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A5 - Human Genetics Flashcards

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What is an allele

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A gene that gives different traits

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What is a trait?

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A genetically determined characteristic

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What is a dominant allele?

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An allele that produces a certain phenotype in an organism always represented by a CAPITAL letter

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What is a recessive allele?

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An allele that will not affect an individual. This is represent by a LOWER case letter and needs 2 copies of the same lower case letter to represent a trait

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What does homozygous mean?

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The same alleles

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Two different alleles

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What does genotype mean?

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The genetic information of a person

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What does phenotype mean?

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This is the resulting appearance of an individual from the genetic makeup

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How many copies of a dominant allele is needed for a characteristic to be expressed?

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How many copies of a recessive allele is needed for a characteristic to be expressed?

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2

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What are the 3 recessive conditions you need to know?

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  • cystic fibrosis
  • PKU
  • sickle cell
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What is the only dominant condition you need to know?

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Huntington Disease

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To get all marks in your exam for punnet square questions what MUST you include?

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  1. Draw the punnet square correctly
  2. What would the probability be for the individual
  3. Is it a dominant or recessive condition?
  4. What are the parents alleles? (Homozygous or Heterozygous)
  5. Is the condition recessive or dominant?
  6. What is the overall genotype of the affected individual?
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What do each square of the punnet square represent?

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25%

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What does 2 squares of the punnet square represent?

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50%

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What does 3 squares of the punnet square represent?

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75%

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Can you be a carrier of Huntington’s disease?

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No

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What is/causes Down’s syndrome?

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A condition where a baby is born with an extra chromosome. A baby is at higher risk of getting this if their mother is over the age of 35

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What are the symptoms/affected PIES of Down’s syndrome?

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  • flat nose (physical)
  • struggle to speak and learn (social)
  • anxiety (emotional)
  • stubbornness (intellectual)
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How is Down’s syndrome treated?

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  • speech and language therapist can help speaking
  • physiotherapist can help walking if they have low muscle tone
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What is Huntington’s disease?

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A brain disease that is inherited

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What causes Huntington’s disease?

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  • A mutation in the gene for a protein called huntingtin
  • Inheritance
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What are the symptoms/affected PIES of Down’s syndrome?

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  • slurred speech (physical)
  • concentration and memory decline (intellectual)
  • lack of emotions (emotional)
  • social isolation (social)
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Can Huntington’s disease be cured?

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What is/causes PKU?
A change in gene that helps create an enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine
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What are the symptoms/affected PIES of PKU
- frequent tantrums (emotional) - self-harm (physical) - social withdrawal (social) - brain damage (intellectual)
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What are the treatments for PKU?
- a lifetime diet of foods without phenylalanine - PKU formula to get enough protein without phenylalanine
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What is sickle cell disease?
A group of haemoglobin related blood disorders
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How is this caused?
Inheritance
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What are the symptoms/affected PIES of sickle cell?
- painful episodes (physical/emotional) - yellowing of skin, eyes and mouth (physical) - cognitive impairment (intellectual) - feelings of anxiety, shame, isolation (social)
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What are the treatments for sickle cell?
- pain medicine - blood transfusion - vaccines - bone marrow transplant
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What is cystic fibrosis?
An inherited condition that causes sticky mucus build up in the lungs and digestive system
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What causes cystic fibrosis?
A mutation in the gene and this is an inherited condition
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What are the symptoms/affected PIES of cystic fibrosis?
- poor growth (physical) - no intellectual effects - risk of developing clinical depression (emotional) - barriers forming friendships, lack of independence (social) - can’t socialise with people also with cystic fibrosis
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What are the treatments for cystic fibrosis?
- no cure - antibiotics to prevent and treat chest infections which makes mucus easier to cough up
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What is the amniocentesis diagnostic method?
A small amount of amniotic fluid which is the water around the uterus is tested using a thin needle which takes the baby’s cells which contains genetic information. This is performed on woman who are 15-18 weeks pregnant.
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Why do woman have the amniocentesis procedure?
There are foetal cells that can be tested for genetic disorders like Downs Syndrome
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What are the risks of the amniocentesis procedure?
- miscarriage - infection in the uterus - leaking amniotic fluids
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What happens if a woman is tested positive during the amniocentesis procedure?
If tested positive for a disorder and the termination of the pregnancy is chosen, this will be at a later stage of pregnancy and is likely to be more distressing.
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What is the Chronic Villus Sampling?
When a small sample of tissue is taken from the placenta for testing. The sample will contain some of your baby’s cells which contains genetic information. This is usually done from 11-14 weeks of pregnancy.
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Why do woman have the Chronic Villus Sampling procedure?
Because these results can tell you if the genetic condition has been discovered.
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Are there any risks of the Chronic Villus Sampling procedure?
- miscarriage - infection
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What is the difference between Amniocentesis and Chronic Villus Sampling?
Amniocentesis uses a small amount of amniotic fluids from the sac surrounding the foetus whereas, CVS test a small cell from the mothers placent. Amniocentesis is also done from 15-18 weeks whereas, CVS is done earlier from 11-14 weeks of pregnancy
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For the Huntington Disease punnet square, what should the 1st punnet squares alleles be?
HH, Hh
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For the Huntington Disease punnet square, what should the 2nd punnet squares alleles be?
Hh, hh
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For the 3 main recessive conditions, what should their alleles be?
Both alleles need 1 UPPER case letter and 1 lower case letter
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