GENERAL GENETICS Ayesha M. Khan Spring 2013.

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GENERAL GENETICS Ayesha M. Khan Spring 2013

Study of Human Genetic Characteristics Controlled matings are not possible human and social factors involved Long generation time generation time in Drosophila is 2 weeks; in bacteria, it’s a mere 20 minutes. wait on average 40 years just to observe the F2 progeny. Small human family size Impossible to detect 3:1 or 9:3:3:1 ratio

Pedigree Analysis A pedigree is a pictorial representation of a family history, essentially a family tree that outlines the inheritance of one or more characteristics.

Patterns of Inheritance Patterns in the pedigree are used to determine how a trait is inherited – Autosomal dominant – Autosomal recessive – X-linked dominant –X-linked recessive –Y-linked –Mitochondrial inheritance

Pedigree for Waardenburg syndrome, an autosomal dominant disease characterized by deafness, fair skin, visual problems, and a white forelock.

Autosomal Recessive Traits Autosomal recessive traits normally appear with equal frequency in both sexes (unless penetrance differs in males and females) Appear only when a person inherits two alleles for the trait, one from each parent. If the trait is uncommon, most parents carrying the allele are heterozygous and unaffected; consequently, the trait appears to skip generations Frequently, a recessive allele may be passed for a number of generations without the trait appearing in a pedigree In the rare event that both parents are affected by an autosomal recessive trait, all the offspring will be affected.

Autosomal Recessive Traits (contd) A recessive trait is more likely to appear in a pedigree when two people within the same family mate, because there is a greater chance of both parents carrying the same recessive allele. Mating between closely related people is called consanguinity. Examples: Tay-Sachs disease, Albinism, Thalassemia

Autosomal Dominant Traits Autosomal dominant traits appear in both sexes with equal frequency, and both sexes are capable of transmitting these traits to their offspring Every person with a dominant trait must inherit the allele from at least one parent Autosomal dominant traits therefore do not skip generations

Autosomal Dominant Traits (contd) If an autosomal dominant allele is rare, most people displaying the trait are heterozygous Example: familial hypercholesterolemia, huntington disease, marfan syndrome

X-Linked Recessive Traits Examples: Haemophilia A/classical haemophilia

X-Linked Dominant Traits Examples: hypophosphatemia/familial vitamin D-resistant rickets, Retts Syndrome

Y-Linked Traits Examples: Azoospermia-the complete inability to produce sperm, Retinitis Pigmentosa-progressive loss of sight

Twin Studies Twins come in two types: dizygotic (nonidentical) twins and monozygotic (identical) twins. Dizygotic twins develop from two eggs fertilized by two separate sperm; they have, on average, 50% of their genes in common. Monozygotic twins develop from a single egg, fertilized by a single sperm, that splits into two embryos; they have 100% percent of their genes in common. The frequency with which dizygotic twins are born varies among populations. The rate of dizygotic twinning also varies with maternal age and dizygotic twinning tends to run in families. Monozygotic twinning is relatively constant and there is relatively little tendency for monozygotic twins to run in families.

Concordance Concordance is the percentage of twin pairs that are concordant for a trait. -If both members of a twin pair have a trait, the twins are said to be concordant; if only one member of the pair has the trait, the twins are said to be discordant. -Because identical twins have 100% of their genes in common and dizygotic twins have on average only 50% in common, genetically influenced traits should exhibit higher concordance in monozygotic twins.

Genetic Counseling Genetic counseling provides information to patients and others who are concerned about hereditary conditions. An educational process that provides patients and their families with : information about a genetic condition its medical implications the probabilities that other family members may have the disease, and reproductive options. cope with the psychological and physical stress associated with a genetic condition.

Genetic Testing Genetic testing is used to screen newborns for genetic diseases. It is carried out to detect: persons who are heterozygous for recessive diseases disease-causing alleles in those who have not yet developed symptoms of the disease defective alleles in unborn babies.