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Lecture 7 Genetics & Heritable Disease Now playing: Oingo Boingo “Weird Science” Lecture 7: Genetics and Heritable Disease Objectives: Understand the basis of genetic inheritance Understand the basis of genetic variation Relate meiosis, to sex and haploid cells Understand chromosome structure and how it affects general health Explain how small changes in DNA information result metabolic changes Key Terms: Gene, Chromosome, Allele, Locus, loci, Mutation, Diploid and haploid, Phenotype and genotype, Homologous vs. heterozygous, Meiosis vs. Mitosis, Karyotype, X and Y chromosome, Sex determination, Linkage, linkage groups, Full and incomplete linkage, Genetic Markers, Crossover (Recombination), Pedigree, Autosomal and sex-linked, Recessive vs. Dominant, Duplication, Inversion and Translocation, Down Syndrome, Turner Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, Prisoners Syndrome. Chapter 9-11 for background Lecture 7 Outline Intro to genetics Chromosomes and genes Karyotypes Variation Heridity Genetic disorders The big problems Extra and missing chromosomes The small problems Mutations Genetic Screening Genetic Terminology Genes Units of information about heritable traits In eukaryotes, distributed among chromosomes Each gene has a particular locus (Location on a chromosome) Alleles Different molecular forms of a gene Arise through mutation Diploid cell has a pair of alleles at each locus Alleles on homologous chromosomes may be same or different Genetic Terminology Genotype- the alleles a person has Phenotype- the observable trait a person has Dominant- Alleles affect masks the other allele it is paired with Recessive- Alleles affect is masked by the other allele it is paired with. Homozygous- Pair of alleles for a trait are identical Heterozygous- Pair of alleles for a trait are not identical Hybrid- Inherit nonidentical alleles for a trait VISUAL REPRESENTATION A pair of homologous chromosomes, each in the unduplicated state (most often, one from a male parent and its partner from a female parent) Heterozygous Pair of Chromosomes Gene Locus (loci) Alleles Heterozygous Homozygous Homozygous A gene locus (plural, loci), the location for a specific gene on a specific type of chromosome A pair of alleles (each being a certain molecular form of a gene) at corresponding loci on a pair of homologous chromosomes Three pairs of genes (at three loci on this pair of homologous chromosomes); same thing as three pairs of alleles Homologous Chromosomes Homologous autosomes are identical in length, size, shape, and gene sequence Sex chromosomes are nonidentical but still homologous Homologous chromosomes interact, then segregate from one another during meiosis DNA DNA and proteins Nucleosome arranged as cylindrical fiber Histone Human Karyotype 1 13 2 3 4 14 15 16 5 17 6 18 7 8 9 19 20 21 10 22 11 12 XX (or XY) Karyotype Preparation Cultured cells are arrested at metaphase – This is when cells are most condensed and easiest to identify Arrested cells are broken open Metaphase chromosomes are fixed and stained (how many copies of each chromosome in one cell?) Chromosomes are photographed through microscope Photograph of chromosomes is cut up and arranged to form a karyotype diagram Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hipsidus) Karyotypes •The Alaskan king crab has 208 chromosomes. •The fruit fly has 4. •Number has nothing to do with complexity of the organism Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) Carrion Beetle (Phosphuga atrata) Sex Chromosomes Discovered in late 1800s Mammals, fruit flies – XX is female, XY is male Human X and Y chromosomes function as homologues during meiosis (In some organisms XX is male, XY female but for this class XX is female and XY is male, no tricky stuff) Sex Determination eggs sperm X Y X X Female germ cell Male germ cell X X X XX XX Y XY XY sex chromosome combinations possible in new individual The Sex Chromosomes The Y Chromosome Fewer than two dozen genes identified One is the master gene for male sex determination – SRY gene (Sexdetermining region of Y) SRY present, testes form SRY absent, ovaries form The X Chromosome Carries more than 2,300 genes Most genes deal with nonsexual traits Genes on X chromosome can be expressed in both males and females Effect of Y Chromosome appearance of structures that will give rise to external genitalia appearance of “uncommitted” duct system of embryo at 7 weeks 7 weeks Y present Y absent Y present Y absent testes ovaries 10 weeks ovary birth approaching testis Genetic Variation Why aren’t there just two types of people? Recombination Duplication Inversion Deletion Transversion Recombination A B C A B C a b c a b c A B C a b c a B C A B C A b c (homologus recombination) Chromosomes Mix The ends of homologus chromosomes are exchanged a b 11.3, p. c 172 Fig. Click to view animation. animation Duplication Gene sequence that is repeated several to hundreds of times Duplications occur in normal chromosomes May have adaptive advantage – Useful mutations may occur in copy normal chromosome one segment repeated three repeats Inversion A linear stretch of DNA is reversed within the chromosome Translocation A piece of one chromosome becomes attached to another nonhomologous chromosome Most are reciprocal (switch ends) Chromosome Nonhomologous chromosome Reciprocal translocation Translocation Chromosome Nonhomologous chromosome Reciprocal translocation Deletion Loss of some segment of a chromosome Most are lethal or cause serious disorder Genetic Inheritance Monogenetic Inheritance Pedigree Chart that shows genetic connections among individuals Standardized symbols Knowledge of probability and Mendelian patterns used to suggest basis of a trait Conclusions most accurate when drawn from large number of pedigrees Pedigree for Polydactly female I male II 5,5 6,6 * III IV 5,5 6,6 6 6,6 5,5 6,6 5,5 7 5,5 6,6 5,5 6,6 5,5 6,6 5,5 6,6 5,6 6,7 12 V *Gene not expressed in this carrier. 6,6 6,6 Autosomal Recessive Inheritance Patterns If parents are both heterozygous, child will have a 25% chance of being affected Galactosemia Caused by autosomal recessive allele Gene specifies a mutant enzyme in the pathway that breaks down lactose enzyme 1 LACTOSE enzyme 2 GALACTOSE + glucose enzyme 3 GALACTOSE-1PHOSOPHATE GALACTOSE-1PHOSOPHATE intermediate in glycolysis Autosomal Dominant Inheritance Trait typically appears in every generation Huntington Disorder Autosomal dominant allele Causes involuntary movements, nervous system deterioration, death Symptoms don’t usually show up until person is past age 30 People often pass allele on before they know they have it X-Linked Recessive Inheritance Males show disorder more than females Son cannot inherit disorder from his father Examples of X-Linked Traits Color blindness – Inability to distinguish among some of all colors Hemophilia – Blood-clotting disorder – 1/7,000 males has allele for hemophilia A – Was common in European royal families More Sex-Linked Recessive Inheritance Male-pattern baldness By age 50, nearly 60% of all men will experience some male pattern baldness. 35 million Americans experience some degree of hair loss, resulting in $900 million dollars a year being spent in efforts to grow it back. Rogaine: only 5% actually grow hair, 20-30% will have no effect, Polygenetic inheritance (familial) Alcoholism Intelligence Homosexuality???? Children of alcoholics are 4 times as likely to become alcoholics as children of nonalcoholic parents… -They learn to be alcoholics from watching mom or dad? Behavior/imprint/condition theory B. F. Skinner & Pavl -Society made him do it: poverty, culture, education… -Genetics: my genes made me do it… D2, a dopamine receptor in the brain, has been linked to alcohol sensitivity in mice = mechanism/disease theory Correlation factor ~ 0.32, Contemporary moral standards considered a weak Association •Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) affects the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream. •Alcoholics have higher levels of ADH in their blood than do non-alcoholics. •This suggests that genetically predisposed people have a reduced or less functional ADH or ALDH enzyme. Alcoholism Scientific Ideology & Therapeutic View of humans Heredity factor = anywhere from .4 to .7 Headstart programs can increase IQ Twin studies: shared environment mediates genetic factors until adulthood A Mystery of Heritable traits: What is this condition? Here are the clues: 1) The trait is referred to by biologists as a "stable dimorphism, expressed behaviorally." 2) Its exists in the form of two basic internal, invisible orientations, over 90% of the population accounting for the majority orientation and under 10% (one reliable study puts the figure at 7.89%) for the minority orientation, though there is still debate about actual percentages. 3) Only a very small number of people are truly equally oriented both ways. 4) Evidence from art history suggests the incidence of the two different orientations has been constant for five millennia. 5) A person's orientation cannot be identified simply by looking at him or her; those with the minority orientation are just as diverse in appearance, race, religion, and all other characteristics as those with the majority orientation. 6) Since the trait itself is internal and invisible, the only way to identify an orientation in someone else is by observing in them the behavior or reflex that express it. However-- 7) --The trait itself is not a "behavior." It is the neurological orientation expressed, at times, behaviorally. A person with the minority orientation can engage, usually due to coercion or social pressure, in behavior that seems to express the majority orientation--several decades ago, those with the minority orientation were frequently forced to behave as if they had the majority orientation--but internally the orientation remains the same. As social pressures have lifted, the minority orientation has become more commonly and openly expressed in society. 8) Neither orientation is a disease or mental illness. Neither is pathological. 9) Neither orientation is chosen. 10) Signs of one's orientation are detectable very early in children, often, researchers have established, by age two or three, and one's orientation has probably been defined at the latest by age two, and quite possibly before birth. These first intriguing observations began to catch the attention of researchers. The trait looked biological in origin. The data was indicating that the trait had a genetic source: 11) Adoption studies show that the orientation of adopted children is unrelated to the orientation of their parents, demonstrating that the trait is not environmentally rooted. 12) Twin studies show that pairs of identical (monozygotic) twins, with their identical genes, have a higher-than-average chance of sharing the same orientation compared to pairs of randomly selected individuals; the average (or "background") rate of the trait in any given population is just under 8%, while the twin rate is just over 12%, over 30% higher. 13) The incidence of the minority orientation is strikingly higher in the male population-- about 27% higher-- than it is in the female population, a piece of information that gives indications to the biological conditions creating the trait. 14) Like the trait eye color, familial studies show no direct parent-offspring correlation for the two versions of the trait, but the minority orientation clearly "runs in families," handed down from parent to child in a loose but genetically characteristic pattern. 15) This pattern shows a "maternal effect," a classic telltale of a genetically-loaded trait. The minority orientation, when it is expressed in men, appears to be passed down through the mother. That’s the clinical profile for this trait. What are we talking about??? Human handedness! (Were you fooled?) Despite what some would like you to believe, however, this is not a good analogy for what is currently known about the habitability of homosexuality. Current research (up to 2001) suggests a very weak correlation of homosexual behavior and genetic traits (<0.25). Despite much $, effort and social pressure, the correlation data remain very low. Contemporary moral standards Because of great social pressure, no doubt, more work will be forthcoming soon. Given what you know about objective and subjective science, how can you judge the validity of this work? Homosexuality Scientific ideology Genetic Disorders Big Changes Chromosome Number Problems Aneuploidy Individuals have one extra or less chromosome (2n + 1 or 2n - 1) Major cause of human reproductive failure Most human miscarriages are aneuploids Polyploidy Individuals have three or more of each type of chromosome (3n, 4n) Common in flowering plants Lethal for humans – 99% die before birth – Newborns die soon after birth Nondisjunction n+1 n+1 n-1 chromosome alignments at metaphase I n-1 nondisjunction at anaphase I alignments at metaphase II anaphase II Down Syndrome Trisomy of chromosome 21 Mental impairment and a variety of additional defects Can be detected before birth Risk of Down syndrome increases dramatically in mothers over age 35 Turner Syndrome Inheritance of only one X (XO) 98% spontaneously aborted Survivors are short, infertile females – No functional ovaries – Secondary sexual traits reduced – May be treated with hormones, surgery Klinefelter Syndrome XXY condition Results mainly from nondisjunction in mother (67%) Phenotype is tall males – Sterile or nearly so – Feminized traits (sparse facial hair, somewhat enlarged breasts) – Treated with testosterone injections XYY Condition Prisoner’s Syndrome Taller than average males Most otherwise phenotypically normal Some mentally impaired Once thought to be predisposed to criminal behavior, but studies now discredit Abnormal Sex Chromosomes in Humans (nondisjunction) Normal chromosome numbers: Haploid = 23 Diploid = 46 Male = XY Female = XX Normal Turner syndrome Triplo X Kleinfelter Syndrome “Prisoner’s Syndrome” Abnormal XX X XX XXX XY XXY XY XYY Incidence Turner’s 1 in 5,000 Triplo X 1 in 4,000 females Klinefelter 1 in 1,000 males Prisoner’s 1 in 1,000 Genetic Disorders… Small Changes Sickle Cell Anemia Recessive trait Most common inherited blood disorder in US Symptoms– Chronic hemolytic anemia – Severe pain – Rapid septicemia (infection) – Asplenia (no spleen left) Sickle Cell Anemia Inheritance of a Molecular Disease Sicklemia and Sickle Cell Anemia – Tested blood from parents of patients Sicklemia- 1% sickled Sickle Cell Anemia- 30-60% sickled Molecular Disease – Hemoglobin is the target Same size and weight Different charge! (Back to Biochemistry ) Hemoglobin and Sickle Cell Anemia Single base mutation in DNA – A to T transversion Single amino acid change in the protein – Glutamine to Valine – Polar charged R group to non-polar R group H 2N H 2C O H 3C H CH 3 C CH 2 C H 2N H O C H 2N H O OH OH Glutamine Valine Sticky Situation Low Oxygen Hemoglobin Polymerizes Sickling Cells Polymers of hemoglobin deform red blood cells Normal Sickle How Was the Mutation Selected? Malaria –Mosquito born plasmodium parasite –Some sickling is good Heterozygotes Have the Advantage! Genetic Screening Large-scale screening programs detect affected persons Newborns in United States routinely tested for PKU (phenylketonuria) – Early detection allows dietary intervention and prevents brain impairment Prenatal Diagnosis Amniocentesis (1-2%) – Amniotic fluid removed Chorionic villus sampling (0.3%) – Cells from the chorion (surrounds ammnion) Fetoscopy (2-10%) – Direct visualization, removal of blood from umbilical vein Amniocentesis Removal of about 20 ml of amniotic fluid containing suspended cells that were sloughed off from the fetus A few biochemical analyses with some of the amniotic fluid Centrifugation Quick determination of fetal sex and analysis of purified DNA Biochemical analysis for the presence of alleles that cause many different metabolic disorders Fetal cells Growth for weeks in culture medium Fig. 11.19, p. 186 Karyotype analysis Phenotypic Treatments Symptoms of many genetic disorders can be minimized or suppressed by – Dietary controls – Adjustments to environmental conditions – Surgery or hormonal treatments Preimplantation Diagnosis Used with in-vitro fertilization All cells have same genes One cells is removed and its genes are analyzed If the cell is homozygous for the damaging trait carried by parents it is not implanted. Bioethics Sex Selection Non-lethal trait selection Late on set genetic diseases Markers vs. Genotypes – Probability Variable severity Chromosomes & Cancer •Some genes on chromosomes control cell growth and division •If something affects chromosome structure at or near these loci, cell division may spiral out of control Philadelphia Chromosome First abnormal chromosome to be associated with a cancer Associated with a chronic leukemia – Overproduction of white blood cells An Altered Gene When the reciprocal translocation occurred, a gene at the end of chromosome 9 fused with a gene from chromosome 22 This hybrid gene encodes an abnormal protein that stimulates uncontrolled division of white blood cells Translocation Chromosome Nonhomologous chromosome Reciprocal translocation VISUAL REPRESENTATION A pair of homologous chromosomes, each in the unduplicated state (most often, one from a male parent and its partner from a female parent) Heterozygous Some genes on chromosomes control cell growth and division If something affects chromosome structure at or near these loci, cell division may spiral out of control Homozygous A gene locus (plural, loci), the location for a specific gene on a specific type of chromosome This can lead to cancer A pair of alleles (each being a certain molecular form of a gene) at corresponding loci on a pair of homologous chromosomes Quiz 1. Embryonic stem cells are found in sperm cells 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. (true or false) Somatic nuclear transfer is a technique used to correct defects in fetal development (true or false) If a cell is diploid it has two copies of each chromosome (true or false) If a translocation is not lethal it will lead to genetic variation (true or false) Single nucleotide mutations nearly always cause cancer (true or false) Trisomy of chromosome 21 can be corrected with hormone replacements Manipulating Genes against Animals: Autocidal population control • Insects Tsetse fly Assume: -High survival of released insects Blowfly Botfly -Mating behavior competency Malaria mosquito Courtesy of the WHO Larvae are raised and sterilized through radiation The population becomes extinct Sterile larvae hatch The sterile insects are taken to their new home and released Females lay sterile eggs The wild type insects mate with the sterile immigrants 15:1 10:1 5:1 1:1 Dirty Bombs & Terrorism • What might be the aftermath of a “DirtyBomb” (radiological disposal device—RDD) terrorist attack? • Is there anything you can do to protect yourself before a RDD? – A weapon of mass disruption • What about after a RDD? What People Should Do Following an Explosion • Move away from the immediate area--at least several blocks from the explosion--and go inside. This will reduce exposure to any radioactive airborne dust. • Turn on local radio or TV channels for advisories from emergency response and health authorities. • If facilities are available, remove clothes and place them in a sealed plastic bag. Saving contaminated clothing will allow testing for radiation exposure. • Take a shower to wash off dust and dirt. This will reduce total radiation exposure, if the explosive device contained radioactive material. • If radioactive material was released, local news broadcasts will advise people where to report for radiation monitoring and blood and other tests to determine whether they were in fact exposed and what steps to take to protect their health. Ad sanitatem gradus est novisse morbum. (It is a step towards health to know the disease.) Erasmus, (1469-1536) Renaissance scholar