Heredity The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring The scientific study of heredity is known as genetics The History Until the nineteenth century the explanation for why offspring resemble their parents was the blending inheritance model ID: 930953
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Slide1
Genetics
Slide2What makes each species unique?
Heredity:The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.The scientific study of heredity is known as:
genetics
The History:
Until the nineteenth century the explanation for why offspring resemble their parents was the blending inheritance model.Blending inheritance: The hypothesis that factors from both parents
mix in the offspring.
Like mixing yellow and blue to make green
Slide4Gregor Mendel
(1822-1884):The founder of modern genetics. Worked with garden peas because:
They have easily distinguished traits
&
self-fertilize in nature
Slide5Worked with garden peas because:
All were true-breeding:
self-fertilization produces offspring
identical to the parent.
Slide6Mendel cross-pollinated the plants
by mating his different true breeding varieties
with each othe
r
Mendel’s Experiments:
Studied traits: 7 characteristics that all had
two distinct forms
Trait:
a specific characteristic that varies from one individual to another
Slide7Slide8Original pair of plants were called P (
Parental
)
Offspring were called F1 (
first Filial
)
Hybrids:
the
offspring
that result from crossesbetween parents
with different traits
Slide9When crossing two different parents, what were the offspring like?
P: tall plant X short plant
F1:
All tall offspring
Slide10Mendel’s Conclusions:
1. Inherited traits are determined by factors that are passed from one generation to the next.Today these factors are called
genes.
Slide11Mendel’s Conclusions:
Alleles: The different forms of a gene – each is given a letter. Ex: The gene for height has a
tall plant
allele (T) and a short plant allele (t).
Slide12Mendel’s Conclusions:
2. The principle of dominance: Some alleles are dominant and others are recessive
If an organism has a
dominant form
of an allele for a trait, the organism will always show that form.
Dominant alleles are written with a capital letter.
Slide13If an organism has a
recessive form of a trait, it will only show if the dominant allele is NOT present.
Recessive alleles are written with a lower-case
letter.
Slide14Let’s look back at Mendel’s experiment. The cross of tall and short plants resulted in all tall hybrid offspring.
The recessive allele reappeared in the F2 generation!
parental
F
1
F
2
Slide15Mendel’s Conclusions:
3. Principle of Segregation: During gamete formation, alleles are
segregated
from each other so that each gamete carries only a
single copy of each gene.
The alleles are paired up again when the gametes fuse during fertilization.
Slide16X
F
1
Gametes
F
2
Tt
Tt
T
t
T
t
TT
Tt
Tt
tt
Principle of Segregation
:
Slide17Probability and Punnett Squares:Mendel realized that the principle of probability could be used to explain the results of his genetic crosses.
Probability: The likelihood that a particular event will occur What is the probability of flipping heads twice?
The
principles of probability can be used
to predict the
outcomes of genetic crosses
We can determine the probable results
of a genetic cross by drawing a Punnett square
½ X ½ = ¼
Slide18Let’s cross the F1 generation plants from Mendel’s garden
F
1
Parents: Tt x Tt
T
t
t
T
TT
tt
Tt
Tt
Two types of gametes produced by each parent
Slide19Homozygous:
having two of the same allele.
Ex: TT or
tt
Heterozygous:
having two different alleles.
Ex: Tt
Phenotype: the
physical characteristics of the organism
Ex: “Tall plant”
or “short plant”Genotype:
The
gene
tic makeup of an individual
(
the actual
alleles)
Ex:
TT
or
Tt
Slide20Note:
If a plant has a tall phenotype, it can have one of two genotypes
.
Phenotype:
tall plant;
Genotype:
TT OR
Tt
Slide21Trait
phenotype
genotype
Height
“T”
Tall-dom.
Short-rec
Hair color
“B”
Black-dom
red-rec.
Fill in the table below with the appropriate phenotype or genotype for the given trait
tall
TT or Tt
short
BB or Bb
black
bb
red
tt
Slide22Problem:
Cross a heterozygous tall plant with a heterozygous tall plant. Use the letter “T.”
P:
___ X
___
Gametes:
x
Genotypes of offspring:
Phenotypes of offspring:
Genotypic ratio: (example 1 TT : 1
tt
)
Phenotypic ratio: (example 1 tall : 1 short)
T
t
Tt
TT
T
Tt
Tt
t
T
t
T
tt
TT,
Tt
&
tt
Tall & short
1TT: 2Tt: 1tt
3 tall: 1 short
T
t
t
Slide23Note: The larger the number of individuals in the sample,
the closer the results will be to the expected ratio.
Slide24Try a monohybrid (single-trait cross) problem:
In rabbits, brown fur (B) is dominant to white fur (b).
Cross
a homozygous brown furred rabbit with a white furred rabbit
and
determine the genotypic and phenotypic ratios resulting from the cross
. Use a
Punnett
Square to show your work.
P: __________________X_______________
Phenotypic ratio:
Genotypic ratio:
BB
bb
Bb
Bb
B
B
b
b
Bb
Bb
all brown
all Bb
Slide25If one of the parent rabbits has white fur
and the other has brown fur, is there anyway they could get an offspring with white fur? Do a cross to support your answer. P: __________________X_______________
b
b
b
B
bb
Bb
bb
Bb
Phenotypic ratio:
Genotypic ratio:
1
brown: 1 white
1Bb
: 1bb
Slide26Test cross: a cross with a recessive individual and a dominant individual to see if a
dominant individual is heterozygous or homozygous.
Slide27When two traits are inherited, are the two characteristics inherited as a package or are they inherited independently of each other?
The Two-Factor Cross:Mendel crossed true-breeding plants with
round yellow peas
with plants that had
wrinkled green peas.
(Use “R” for shape and “Y” for color)
P cross: RRYY x rryy
F1 cross:RrYy x RrYy
F2 generation: Produced 556 seeds315 round and yellow
32 were wrinkled and green209 had combinations of traits different from both original parents.
Slide284. Principle of Independent Assortment:
Each pair of alleles segregates independently of the other pairs of alleles during gamete formation.
Let’s show how this occurs
: Gametes:
RY
Ry rY
ry
RY
Ry
RY
Ry
rY
ry
rY
ry
RRYY
RRYy
RrYY
RrYy
RRYy
RRyy
RrYy
Rryy
rrYY
RrYy
RrYY
RrYy
Rryy
rrYy
rrYy
rryy
Slide299 Round Yellow:
3 Round Green:
3 Wrinkled Yellow:
1 Wrinkled Green
The expected phenotypic ratio in the F2 generation:
Mendel’s results were very close to this expected ratio.
Slide30Let’s try another Dihybrid Cross:
Brown eyes (B) and tongue rolling (R) are dominant traits in humans. These traits are dominant over blue eyes and non-tongue rolling. A
heterozygous brown eyed, non-tongue roller
female marries a
blue eyed, heterozygous tongue roller
male and they have children.
What is the genotype of the wife?
What is the genotype of the husband?
Slide31Exceptions to Mendel:So far all of our problems have dealt with complete dominance. However, some alleles are neither dominant nor recessive, and many are controlled by multiple alleles or multiple genes.
1. Incomplete dominance: one allele is not completely dominant over another
The heterozygous phenotype is in between
the two
homozygous phenotypes
Example: In the Japanese 4 o’clock flower , a red flower (R) crossed with a white flower (W) will produce offspring with pink flowers (a blending of the phenotypes)
R
R
W
W
RW
RW
RW
RW
Genotypic ratio:
Phenotypic ratio:
All pink
All RW
Slide32Exceptions to Mendel:
2. Co-dominance:
both alleles contribute to the phenotype
Example: In cattle, red hair and white hair are codominant.
Cattle with both alleles are roan
.
(both alleles appear in the phenotype: red hairs & white hairs)
Cross a Roan cow with a Red Bull:
H
R
H
R
H
R
H
W
H
R
H
R
H
R
H
W
H
R
H
R
H
R
H
W
Genotypic ratio:
Phenotypic ratio:
1H
R
H
R
: 1H
R
H
W
1Red: 1Roan
Slide333. Multiple alleles: Some genes have more than just 2 alleles
Example: human blood has three alleles: A, B, and O.
Exceptions to Mendel:
A blood:
I
A
I
A
OR I
AiB blood: I
BIB OR IB
i AB blood: IA
IB O blood:
ii
Human Blood Types
(Phenotype:Genotype)
Slide34As long as we are talking about blood types….
Rh Blood Group (not
a case of multiple alleles)
Phenotype: Genotype
Rh
+:
Rh
+
Rh
+ or Rh
+ Rh
-Rh-:
Rh- Rh
-
Slide354. Polygenic traits:
One trait is controlled by 2 or more genesExample: Human height, skin color
Exceptions to Mendel:
Slide36Exceptions to Mendel:
5. Pleiotropy:
One gene influences multiple characteristics
Example:
Sickle-cell anemia
Slide37Sex-linkage: genes located on one of the
sex chromosomes are called sex-linked.
There are two types of chromosomes in animals:
Autosomes
:
The chromosomes that are
not
involved
in determining gender.
Sex chromosomes: The “mismatched” chromosomes that determine the gender of the organism (Female = XX ; Male = XY)
Example: hemophilia &red green colorblindness
Slide38Write the following genotypes:
Colorblind male:
___________
Female carrying the colorblind gene:
___________
Male with normal vision:
___________
X
c
Y
XCX
c
XCY
Colorblindness is a recessive sex-linked trait
Genotypes of sex-linked traits are written with a superscript
:
X
C
,
X
c
Slide39Example: The gene for eye color in fruit flies is located on the X chromosome. Red eye color is dominant to white eye color. A
white eyed male is crossed with a homozygous red eyed female. Determine the genotypes and phenotypes of the F1 generation.
X
r
Y
X
X
R
X
R
X
r
XR
X
R
Y
X
R
Y
X
R
Y
X
R
X
r
X
R
X
r
Genotypic Ratio:
Phenotypic Ratio:
1X
R
X
r
:
1X
R
Y
1 red eyed female:
1 red eyed male
Slide40The Chromosome Theory of Heredity
Where in the cell are the factors that control heredity? Where are the genes?
Chromosomal theory of heredity:
Genes occupy specific
positions on chromosomes.
Chromosomes undergo
independent assortment & segregation
Slide41Linked Genes:
Linkage groups:
Genes are linked together in chromosomes
Genes that are close together are likely to be inherited together
a chromosome
Slide42Thomas Hunt Morgan: (1900’s)
Worked with fruit flies, In fruit flies Gray bodies (G) is dominant over black (g) and Normal wings (N) are dominant over vestigial wings (n). He first crossed a homozygous gray, normal winged fly (GGNN) with a black, vestigial winged fly (
ggnn
). He expected the F1 flies to be:
He then performed a test cross with
the F1 generation.
Drosophila
melangaster
gray with normal wings
All F1 flies were gray w/ normal wings
GgNn
X
ggnn
Slide43GgNn X
ggnn
GN Gn gN gn
gn
GgNn
Ggnn
ggNn
ggnn
1 gray normal: 1 gray vestigial: 1 black normal: 1 black vestigial
Phenotypic ratio:
Slide44Morgan “scored” 2300 offspring from the matings:
575
575
575
575
965
949
206
180
Genes are inherited together
Slide45The results indicate that the
genes for body color and wing size
Why don’t all of the offspring have the same genotypes as their parents?
are linked.
Slide46exchange
of information between homologous
chromosomes during meiosis
Crossing over:
Crossing over breaks linkages of genes
Slide47Gene map:
A diagram of chromosomes showing relative locations of genes
Genes close together
are likely to be inherited together
Genes that are far apart
are
more likely
to be separated by crossing over
Slide48We can calculate the relative distance between genes using the following method:
1. Perform a test cross 2. Count the total number of offspring.3. Count the number of recombinants
4. Determine the recombination frequency
Recombination frequency =
# of recombinants/total offspring x 100 = %
5. Every 1% indicates a single map unit (mu)
Calculate the distance between the body color and wing shape genes.
386/2300 X 100 = 16.8 %
16.8
mu