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Genetics and Evolution 3.1 Genes 3.2 Chromosomes 3.3 & 10.1 Meiosis 3.4 & 10.2 Inheritance 10.3 Gene pools and speciation 3.5 Genetic modification and biotechnology Genes Essential idea: Every living organism inherits a blueprint for life from its parents. Genes • A gene is a heritable factor that consists of a length of DNA and influences a specific characteristic. • A gene occupies a specific position on a chromosome. Genes • The various specific forms of a gene are alleles. • Alleles differ from each other by one or only a few bases. • New alleles are formed by mutation. Genes • Application: The causes of sickle cell anemia, including a base substitution mutation, a change to the base sequence of mRNA transcribed from it and a change to the sequence of a polypeptide in hemoglobin. Genes • The genome is the whole of the genetic information of an organism. • The entire base sequence of human genes was sequenced in the Human Genome Project. Genes • Application: Comparison of the number of genes in humans with other species. Genes • Skill: Use of a database to determine differences in the base sequence of a gene in two species (Genbank database, cytochrome C sequence). Chromosomes Essential idea: Chromosomes carry genes in a linear sequence that is shared by members of a species. Chromosomes • Prokaryotes have one chromosome consisting of a circular DNA molecule. • Some prokaryotes also have plasmids but eukaryotes do not. • Eukaryote chromosomes are linear DNA molecules associated with histone proteins. • In a eukaryote species there are different chromosomes that carry different genes. Chromosomes • Homologous chromosomes carry the same sequence of genes but not necessarily the same alleles of those genes. • Diploid nuclei have pairs of homologous chromosomes. • Haploid nuclei have one chromosome of each pair. Chromosomes • The number of chromosomes is a characteristic feature of members of a species. • Application: Cairns’ technique for measuring the length of DNA molecules by autoradiography. Chromosomes • Application: Comparison of genome size in T2 phage, Escherichia coli, Drosophila melanogaster, Homo sapiens and Paris japonica. Comparison of genome sizes Organism Genome size (base pairs) Common name T2 phage 180,000 Virus that attacks E. coli E. Coli 5,000,000 Gut bacterium D. melanogaster 140,000,000 Fruit fly H. Sapiens 3,000,000,000 Human P. japonica 150,000,000,000 Canopy plant ( a woodland plant) Chromosomes • Application: Comparison of diploid chromosome numbers of Homo sapiens, Pan troglodytes, Canis familiaris, Oryza sativa, Parascaris equorum. Comparison of 2n chromosome No. Organism 2n number Common name P. equorum 4 Horse threadworm O. sativa 24 Rice H. Sapiens 46 Human P. troglodytes 48 Chimpanzee C. familiaris 78 Dog Chromosomes • A karyogram shows the chromosomes of an organism in homologous pairs of decreasing length. • Sex is determined by sex chromosomes and autosomes are chromosomes that do not determine sex. Chromosomes • Application: Use of karyograms to deduce sex and diagnose Down syndrome in humans. Chromosomes • Skill: Use of databases to identify the locus of a human gene and its polypeptide product. Meiosis Essential idea: Alleles segregate during meiosis allowing new combinations to be formed by the fusion of gametes. Essential idea: Meiosis leads to independent assortment of chromosomes and unique composition of alleles in daughter cells. Meiosis • One diploid nucleus divides by meiosis to produce four haploid nuclei. • The halving of the chromosome number allows a sexual life cycle with fusion of gametes. • DNA is replicated before meiosis so that all chromosomes consist of two sister chromatids. • Chromosomes replicate in interphase before meiosis. (HL) Meiosis • The early stages of meiosis involve pairing of homologous chromosomes and crossing over followed by condensation. Meiosis (HL) • Crossing over is the exchange of DNA material between non-sister homologous chromatids. • Crossing over produces new combinations of alleles on the chromosomes of the haploid cells. • Chiasmata formation between non-sister chromatids can result in an exchange of alleles. • Skill: Drawing diagrams to show chiasmata formed by crossing over. Meiosis • Orientation of pairs of homologous chromosomes prior to separation is random. • Separation of pairs of homologous chromosomes in the first division of meiosis halves the chromosome number. • Homologous chromosomes separate in meiosis I. (HL) • Sister chromatids separate in meiosis II. (HL) Meiosis • Skill: Drawing diagrams to show the stages of meiosis resulting in the formation of four haploid cells. Meiosis • Crossing over and random orientation promotes genetic variation. • Independent assortment of genes is due to the random orientation of pairs of homologous chromosomes in meiosis I. (HL) • Fusion of gametes from different parents promotes genetic variation. Meiosis • Application: Non-disjunction can cause Down syndrome and other chromosome abnormalities. • Application: Studies showing age of parents influences chances of non-disjunction. Inheritance Essential idea: The inheritance of genes follows patterns. Essential idea: Genes may be linked or unlinked and are inherited accordingly. Inheritance • Mendel discovered the principles of inheritance with experiments in which large numbers of pea plants were crossed. Inheritance • Gametes are haploid so contain only one allele of each gene. • The two alleles of each gene separate into different haploid daughter nuclei during meiosis. Inheritance • Fusion of gametes results in diploid zygotes with two alleles of each gene that may be the same allele or different alleles. Inheritance • Dominant alleles mask the effects of recessive alleles but co-dominant alleles have joint effects. • Many genetic diseases in humans are due to recessive alleles of autosomal genes, although some genetic diseases are due to dominant or co-dominant alleles. • Application: Inheritance of cystic fibrosis and Huntington’s disease. • Application: Inheritance of ABO blood groups. CF Huntingdon's disease ABO blood groups Inheritance • Some genetic diseases are sex-linked. The pattern of inheritance is different with sex-linked genes due to their location on sex chromosomes.. • Application: Red-green colour blindness and haemophilia as examples of sex-linked inheritance. • Skill: Construction of Punnett grids for predicting the outcomes of monohybrid genetic crosses. Inheritance • Skill: Comparison of predicted and actual outcomes of genetic crosses using real data. • Skill: Analysis of pedigree charts to deduce the pattern of inheritance of genetic diseases. Inheritance • Many genetic diseases have been identified in humans but most are very rare. • Radiation and mutagenic chemicals increase the mutation rate and can cause genetic diseases and cancer. • Application: Consequences of radiation after nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and accident at Chernobyl. Inheritance (HL) • Gene loci are said to be linked if on the same chromosome. • Unlinked genes segregate independently as a result of meiosis. Inheritance (HL) • Application: Completion and analysis of Punnett squares for dihybrid traits. • Skill: Calculation of the predicted genotypic and phenotypic ratio of offspring of dihybrid crosses involving unlinked autosomal genes. • Skill: Identification of recombinants in crosses involving two linked genes. • Application: Morgan’s discovery of nonMendelian ratios in Drosophila. Inheritance (HL) • Variation can be discrete or continuous. • The phenotypes of polygenic characteristics tend to show continuous variation. • Application: Polygenic traits such as human height may also be influenced by environmental factors. Inheritance (HL) • Chi-squared tests are used to determine whether the difference between an observed and expected frequency distribution is statistically significant. • Skill: Use of a chi-squared test on data from dihybrid crosses. Critical values table for Chi-squared Gene pools and speciation (HL) Essential idea: Gene pools change over time. Gene pools and speciation (HL) • A gene pool consists of all the genes and their different alleles, present in an interbreeding population. • Evolution requires that allele frequencies change with time in populations. Gene pools and speciation (HL) • Reproductive isolation of populations can be temporal, behavioural or geographic. • Skill: Comparison of allele frequencies of geographically isolated populations. Temporal... Behavioural... Geographic... Gene pools and speciation (HL) • Speciation due to divergence of isolated populations can be gradual. • Application: Identifying examples of directional, stabilizing and disruptive selection. Gene pools and speciation (HL) • Speciation can occur abruptly. • Application: Speciation in the genus Allium (onion) by polyploidy. Genetic modification and biotechnology Essential idea: Biologists have developed techniques for artificial manipulation of DNA, cells and organisms. Genetic modification and biotechnology • PCR can be used to amplify small amounts of DNA. • Gel electrophoresis is used to separate proteins or fragments of DNA according to size. • DNA profiling involves comparison of DNA. Genetic modification and biotechnology • Application: Use of DNA profiling in paternity and forensic investigations. • Skill: Analysis of examples of DNA profiles. Genetic modification and biotechnology • Genetic modification is carried out by gene transfer between species. • Application: Gene transfer to bacteria using plasmids makes use of restriction endonucleases and DNA ligase. Genetic modification and biotechnology • Application: Assessment of the potential risks and benefits associated with genetic modification of crops. • Skill: Analysis of data on risks to monarch butterflies of Bt crops. Genetic modification and biotechnology • Clones are groups of genetically identical organisms, derived from a single original parent cell. • Many plant species and some animal species have natural methods of cloning. Genetic modification and biotechnology • Skill: Design of an experiment to assess one factor affecting the rooting of stem-cuttings. Genetic modification and biotechnology • Animals can be cloned at the embryo stage by breaking up the embryo into more than one group of cells. Genetic modification and biotechnology • Methods have been developed for cloning adult animals using differentiated cells. • Application: Production of cloned embryos produced by somatic-cell nuclear transfer (Dolly...).