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Human Genetics Understanding Genetics with Family Trees How do we use Mendel’s Observations about Dominant and Recessive Traits, Segregation and Independent Assortment to predict the inheritance of traits in humans? Pedigree - the family tree - representation of the ancestry of an individual’s family. - symbolic representations of family relationships and inheritance of a trait Pedigree Analysis Parents Offspring Unaffected Male Unaffected Female Affected male Affected female A numbering system is used to identify individuals Individuals I1 and III1 express the unusual trait being studied Rest have normal phenotypes Proband - the first afflicted member of a family seeking medical attention. - marked with the an arrow and the letter p Pedigree The family tree representation of the ancestry of an individual’s family. symbolic representations of family relationships and inheritance of a trait Common Pedigree Symbols Mode of Inheritance determined by inheritance pattern of mutant phenotype Autosomal recessive Autosomal dominant X-linked recessive X-linked dominant Y-linked mitochondrial Most common Criteria for an Autosomal Recessive Trait Male and Female are both affected Affected males and females can transmit the trait, unless it causes death before reproductive age Trait can skip generations Parents of affected are heterozygous or have the trait and are homozygous. Autosomal Recessive Inheritance of a Disease Criteria for an Autosomal Dominant Trait Male and Female are both affected. Can have male to male transmission. Males and females transmit the trait with equal frequency Successive generations are affected Transmission stops if a generation arises where no individual is affected. Autosomal Dominant Inheritance Dominant Trait Distal symphalangism is an autosomal dominant disorders characterized by fusion of the proximal or distal interphalangeal joints. Comparison of autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive inheritance Autosomal dominant Autosomal recessive Males and females affected? Yes Yes Males and females transmit the trait? Yes Yes Trait skips generations? No Yes At least one parent of affected child must be affected? Yes No Trick Question Alert! There is a tendency to believe that the dominant allele is more common than the recessive allele. Sometimes that is true, but often it is not. Dominance and Recessive traits BOTH can result from lack of expression of a gene and expression of an incorrect gene product. Recessive traits simply require two copies for the effect, while Dominance requires only one copy. Some Human Mendelian Traits Many genes have more then two alleles- so the gene displays multiple phenotypes Gene for blood group in humans has 3 alleles IA IB and IO There are only two alleles for each gene present in a normal diploid individual Codominance Both alleles are expressed equally Heterozygotes fully express both alleles ABO Blood groups 3 alleles 6 genotypes 4 phenotypes Type AB blood - both the A and the B antigen are expressed on red blood cells H structure: Mucopolysaccharide found on the RBC surface Blood Types 3 alleles -- IA , IB , and IO IA and IB are codominant IO is recessive Type A blood can be IAIA or IAIO Type B blood can be IBIB or IBIO Type AB blood is IAIB - codominant state Type O blood is IOIO Incomplete dominance Heterozygous phenotype is intermediate between the two parental homozygotes. The heterozygous phenotype is typically intermediate to the homozygous phenotype. Incomplete dominance If you cross true breeding red and white snapdragons F1 are all pink flowers F2 - 1:2:1 red:pink:white It takes 2 doses of the red allele to get red RR- red Rr – pink rr - white Independent Assortment in Humans: Albinism and Deafness Lets look at some Pedigrees Dimples Dimples Autosomal dominant inheritance Brachydactyly Autosomal dominant inheritance Who could be carriers? Tay Sach’s Disease - Autosomal Recessive Disorder - II1 and II2 must be carriers –Who else could be? - at least 2 carriers in generation I - but all could be carriers Or, is it Incomplete Dominance? The condition is caused by insufficient activity of an enzyme called hexosaminidase A that catalyzes the biodegradation of acidic fatty materials known as gangliosides. Gangliosides are made and biodegraded rapidly in early life as the brain develops. Patients and carriers of Tay-Sachs disease can be identified by a simple blood test that measures hexosaminidase A activity. Albinism - Autosomal recessive - Heterozygotes carry the recessive allele but exhibit the normal skin color (sometimes called wild type phenotype) Pedigree Analysis How do you evaluate a pedigree to determine the mode of inheritance of a particular trait? form a hypothesis as to how the trait is inherited test the pedigree for consistency with that hypothesized mode of inheritance if consistent with the hypothesized mode of inheritance, accept your hypothesis only when all other modes of inheritance can be been ruled out. What type of inheritance does this trait have? A.Dominance B.Recessive C.Dominance or recessive- insufficient data to tell What type of inheritance does this trait have? A.Dominance B.Recessive C.Dominance or recessive- insufficient data to tell Predict inheritance of a dominant vs recessive? Offspring 2 marries someone homozygous for the trait. What will their children be if the trait is recessive? Dominant- Heterozygote? Homozygote? Statistical Genetic Predictions Ellen’s brother Michael has Ellen and Michael’s parents must be carriers. A a sickle cell anemia, an autosomal recessive disease. A AA Aa What is the chance that Ellen’s child has a sickle cell anemia allele (a)? a Aa aa Ellen is not affected and cannot carry aa genotype chance Ellen is a carrier = 2/3 chance child inherits sickle cell allele = 1/2 Ellen Michael ? Overall chance child carries sickle cell allele from Ellen = 2/3 x 1/2 = 1/3 Consanguinity most common – first cousins marriages - share grandparents - risk passing on the same recessive alleles to offspring First Cousin Marriages Over a billion people worldwide live in regions where 20%-50% of marriages are consanguineous - that is where the partners are descended from the same ancestor. What is the risk really? Dr. Bittles, Director for the Centre for Human Genetics in Perth, Australia Collated data on infant mortality in children born within first-cousin marriages from around the world and found that the extra increased risk of death is 1.2%. In terms of birth defects, he says, the risks rise from about 2% in the general population to 4% when the parents are closely related. Data Quality isn’t Good Born in Bradford Study 50% of births are Pakistani, and 70% of Pakistani births in the study so far are from consanguineous marriages 150 genetic diseases identified, more than expected from other cities British Paediatric Surveillance Unit Since 1997, 902 British children born with neurodegenerative conditions 8% of those were in Bradford which only has 1% of the population. Ptolemy Dynasty 323 BC to 30 BC Preferred marriage was brother/sister Why is so much inbreeding not fatal? It could have an effect, but the early miscarriages and diminished fertility and infant deaths weren’t recorded. What are the proposed solutions and ethical considerations? Make first cousin marriage illegal? This is a strong cultural preference in many cultures and could be discriminatory Test pregnancies for genetic defects and have selective abortions? This requires legal abortions and screening that is as early as possible Provide parental screening and counseling? This could lead to prejudice against carriers There are very few life guards at the gene pool in WV Human Genetics Testing Staff are certified by: The American Board of Medical Genetics The American Board of Genetic Counseling The American Board of Pathology: Molecular Genetic Pathology Sharon L Wenger, PhD West Virginia University Dept Pathology