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Genetics: Chapter 16
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
11/06/2010

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Term

Does chromosomal mutation affect :

a. only eukaryotes not prokaryotes

b. only viruses

c. only prokaryotes and viruses

d.eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and viruses

e. none of the above

Definition
d
Term
The study of normal and mutated chromosomes and their behaivor 
Definition
cytogenetics
Term
what do deletions, duplications and  inversions have in common?
Definition
they are all types of chromosomal mutations
Term

Changes in one or a few chromosomes

  Changes in complete sets of chromosome are variations in..

Definition
chromosomal number
Term

The process in which Position Effect

   and Fragile sites and fragile X syndrome are encoutered is

Definition
Translocation
Term

Amplification or deletion of genes

  Inversions that alter gene expression

  Transpositions that alter gene expression  are chromosomal rearrangment that alter what 

Definition
Gene expression
Term
are variations from the wild-type condition in either chromosomal structure or chromosomal number.
Definition
Chromosomal mutations 
Term

True or false:all genetic defects result from mutations of a

   single gene.

Definition
False not all of them 
Term
How can chromosomal mutations be identified in eukaryotes and prokaryotes?
Definition
gene linkage 
Term

What percentage  of spontaneous abortions contain chromosomal

  mutations.

Definition
50%
Term

Visible chromosomal mutations occur in how many out of 1000 live births.

Definition
6
Term
One in how many  fertilizations ends in spontaneous abortions due to a chromosomal mutation
Definition
7
Term

?%percent of infertile men have chromosomal mutations

 

Definition
11%
Term

 ? percent of people institutionalized for mental deficiencies have   chromosomal mutations.

Definition
6%
Term

1.Changes in the amount of DNA per chromosome

  

2.Change in arrangement of Chromosome segment:

  

3.Change in location of chromosome segment:

4. can they all change back into wild type?

  

 

Definition

1.Deletions and Duplications

2.Inversions

3.Translocation

Duplications, inversions and translocations can change back to wild-type.  However, deletion mutations cannot revert due to loss of DNA.

Term
a possible reason why unequal crossovers occur is
Definition
similar sequence on neighboring strands
Term

All four  types of mutations depend on what?


Definition

a break on a chromosome

Broken ends of chromosomes are sticky and can adhere to other chromosomes.

Term
Human chromosomes “painted” by ..
Definition

FISH( fluorescent in situ hybridization).

 

Term

define:Polytene Chromosomes

 

Definition
they are special kinds of chromosomes found in certain tissues
Term
Polyetenes  consist of chromatid bundles in which undergo a prosess called endoreduplicaiton, explain 
Definition
 repeated cyrcles of  chromosome duplication  without mitosis
Term
Do polytene chromosomes containg nonhomologous ot homologous chromosomes that are packed  tightly paired
Definition
homologous
Term
THE NUMBER OF POLYTENE CHROMOSOMES PER CELL IS INCREASED OR REDUCED TO HALF THE DIPLOID NUMBER OF CHROMOSOMES
Definition
REDUCED
Term
 The four chromosome pairs  in the DROSOPHILIA salivary gland are linked together by regions near their centromeres called..
Definition
 chromocenter
Term

In a kayotype  if deficiency is large enough we can see deletions as

 

Definition
mismatched pair of homologous chromosome or by unpaired loops of DNA.
Term

1.Deletion of the dominant allele results in the - expression of the recessive allele. 

2.This called


 

Definition

1.Phenotypic

2.pseudodominance.

Term

1.One human disorder caused by heterozygous deletion is Cri-du-chat syndrome what are the results the child has?

2. # infant in 50,000 live births

3. deletion on what chromosome?

 


Definition

 

1.  Severe mental retardation

 

 Physical abnormalitie 

Cry of the baby sounds like the mew of a cat.

 

2. 1

3. 5

 

Term

Prader Willi syndrome results from deletion from which chromosome ?

 

Definition
1. 15th
Term

Chromosomal mutations that cause a doubling of a chromosome segment.  These mutations have played an important role in the evolution of gene families, such as alpha- and beta-globin in hemoglobin

Definition
Duplication
Term

Heterozygous duplication results in....loops and may be detected with a microscope.

 

Definition
unpaired
Term

Duplication in Drosophila

 

1.Bar mutant on the ?-chromosome resembles(complete or incomplete) dominance. 

 

2.Cytological studies show that the trait is a

result of a duplication of a small segment of ? chromosome.

It is due to ? event.

 

Definition

X, incomplete

X,unequal crossing-over

Term

These genes are believed to be derived from an ancestral gene that underwent duplication and subsequent sequence divergence...

 

Definition

Alpha-globin

Beta-globin

Term

A chromosome mutation that results when a segment of a chromosome is excised and then reintegrated in an orientation 180 degrees from the original orientation.

Definition

     Inversion

Term
which inculdes a cetromere..paracentric or pericentric
Definition
pericentric
Term

IN A PARACENTRIC INVERSION AND PERICENTRIC :

Crossing-over occurs at the four-strand stage involving two sister or nonsister homologous chromatids. 

 

Definition
nonsister homologous
Term
is a chromosomal mutation in which there is a change in position of chromosome segments and the gene sequence they contain
Definition
Translocation
Term

IN translocation is gain or loss of genetic material involved?

 

Definition
no
Term

1.Intrachromosomal Translocation

2.Interchromosomal Translocation

3.Nonreciprocal translocation

4.Reciprocal translocation

 

a.chromosomal segment changes position   within the same chromosome

 

 b. —transfer of a chromosome segment   from one chromosome into a nonhomologous chromosome.

 

c.  —exchange of segments between the   two chromosomes.

 

 d. —transfer of a segment in one   direction from one chromosome to another

Definition

1.a

2.b

3.d

4.c

Term
in translocation when is it that homologous pair up as best at they can during meiosis (hint when they are homo or hetero)
Definition
heterozygous
Term

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)

fatal cancer that involves uncotrolled replication of 

Definition
myeblast
Term

It is a change in the phenotypic expression of a gene (or more genes) because of a change its position in the genome

Definition
Position effect
Term

1.is the regions of a chromosome that are condensed to during division but become uncoiled during interphase.

 

2.is those regions of a chromosome that remain condensed during division and interphase.

 

a.Euchromatin 

b.Heterochromatin 

 


Definition

1.a

2.b

Term

 

1.Typically, transcription of genes occurs in ------ but not in the --------.

 

 

If a gene that is normally located in the heterochromatin istranslocated to the euchromatin, due to its new position what occurs to its expression?

 

Definition

euchromatin,heterochromatin

it is increased it is uptaken

Term

How many  fragile sites have been identified  since the first one in 1965?

 

2. MALE OFFSPRING OF CARRIER FEMALES HAVE A --% CHANCE OF RECEIVING A FRAGIEL X CHROMOSOME.HOWEVER, ONLY==% ARE MENTALLY RETARDED REST ARE NORMAL

Definition

40

50%, 80%

Term
IN FRAGILE X SYNDROME  ARE MALES WITH THE DISEASE POSTDOMINANT, DOMINANT, PREDOMINANT?
Definition
PREDOMINANT.
Term

 Individuals who are clinically normal have < # CGG repeats

What sex does the amplification of the repeats occur only in?

Definition

200

females

Term
In the fragile X syndrome what is the base repeat and in what gene?
Definition
CGG in the FMR-1 gene
Term

1.Nullsionomy

2.Monosomy

3.Trisomy

4.Tetrasomy

a. involves the loss of one homologous chromosome pair

b. involves an extra chromosome pair

c. involves a loss of a single chromosome

d. involves a single extra chromosome

Definition

1.a

2.c

3.d

4.b

Term

State if events happens in Paracentric or in Pericentric:

 A. Segregation at anaphase I

B. Random break at dicentric bridge

C.Duplication products

Definition

a. Paracentric

b. Paracentric

c. Pericentric

Term
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Definition
Term

In humans the probability of non-disjunction occurring increase with what?

Definition
length of time the egg is in the ovary.
Term

A.ALTERNATE SEGREATGATION   

B. ADJACENT SEGREGATION

C.ADJACENT 2 SEGREGATION


1. oocurs about 50% of the time

2. occurs seldom

3. each contains complete set of genes

4.each contains duplications and deletions

5.always inviable

6.usually inviable


Definition

1. A,B

2.C

3.A

4.B,C

5.C

6.B

 

Term
what is the function of FMR-1  gene
Definition
unknown
Term

MALE AND FEMALES WITH FRAGILE X SYNDROME HAVE--- TO --- REPEATS IN THE FMR-1 GENE

a. 300-1300

b.250-1450

c.200-1300

d.300-750

Definition
c
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