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Genetics

Genetics. All Your Hopes and All Your Fears. Genetics. Classical Genetics Mendelian genetics Fundamental principles underlying transmission of genetic traits Forward genetics Identify or generate phenotypically mutant organisms

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Genetics

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  1. Genetics All Your Hopes and All Your Fears

  2. Genetics • Classical Genetics • Mendelian genetics • Fundamental principles underlying transmission of genetic traits • Forward genetics • Identify or generate phenotypically mutant organisms • Determine mode of inheritance and interactions with other mutants • Identify mutated gene(s) • Correlate observed phenotype with biochemical mechanisms

  3. Genetics • Molecular Genetics • Based on classical approaches • Refers to techniques applied to study genetic questions • Most modern genetic studies are molecular • Reverse genetics • Genes identified 1st • Gene mutated by molecular biology techniques • Mutant gene inserted into genome of organism and resulting phenotype studied

  4. History of Genetics • Domestication of plants & animals suggests prehistoric peoples recognized concept of heredity • Traits passed from parent to offspring • Selection of desirable traits – artificial selection

  5. History of genetics • Ancient Greeks • Mostly bunk • Renaissance 1600-1800 • Theories of epigenesis vs preformation • 1800s – turn to a more reductionist approach • Dalton's Atomic theory • Schwann's cell theory

  6. History of Genetics • Mid 19th century (1850) • Darwin & Wallace • Theories of evolution • Lamarck • Theories on acquisition of heritable traits • Mendel • Theories on transmission of traits

  7. Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) • Systematically recorded results of crosses • Theorized on nature of hereditary material • Postulate mechanism of transfer of "Elementen" governing traits

  8. History of Genetics • Pioneering work of Mendel was done in ignorance of cell division – particularly meiosis, and the nature of genetic material – DNA • 1869 - Friedrich Miescher identified DNA • 1900-1913 • Chromosomal theory of inheritance – Sutton & Boveri • Genes on chromosomes – TH Morgan • Genes linearly arranged on chromosomes & mapped – AH Sturtevant • 1941 – George Beadle & Ed Tatum related "gene" to enzyme & biochemical processes • 1944 – Oswald Avery demonstrated that DNA was genetic material

  9. DNA • 1953 - James Watson, Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin & Maurice Wilkins • Lead to understanding of mutation and relationship between DNA and proteins at a molecular level • 1959 – “Central Dogma” • DNARNAprotein

  10. Genetic Concepts condensed chromosome • Chromosome – • double stranded DNA molecule packaged by histone & scaffold proteins 30nm fiber nucleosome DNA double helix

  11. Genetic Concepts • Chromosome numbers • Constant for an organism • n - haploid number • 2n – diploid number • Karyotype

  12. Y Genetic Concepts

  13. Genetic Concepts • Chromosome numbers • Each individual inherits n # of chromosomes from dad & n # from mom • Humans - 46 chromosomes = 2n • Humans 23 paternal, 23 maternal • Humans n = ____ • Each maternal & paternal pair represent homologous chromosomes - called homologs

  14. Genetic Concepts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 XX 17 18 19 20 21 22 X (a) Chromosomal composition found in most female human cells (46 chromosomes) (b) Chromosomal composition found in a human gamete (23 chromosomes) Diploid Haploid

  15. Genetic Concepts • Homologous Chromosomes • Share centromere position • Share overall size • Contain identical gene sets at matching positions (loci) gene for color gene for shape

  16. Genetic Concepts • Gene – sequence of DNA which is transcribed into RNA • rRNA, tRNA or mRNA • Locus – the position on a chromosome of a particular DNA sequence (gene) G Locus – gene for color W Locus – gene for shape

  17. Genetic Concepts • DNA is mutable • A variation in DNA sequence at a locus is called an allele • Diploid organisms contain 2 alleles of each locus (gene) • Alleles can be identical – homozygous • Alleles can be different – heterozygous • If only one allele is present – hemizygous • Case in males for genes on X and Y chromosomes

  18. Genetic Concepts Allele – G vs g; W vs w At the G locus either the G or g allele may be present on a given homologue of a homologous pair of chromosomes

  19. Genetic Concepts • Genome • Collection of all genetic material of organism • Genotype • Set of alleles present in the genome of an organism • Phenotype • Result of Gene Expression • Genes (DNA) are transcribed into RNA • mRNA is translated into protein, tRNA & rRNA work in translation process • Biochemical properties of proteins, tRNAs & rRNAs determine physical characteristics of organism

  20. DNA Gene Transcription RNA (messenger RNA) Translation Protein (sequence of amino acids) Functioning of proteins within living cells influences an organism’s traits. Gene Expression

  21. Pigmentation gene, dark allele Pigmentation gene, light allele Transcription and translation Highly functional pigmentation enzyme Poorly functional pigmentation enzyme Molecular level Mutation & Phenotypic Variation

  22. Pigmentation gene, dark allele Pigmentation gene, light allele Transcription and translation (a) Molecular level Highly functional pigmentation enzyme Poorly functional pigmentation enzyme (b) Cellular level Pigment molecule Wing cells Lots of pigment made Little pigment made Mutation & Phenotypic Variation

  23. Dark butterfly Light butterfly Light butterflies are usually in unforested regions. Dark butterflies are usually in forested regions. Organismal level Populational level Mutation & Phenotypic Variation

  24. Molecular Genetics Cell Chromosome DNA Nucleus Nucleotides

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