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1
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What are gametes ?

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Haploid so contain one allele of each gene

2
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What does the fusion of gametes result in?

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In diploid zygote with two alleles of each gene that may be the same allele or different alleles

3
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What are the three alleles for ABO blood groups?

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I^ A
I ^ B
i

4
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What is segregation?

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Separation of alleles into different nuclei - the two alleles of each gene separate into different haploid daughter nuclei during meiosis

5
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What can alleles be?

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Dominant, recessive or co-dominant

6
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What are dominant and recessive alleles?

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Recessive alleles are only shown id the dominant allele is not present

7
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What is a co-dominant allele

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Where both alleles have an affect of the phenotype characteristic of the organism

8
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Ex of co-dominance

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Flower colour in Mirabilis Jalapa - red flower mixed with white flowers offspring have pink flower

9
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Definition of genotype?

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Symbolic representation of a pair of alleles possessed by an organism

10
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What is a phenotype?

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The set of observable characteristics resulting from the interaction of genotype

11
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What does genotype I^A I^A five? What does I^B I^B give?
What does i i give?
What does I^A I^B give?

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1) blood group A
2) blood group B
3) blood group O
4) blood group AB - co dominant

12
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Antigen A has what type of antibodies?

What type of blood can’t it have?

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Antibodies b and can’t have b or ab blood but can O or A blood

13
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Antigen b what type of antibodies does It have?

What type of blood can’t it have?

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Has anti- a antibodies and can’t have a or ab blood but can have b or o blood

14
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WHat type of antibodies does antigen AB have?

What type of blood can’t it have?

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Doesn’t have antigens but can have any blood type- universal recipient

15
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What types of antibodies has A and B?

What type of blood can it only have?

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Has both A and B antibodies and can only have O blood in it- universal donor

16
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Define test cross

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Testing a suspected heterozygous by crossing it with a homozygous recessive

17
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What are many genetic diseases in humans caused by?

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Due to recessive alleles of Autosomal genes

18
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What are other causes of genetic disease?

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Some genetic diseases are sex-linked and some are due to dominant or xo-dominant alleles

19
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What is an example of a disease caused by recessive alleles?

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Cystic fibrosis

20
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What is an example of a disease caused by a dominant allele?

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Hunting tons disease

21
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What is an example of co-dominant allele?

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Sickle-cell anaemia- HB^A and HB^S has some characteristics of sickle cell anaemia without having the disease- resistance to malaria

22
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What is sex linkage?

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Any genetic trait whose allele has its logs on the X chromosome

23
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What is cystic fibrosis? What are its consequences?

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It is a recessive allele that results in chloride channels being produced that do not function properly- causes production of abnormally thick mucus which builds up in lungs causing infections

24
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What is huntingtin disease?

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Dominant allele of the HTT gene- causes degenerative changes in be brain - changes to behaviour, thinking and emotions become increasingly severe - life expectancy is about 20 years after symptoms

25
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What are examples of X-linked recessive conditions?

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Colour blindness and haemophilia

26
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Where is the gene lock found for colour blindness / haemophilia ? Why does that mean men can’t carry it?

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On the non-homologous region of the X chromosome (not present on Y) - as males only have one allele of this gene (one one X chromosome ) they cannot carry it- either express it or don’t have it

27
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What does males have a higher frequency of? Where do makes inherit X linked recessive conditions?

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Of being recessive and expressing a trait

Mothers

28
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What are some causes of mutations?

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Radiation and mutagenic chemicals increase the mutation rate and can cause genetic disease and cancer

29
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How does radiation cause mutation?

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Increases the mutation rate if it has enough energy to cause chemical changes in DNA - gamma rays , alpha Ray’s etc all mutagenic

30
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How do chemical substances cause mutation?

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Cause chemical changes to DNA and so are mutagenic ex: and nitrosamines found in tobacco smoke

31
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What are some on the consequences of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs?

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People either died directly or within a few months
Health of nearly 100,000 survivors have been monitored - many developed tumours
Led to many still births and malformations

32
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What are some of the consequences at Chernobyl in 1986?

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Pine for forests turned ginger brown and died

Horses and cattle near the plant died of damage to thyroid gland

33
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What did Mendel discover?

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Discovered the principles of inheritance with experiments in which large numbers of pea plants were crossed

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