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Sylvia S. Mader
Immagini e
concetti
della biologia
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A7 - Mendel:
laws of
inheritance
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Mendel and the laws of inheritance
Before Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) a “blending
model of inheritance” was accepted.
Mendel performed his experiments very carefully
using the common pea plant (Pisum sativum).
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Why the pea plant?
• Easy to grow and mature quickly
• Have a short generation time
• Self-pollinate
• Easy to control the reproduction
• Produce many offsprings
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How did he performed the first
experiments?
To begin his experiments, Mendel used plants that
showed the same trait generation by generation, also
called pure lines.
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How did he performed the first
experiments?
Mendel examined seven different traits. Each trait had
only two possible variations.
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How did he performed the first
experiments?
Mendel crossed two pure-lines that differed for only one
trait (P generation)
The result was the F1
generation
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How did he performed the first
experiments?
Mendel then crossed the individuals of the F1 generation
Three out of four offsprings in the
F2 generation showed one trait
phenotypic ratio 3:1
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Law of Segregation
“Inheritance of one trait is determined by pairs
of ‘factors’ that segregate in the gamete
formation”
Each gamete contains only one factor from each pair
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Mendel’s factors
Mendel’s “factors” are the genes and a gene can occur in
alternate “variations” called alleles.
The position of a gene on the
chromosome is called locus.
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Dominant or recessive?
When two different alleles are present for one trait, one is
expressed (dominant) while the other one is not (recessive).
A homozygous organism has two copies of the same allele,
a heterozygous organism has one of each type of allele at
the gene locus.
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Genotype Vs phenotype
The gene composition and arrangement of an organism
is its genotype.
The expression of the genes into a trait is referred to as
the phenotype.
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The inheritance of one trait influences
a different trait?
II experiment: Mendel selected plants that differed
for two traits.
P generation
DIHYBRID CROSS
Tall plants
Green peas
Short plants
Yellow peas
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Dihybrid cross
F1 gametes
F1
F1 gametes
P
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Law of Independent Assortment
“Each pair of factors assort independently:
inheritance of alleles for one trait does not
affect the inheritance for another trait”
Each gamete can contain all possible factor combinations
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Mendel’s and the laws of probability
The probability of genotypes and phenotypes in the final
generation can be predicted using a Punnett square.
Free (E)
Alleles for earlobe shape:
Attached (e)
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Mendel’s and the laws of probability
Genotypic probabilities
EE
=
½x½
=
¼
Ee
=
½x½
=
¼
eE
=
½x½
=
¼
ee
=
½x½
=
¼
Phenotypic ratio
Free earlobe
3
Attached earlobe
1
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Testcrosses
A one-trait testcross determines whether a dominant
phenotype is homozygous dominant or heterozygous.
homozygous dominant
heterozygous
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Mendel’s laws apply to humans
Genetic pedigrees can reveal the patterns of inheritance.
How to create
a pedigree
= female
= unaffected
= male
= affected
= union
Autosomal
recessive
disorder
Autosomal
dominant
disorder
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Mendel’s laws apply to humans
Autosomal recessive disorder
Ex.
Tay-Sachs disease
Cystic fibrosis
Phenylketonuria
Sickle-cell disease
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Mendel’s laws apply to humans
Autosomal dominant disorder
Ex.
Neurofibromatosis
Huntington disease
Achondroplasia
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Genetic disorders
Autosomal disorders can be detected early on.
Amniocentesis, embryonic test
and egg test can be used to detect
genetic disorders.
Egg test used before in vitro fertilization
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Complex inheritance patterns
Incomplete dominance: phenotype of the heterozygous is
an intermediate between its homozygous parents.
1. Pink flowers =
Incomplete dominance
2. In F2 generation all
three genotypes appear
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Complex inheritance patterns
Multiple alleles: most genes exist in a large number of
allelic forms.
A,B,0 blood groups:
comprises three sets of
alleles at the I locus.
IA
Antigens A on RBC
Dominant
IB
Antigens B on RBC
Dominant
i
No antigens on RBC Recessive
Phenotype
Genotype
A
IAIA , IAi
B
IBIB , IBi
AB
IAIB
0
ii
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Polygenic inheritance
Several genes and the environment
can influence a single multifactorial
trait.
Continuous variations of phenotypes
result in a bell-shaped curve.
Black points = dominant alleles
Color intensity = environmental influence
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Pleiotropy
A single gene influences multiple phenotypic traits
Sickle-cell anemia (SCA)
Autosomal recessive blood disorder characterized by
red blood cells that assume an abnormal, sickle shape.
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Genes are carried by chromosomes
One gene influences multiple phenotypic traits
Genes position in fruit fly Drosophila
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Genes of the X chromosome have a
unique inheritance pattern
X-linked inheritance means that the gene causing the trait or
the disorder, i.e. white eyes, is located on the X chromosome.
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X-linked inheritance
X-linked alleles have a unique inheritance pattern as they
do not have a corresponding allele on the Y chromosome.
Human X-linked disorders:
• Color blindness
• Muscular dystrophy
• Hemophilia
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Genetic linkage group
Genetic linkage is the tendency of genes
that are located proximal to each other on a
chromosome to be inherited together.
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Mapping the chromosomes
A linkage map is a genetic map of a species that shows
the position of its genes relative to each other in terms of
recombination frequency.
Gene map of chromosome 2 in Drosophila
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Mapping the chromosomes
A direct relation exists between recombinant phenotypes
and the distance between alleles
1% recombinants = 1 map unit
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