ab Parents: x F1 offspring: All AaBb meiosis, gamete formation 50%AB 50%ab With no crossovers, half of the gametes have one parental genotype and half have the other

  18. A a a c c C A C Incomplete Linkage AC ac x Parents: F1 offspring All AaCc meiosis, gamete formation Unequal ratios of four types of gametes: a a A A C c C c Most gametes have parental genotypes A smaller number have recombinant genotypes

  19. Crossover Frequency Proportional to the distance that separates genes Crossing over will disrupt linkage between A and B more often than C and D

  20. Cannot perform experiments on humans So……..

  21. Human Genetic Analysis • Geneticists often gather information from several generations to increase the numbers for analysis • If a trait follows a simple Mendelian inheritance pattern they can be confident about predicting the probability of its showing up again

  22. Pedigree Dogs? Cats?

  23. Pedigree • Chart that shows genetic connections among individuals • Standardized symbols • Knowledge of probability and Mendelian patterns used to suggest basis of a trait • Conclusions most accurate when drawn from large number of pedigrees

  24. HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, HELLO

  25. I II III IV V *Gene not expressed in this carrier. Pedigree for Polydactyly…next slide too 5,5 6,6 5,5 6,6 * 5,5 6,6 6,6 5,5 6,6 5,5 6 7 5,5 6,6 5,5 6,6 5,5 6,6 5,6 6,7 12 6,6 6,6

  26. Genetic Disorder • A rare, uncommon version of a trait • Polydactyly • Unusual number of toes or fingers • Does not cause any health problems • View of trait as disfiguring is subjective

  27. Genetic Disorder • Inherited conditions that cause mild to severe medical problems • Why don’t they disappear? • Mutation introduces new rare alleles • In heterozygotes, harmful allele is masked, so it can still be passed on to offspring

  28. AutoSex-linkedDominant Recessive

  29. Autosomal Dominant Inheritance • Trait typically appears in every generation

  30. Achondroplasia • Autosomal dominant allele • In homozygous form usually leads to stillbirth • Heterozygotes display a type of dwarfism • Have short arms and legs relative to other body parts

  31. Huntington Disorder • Autosomal dominant allele • Causes involuntary movements, nervous system deterioration, death • Symptoms don’t usually show up until person is past age 30 • People often pass allele on before they know they have it

  32. Auto Recessive….

  33. Autosomal Recessive Inheritance Patterns • If parents are both heterozygous, child will have a 25% chance of being affected

  34. Galactosemia • Caused by autosomal recessive allele • Gene specifies a mutant enzyme in the pathway that breaks down lactose enzyme 1 enzyme 2 enzyme 3 GALACTOSE-1- PHOSOPHATE GALACTOSE-1- PHOSOPHATE LACTOSE GALACTOSE +glucose intermediate in glycolysis

  35. Sex-linked

  36. X-Linked Recessive Inheritance • Males show disorder more than females • Son cannot inherit disorder from his father

  37. Examples of X-Linked Traits • Color blindness • Inability to distinguish among some of all colors • Hemophilia • Blood-clotting disorder • 1/7,000 males has allele for hemophilia A • Was common in European royal families

  38. Hutchinson-Guilford Progeria • Mutation causes accelerated aging • No evidence of it running in families • Appears to be dominant • Seems to arise as spontaneous mutation • Usually causes death in early teens

  39. Duplication • Gene sequence that is repeated several to hundreds of times • Duplications occur in normal chromosomes • May have adaptive advantage • Useful mutations may occur in copy

  40. Duplication

  41. Inversion A linear stretch of DNA is reversed within the chromosome segments G, H, I become inverted

  42. Deletion • Loss of some segment of a chromosome • Most are lethal or cause serious disorder segment C deleted

  43. Translocation • A piece of one chromosome becomes attached to another nonhomologous chromosome • Most are reciprocal • Philadelphia chromosome arose from a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22

  44. Translocation

  45. Philadelphia Chromosome • First abnormal chromosome to be associated with a cancer • Associated with a chronic leukemia • Overproduction of white blood cells

  46. A Reciprocal Translocation 1 2 Chromosome 9 and chromosome 22 exchanged pieces 6 13 15 19 20

  47. An Altered Gene • When the reciprocal translocation occurred, a gene at the end of chromosome 9 fused with a gene from chromosome 22 • This hybrid gene encodes an abnormal protein that stimulates uncontrolled division of white blood cells

  48. Does Chromosome Structure Evolve? • Alterations in the structure of chromosomes generally are not good and tend to be selected against • Over evolutionary time, however, many alterations with neutral effects became built into the DNA of all species

  49. Aneuploidy • Individuals have one extra or less chromosome • (2n + 1 or 2n - 1) • Major cause of human reproductive failure • Most human miscarriages are aneuploids

  50. Polyploidy • Individuals have three or more of each type of chromosome (3n, 4n) • Common in flowering plants • Lethal for humans • 99% die before birth • Newborns die soon after birth

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