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6.4 Traits, Genes, and Alleles KEY CONCEPT Genes encode proteins that produce a diverse range of traits. 6.4 Traits, Genes, and Alleles The same gene can have many versions. • A gene is a piece of DNA that directs a cell to make a certain protein. • Each gene has a locus, a specific position, on a pair of homologous chromosomes. • Different versions of the same gene are called alleles 6.4 Traits, Genes, and Alleles • An allele is any alternative form of a gene occurring at a specific locus on a chromosome. – Each parent donates one allele for every gene. – Homozygous describes two alleles that are the same at a specific locus. – Heterozygous describes two alleles that are different at a specific locus. 6.4 Traits, Genes, and Alleles Genes influence the development of traits. • The genome is the collection of all of an organism’s genetic material. – All of the genes on all of the chromosomes. • A genotype refers to the makeup of a specific set of genes. – the alleles of a specific gene – Bb, BB, bb, where B=brown eyes, b=blue eyes • A phenotype is the physical expression of a trait. – Blue eyes or brown eyes 6.4 Traits, Genes, and Alleles • Alleles can be represented using letters. – A dominant allele is expressed as the phenotype when at least one allele is dominant. – A recessive allele is expressed as the phenotype only when two copies are present. – Dominant alleles are represented by UPPERCASE letters; recessive alleles by lowercase letters. r R Rr r r rr 6.4 Traits, Genes, and Alleles • Both homozygous dominant and heterozygous genotypes yield a dominant phenotype. • Most traits occur in a range and do not follow simple dominant-recessive pattern. • Height is a good example. 6.4 Traits, Genes, and Alleles • Ernest Hemingway had a bunch of cats when he lived in Key West, Florida • When he died he left the house to his cats • Some of these cats had an extra toe (called polydactyly) • Polydactyly is a dominant trait, so now all the cats there have extra toes. • There is no real advantage to extra toes. It just happens to be dominant over the other alleles so it is passed on.
