6.2.4-6.2.6(multiple alleles, sex linkage and codominance)

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1

State what is meant multiple alleles

  • More than 2 alleles, but only 2 are present

  • Only 2 homologous chromosomes, only 2 gene loci

  • eg. Blood groups humans

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2

State the 4 blood types

  • A

  • B

  • AB

  • O

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3

State how blood groups are assigned

  • They are assigned based on immunoglobin gene, I

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4

State the 3 genes which are assigned by the immunoglobin gene and whether they are recessive or dominant

  • IA - Dominant

  • IB - Dominant

  • Io - Recessive

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5

Give each blood type in their gene forms

  • A - IA IA

  • B - IB IB

  • AB - IA IB

  • O - Io Io

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6

State the antigens present on red blood cells and the antibodies in the plasma of each blood type

  • A - Antigen A on red blood cells. Antibody B in plasma

  • B - Antigen B on red blood cells. Antibody A in plasma

  • AB - Antigen A and B on red blood cells. No antibodies

  • O - No antigens on red blood cells. Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies in plasma

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7

State the other type antigen present on red blood cells

  • Rhesus antigens

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8

State what is meant by a sex linked gene

  • A gene which is carried on the X or Y chromosomes

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9

State whether the X or Y chromosome is longer

  • The X chromosome is much longer than the Y

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10

Describe and explain the effects of the X chromosome being longer than the Y

  • It means that some lengths of the X chromosome have no equivalent homologous portion on the Y chromosome

  • Characteristics that are controlled by recessive alleles on this non-homologous portion will appear more frequently in the male

  • This is because there is no portion of the Y chromosome with a dominant allele and so the gene is always expressed

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11

Give an example of sex-linkage of a symptomless carrier female and a normal male showing the Parent genotype, Gamete genotype and the offspring genotypes

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Describe what is meant by codominance

  • It is when alleles are equally dominant and so both are expressed in the phenotype

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Give an example of Codominance using cow fur colour as an example where both the male and female are heterozygous and the alleles are CR and CW for red colour and white colour. Show the genetic cross, Parent genotypes, offspring genotypes and probability of each phenotype being expressed

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