BIOL 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fetus, Umbilical Cord, Dermis

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BIOL1000-THE CELLULAR BASIS OF REPRODUCTION AND INHERITANCE
1.1 INHERITANCE:
Inheritance is the transfer of genetically determined characteristics from one generation to the
next.
Genetics is the study of inheritance.
There are 23 chromosome pairs; in which 22 homologous pairs are autosomal (somatic charac-
teristics) and there is 1 pair of sex chromosome (male: XY, female: XX).
Alleles: genes occupying the same locus on homologous chromosomes.
Alleles can be: a)HOMOZYGOUS: which is that the same allele of a particular gene on ho-
mologous chromosomes; i.e. both alleles express the same version of a trait. E.g. blond hair
(bb), black hair (BB). b)HETEROZYGOUS: which is different alleles of the same gene; i.e.
alleles code for different expressions of the same trait. E.g. Bb.
Genotype: catalogue of a person’s genes or genetic makeup. E.g. Bb.
Phenotype: expression of genotype or genes to give observable characteristics. E.g. Black hair
Dominant Allele (B): expressed in phenotype regardless of other allele; BB or Bb (dominant
allele expressed), E.g. Black hair
Recessive Allele (b): expressed in phenotype only if present on both alleles (bb). E.g Blonde
hair.
1.2 PREDICTING INHERITANCE:
Punnett square: determines probability of inheritance; predicts offspring genotype and pheno-
type. E.g. hair colour trait BB x bb.
Sex linked / X linked Inheritance: it is a non sexual inheritance determined by gene on the X
chromosome. E.g. hemophilia, colour blindness, Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy all due to re-
cessive alleles on the X chromosome.
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XY: this is not truly homologous, if gene is X linked then its expression is not masked because
there is no corresponding allele on the Y chromosome.
XX: it is homologous , E.g. colour blindness.
1.3 THE CELL CYCLE: MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS
There are 23 chromosomes from mom and 23 chromosomes from dad.
Gametes: there are 23 different chromosomes which are haploid (n); include sperm and ova
(eggs).
Somatic cells: includes all cells of body except cells resulting from meiosis. E.g. muscle cells
and nerve cells; 46 chromosomes which are diploid (2n); 23 homologous pairs.
Homologous chromosomes: a chromosome pair (1 from each parent) that are identical in
length, centromere position and have genes for the same trait like eye colour etc, in the same
location or locus.
X chromosomes are present in the chromatin.
Gene: is a unit of heredity and is a region of DNA which contains information for synthesis of
proteins; but they may have different versions (alleles) of that gene that code for different ver-
sions of that trait; like blue eyes (chromosome from father); brown eyes (chromosome from
mother).
Each somatic cell contains 23 different chromosome pairs.
23 chromosomes from mother (ovum) paired with 23 chromosomes form father (sperm) which
is a total of 46 chromosomes (diploid / 2n somatic cell).
Chromosomes and chromosomal pairs are numbered from 1 to 23 in which 1 to 22 are autoso-
mal chromosomes (autosomes) contain genes for somatic characteristics like hair and eye
colour, height.
Each autosomal chromosome pair is not identical, but equivalent (homologous chromosomes)
The next 23rd chromosome is the sex chromosomes which contains ‘genes’ that determine sex
of the baby which is male or female.
1.4 CELL CYCLE FOR GROWTH AND REPAIR OF TISSUES:
Somatic ‘parent’ cell (2n) and genetically identical somatic ‘daughter’ cells (2n).
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E. g. blond hair (bb), black hair (bb). b)heterozygous: which is different alleles of the same gene; i. e. alleles code for different expressions of the same trait. Bb: genotype: catalogue of a person"s genes or genetic makeup. Bb: phenotype: expression of genotype or genes to give observable characteristics. Black hair: dominant allele (b): expressed in phenotype regardless of other allele; bb or bb (dominant allele expressed), e. g. Black hair: recessive allele (b): expressed in phenotype only if present on both alleles (bb). 1. 2 predicting inheritance: punnett square: determines probability of inheritance; predicts offspring genotype and pheno- type. E. g. hair colour trait bb x bb: sex linked / x linked inheritance: it is a non sexual inheritance determined by gene on the x chromosome. E. g. hemophilia, colour blindness, duchenne"s muscular dystrophy all due to re- cessive alleles on the x chromosome: xy: this is not truly homologous, if gene is x linked then its expression is not masked because.

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