STUDY GUIDE

CHAPTER 6.3-6.5 and 7: Human Genetics

  1. Define the following terms:
  2. Dominant –the gene or allele that hides a recessive allele. It takes over the recessive allele and the trait will be expressed.
  • Recessive – the gene or allele that is hidden when in the presence of a dominant allele. The only time a recessive trait will show is when there are 2 recessive alleles.
  • Heterozygous – means 2 different
  • Homozygous – means 2 of the same
  • Pure – means 2 of the same. It is the same as saying homozygous.
  • Gene – a trait or characteristic. They are found on chromosomes. There are 2 types: dominant and recessive.
  • Allele – is an alternate form of a gene. All alleles come in pairs because 1 comes from the mother and 1 comes from the father. Alleles can be dominant or recessive.
  • P generation, F1 generation, and F2 generation

P generation – representthe parents.

F1 generation – represent the first offspring from the P generation.

F2 generation – represent the second generation of offspring. They come from the F1 generation.

  1. What is the difference between homozygous dominant, heterozygous, and homozygous recessive?

Homozygous dominant – 2 alleles that are the same and dominant (example AA)

Heterozygous – 2 alleles that are different from one another (example Aa)

Homozygous recessive – 2 alleles that are the same and recessive (example aa)

  1. Define the term heredity?Is the passing on of genes or traits from parents to offspring.
  1. State the difference between genotype and phenotype?

Genotype – represents the genes that an individual has. You can not see an individual’s genes. They are made up of 2 alleles (1 from mom and 1 from dad) that are represented by letters.

Phenotype – represents the physical characteristics that can be seen on an individual.

  • How many possible genotypes exist and what are they?

3 possible genotypes

homozygous dominant, heterozygous, and homozygous recessive.

  1. How are dominant and recessive genes written (think about the letters)?

Dominant genes – are written in capital letters.

Recessive genes – are written in lowercase letters.

  1. What does a punnett square show?It shows the possible genotypes and phenotypes that an organism may get.
  • What do the letters outside the punnett square box represent?

The parent’s genotype and phenotype or the alleles that are found in the ova and sperm.

  • What do the letters inside each individual box represent?

The possible genotypes and phenotypes that an organism may get.

  • Does it show observed results or expected results?

Expected results

  • Explain what probability means?

It is the likelihood or chance that something can happen.

  • Explain the difference between observed results and expected results?

Observed results – are the results that can be seen, it is what actually happened.

Expected results – are the possible results that may happen. It is the likelihood or possibility that something may happen.

  1. Where are chromosomes found in a cell?Inside the nucleus
  1. Where are genes found in a cell?On chromosomes
  1. All genes and alleles come in pairs.
  1. What combination of sex chromosomes results in a male and a female?

Male = XY

Female = XX

  1. How many blood types exist?4
  2. What are the possible genotypes for a person with blood type A, blood type B, blood type AB and blood type O?

Blood type A = AA or AO

Blood type B = BB or BO

Blood typeAB = AB

Blood type O = O

  • Do blood types demonstrate co-dominance or incomplete dominance?Co-dominance
  1. Explain the difference between co-dominance and incomplete dominance?

Co-dominance – is when both alleles are dominant, therefore both alleles show and share each other’s traits.

Incomplete dominance – is when neither allele is dominant, therefore neither allele will show. One will see a trait that is a combination of both traits. A trait that is in between or in the middle of both traits.

  1. List the steps to completing a punnett square?

Step 1: draw the squares

Step 2: Put mom and dad's genotype outside of the squares. Mom at the top and dad along

the side

Step 3: Bring the top alleles down into the boxes below.

Step 4: Bring the side alleles over to the side boxes.

  • What are the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of a Punnett square?

Genotypic ratios – represent the # of possible genotypes in the punnett square

Phenotypic ratios – represents the possible physical traits in the punnett square

  1. Practice completing punnett squares.
  1. D = Black hairThe parents are DD X Dd

D / D
D / DD / DD
d / Dd / Dd

d = Blonde hair

What are the offspring genotypic ratios?What are the offspring phenotypic ratios?

2DD and 2Dd 4: Black hair or 100%

2. E = 5 fingersThe parents are Ee x Ee

E / e
E / EE / Ee
e / Ee / ee

e = 6 fingers

What are the offspring genotypic ratios?What are the offspring phenotypic ratios?

1EE, 2Ee, 1ee3: 5 fingers

1: 6 fingers

  1. Two parents are crossed with the following genotypes: (mom) AO x (dad) AB.

- What type of dominance does this example demonstrate?Co-dominance

- What is Mom’s blood type?A

- What is Dad’s blood type?AB

- Complete a punnett square to determine the possible blood types that their first child

IA / i
IA / IAIA / IAi
IB / IAIB / IBi

may have.

- Include the possible genotypic and phenotypic ratios for the child?

Genotypic ratioPhenotypic ratio

1 IAIA, 1 IAi, 1 IAIB, 1 IBi 2: A blood types

1: AB blood type

1: B blood type

15. In humans, brown eyes (B) are dominant over blue (b). A brown-eyed man marries a blue-eyed woman and they have three children, two of whom are brown-eyed and one of whom is blue-eyed. Draw the Punnett square that illustrates this marriage. What is the man’s genotype? What are the genotypes of the children?

b / b
B / Bb / Bb
b / bb / bb

Man’s genotype:Bb

Possible genotype of the child: 2:Bb 2:bb

What will the child’s phenotype possibly be? 50% blue or 50% brown

16. In dogs, there is a hereditary deafness caused by a recessive gene, “d.” A kennel owner has a male dog that she wants to use for breeding purposes if possible. The dog can hear, so the owner knows his genotype is either DD or Dd. If the dog’s genotype is Dd, the owner does not wish to use him for breeding so that the deafness gene will not be passed on. This can be tested by breeding the dog to a deaf female (dd). Draw the Punnett squares to illustrate these two possible crosses. In each case, what percentage/how many of the offspring would be expected to be hearing? deaf?

Dd / Dd
dd / dd
Dd / Dd
Dd / Dd

HeterozygousHomozygousDominant

ddd d

D D

d D

Hearing puppies: 2: Dd Hearing puppies:4: Dd

Deaf puppies: 2:dd Deaf puppies:0:dd

17. Now, using Punnett square(s), show how two hearing dogs could produce deaf offspring.

D d

DD / Dd
Dd / dd

D

d

18. For each genotype, indicate whether it is heterozygous (HE) or homozygous (HO). If it is homozygous also state whether it is homozygous dominant or recessive.

AA _HO dominant_
Bb _HE___
Cc _HE___
Dd _HE___ / Ee __HE__
ff __HO recessive__
GG __HO dominant__
HH __HO dominant__

19. For each of the genotypes below, determine the phenotype.

Purple flowers are dominant to white flowers
PP _____Purple______
Pp ___Purple______
pp ___white______/ Round seeds are dominant to wrinkled
RR _____round______
Rr ___round______
rr ___wrinkled______

20. Who is Gregor Mendel and why is he important to the field of genetics.

Father of genetics experimented with pea plants and determined that genes/traits get passed on from parent to offspring.

21. Compare and contrast.

Chromosomes #1-22 Chromosome #23

Autosomes Sex chromosomes – determine gender

Body cells XX or XY

22. What is a karyotype, and how can it be used to study human chromosomes?

A picture that shows Autosomes, sex chromosomes, and homologous pairs of chromosomes.

Amniocentesis is when a sample of fetal fluid is taken to create a karyotype of a fetus to look for any chromosomal abnormalities.

23. Give an example of a sex-linked recessive trait. Why is it more likely that a male be colorblind than a female?

Color-blindness or hemophilia.

Males only need one colorblind gene, and females need two

Males cannot be carriers, but females can be.

24. How many chromosomes are found in a human somatic/body cell? _46______In a human gamete? ___23______

25. A fruit fly has a body (somatic) cell with 8 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in its gametes? ______4______

26. Explain X chromosome inactivation.

In females one of the two X chromosomes is randomly turned off by a process called X chromosome inactivation.

*********Know how to complete a Punnett square for codominance, incomplete dominance and sex-linked.

****Use your practice worksheets from class*****