3. Table of Contents – pages iv-v Unit 1: What is Biology? Unit 2: Ecology Unit 3: The Life of a Cell Unit 4: GeneticsGenetics Unit 5: Change Through Time Unit 6: Viruses, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi Unit 7: Plants Unit 8: Invertebrates Unit 9: Vertebrates Unit 10: The Human Body

4. Table of Contents – pages iv-v Unit 1: What is Biology? Chapter 1: Biology: The Study of Life Unit 2: Ecology Chapter 2: Principles of Ecology Chapter 3: Communities and Biomes Chapter 4: Population Biology Chapter 5: Biological Diversity and Conservation Unit 3: The Life of a Cell Chapter 6: The Chemistry of Life Chapter 7: A View of the Cell Chapter 8: Cellular Transport and the Cell Cycle Chapter 9: Energy in a Cell

5. Table of Contents – pages iv-v Unit 4: GeneticsGenetics Chapter 10: Mendel and Meiosis Chapter 11: DNA and Genes Chapter 12: Patterns of Heredity and Human GeneticsPatterns of Heredity and Human Genetics Chapter 13: Genetic Technology Unit 5: Change Through Time Chapter 14: The History of Life Chapter 15: The Theory of Evolution Chapter 16: Primate Evolution Chapter 17: Organizing Life’s Diversity

6. Table of Contents – pages iv-v Unit 6: Viruses, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi Chapter 18: Viruses and Bacteria Chapter 19: Protists Chapter 20: Fungi Unit 7: Plants Chapter 21: What Is a Plant? Chapter 22: The Diversity of Plants Chapter 23: Plant Structure and Function Chapter 24: Reproduction in Plants

7. Table of Contents – pages iv-v Unit 8: Invertebrates Chapter 25: What Is an Animal? Chapter 26: Sponges, Cnidarians, Flatworms, and Roundworms Chapter 27: Mollusks and Segmented Worms Chapter 28: Arthropods Chapter 29: Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates

8. Table of Contents – pages iv-v Unit 9: Vertebrates Chapter 30: Fishes and Amphibians Chapter 31: Reptiles and Birds Chapter 32: Mammals Chapter 33: Animal Behavior Unit 10: The Human Body Chapter 34: Protection, Support, and Locomotion Chapter 35: The Digestive and Endocrine Systems Chapter 36: The Nervous System Chapter 37: Respiration, Circulation, and Excretion Chapter 38: Reproduction and Development Chapter 39: Immunity from Disease

9. Unit Overview – pages 250-251 Genetics Mendel and Meiosis DNA and Genes Patterns of Heredity and Human Genetics Genetic Technology

10. Chapter Contents – page viii Chapter 12 Patterns of Heredity and Human GeneticsPatterns of Heredity and Human Genetics 12.1: Mendelian Inheritance of Human TraitsMendelian Inheritance of Human Traits 12.1: Section CheckSection Check 12.2: When Heredity Follows Different RulesWhen Heredity Follows Different Rules 12.2: Section CheckSection Check 12.3: Complex Inheritance of Human TraitsComplex Inheritance of Human Traits 12.3: Section CheckSection Check Chapter 12 SummarySummary Chapter 12 AssessmentAssessment

11. Chapter Intro-page 308 What You’ll Learn You will compare the inheritance of recessive and dominant traits in humans. You will analyze the inheritance patterns of traits with incomplete dominance and codominance. You will determine the inheritance of sex-linked traits.

12. 12.1 Section Objectives – page 309 Interpret a pedigree. Section Objectives: Identify human genetic disorders caused by inherited recessive alleles. Predict how a human trait can be determined by a simple dominant allele.

13. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 A family tree traces a family name and various family members through successive generations. Through a family tree, you can identify the relationships among your cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and great- grandparents. Making a Pedigree

14. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 A pedigree is a graphic representation of genetic inheritance. It is a diagram made up of a set of symbols that identify males and females, individuals affected by the trait being studied, and family relationships. Pedigrees illustrate inheritance

15. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Pedigrees illustrate inheritance Male Female Affected male Affected female Mating Parents Siblings Known heterozygotes for recessive allele Death

16. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 In a pedigree, a circle represents a female; a square represents a male. Pedigrees illustrate inheritance Female Male ? I II III IV 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 4 4 5

17. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Highlighted circles and squares represent individuals showing the trait being studied. ? I II III IV 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 4 4 5 Pedigrees illustrate inheritance

18. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Pedigrees illustrate inheritance Circles and squares that are not highlighted designate individuals that do not show the trait. ? I II III IV 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 4 4 5

19. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 A half-shaded circle or square represents a carrier, a heterozygous individual. Pedigrees illustrate inheritance

20. 1 2 1 1 1 32 2 2 4 3 3 5 4 4 5 ? I II III IV Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Pedigrees illustrate inheritance A horizontal line connecting a circle and a square indicates that the individuals are parents, and a vertical line connects parents with their offspring.

21. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Pedigrees illustrate inheritance Each horizontal row of circles and squares in a pedigree designates a generation, with the most recent generation shown at the bottom. 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 4 4 5 ? I II III IV

22. 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 4 4 5 ? Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Pedigrees illustrate inheritance The generations are identified in sequence by Roman numerals, and each individual is given an Arabic number. I II III IV

23. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Simple Recessive Heredity Most genetic disorders are caused by recessive alleles. Cystic fibrosis Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fairly common genetic disorder among white Americans.

24. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Cystic fibrosis Approximately one in 28 white Americans carries the recessive allele, and one in 2500 children born to white Americans inherits the disorder. Due to a defective protein in the plasma membrane, cystic fibrosis results in the formation and accumulation of thick mucus in the lungs and digestive tract.

25. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Tay-Sachs disease Tay-Sachs (tay saks) disease is a recessive disorder of the central nervous system. In this disorder, a recessive allele results in the absence of an enzyme that normally breaks down a lipid produced and stored in tissues of the central nervous system. Because this lipid fails to break down properly, it accumulates in the cells.

26. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 I II III IV Typical Pedigree for 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 4 3 Tay-Sachs

27. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Phenylketonuria (fen ul kee tun YOO ree uh), also called (PKU), is a recessive disorder that results from the absence of an enzyme that converts one amino acid, phenylalanine, to a different amino acid, tyrosine. Because phenylalanine cannot be broken down, it and its by-products accumulate in the body and result in severe damage to the central nervous system. Phenylketonuria

28. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 A PKU test is normally performed on all infants a few days after birth. Infants affected by PKU are given a diet that is low in phenylalanine until their brains are fully developed. Ironically, the success of treating phenylketonuria infants has resulted in a new problem. Phenylketonuria

29. If a female who is homozygous recessive for PKU becomes pregnant, the high phenylalanine levels in her blood can damage her fetus—the developing baby. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 This problem occurs even if the fetus is heterozygous and would be phenotypically normal. Phenylketonuria

30. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Phenylketonuria Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine

31. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Simple Dominant Heredity Remember that in Mendelian inheritance, a single dominant allele inherited from one parent is all that is needed for a person to show the dominant trait. Many traits are inherited just as the rule of dominance predicts.

32. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Simple dominant traits A cleft chin, widow’s peak hairline, hitchhiker’s thumb, almond shaped eyes, thick lips, and the presence of hair on the middle section of your fingers all are examples of dominant traits.

33. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Huntington’s disease Huntington’s disease is a lethal genetic disorder caused by a rare dominant allele. It results in a breakdown of certain areas of the brain.

34. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Huntington’s disease Ordinarily, a dominant allele with such severe effects would result in death before the affected individual could have children and pass the allele on to the next generation. But because the onset of Huntington’s disease usually occurs between the ages of 30 and 50, an individual may already have had children before knowing whether he or she is affected.

35. Section 12.1 Summary – pages 309 - 314 Typical Pedigree of Huntington’s Disease I 1 II III 2 1 1 3 2 2 4 3 45 5

36. I II III IV 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 4 3 Section 1 Check Question 1 What does this pedigree tell you about those who show the recessive phenotype for the disease?

37. I II III IV 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 4 3 Section 1 Check The pedigree indicates that showing the recessive phenotype for the disease is fatal.

38. Section 1 Check Question 2 What must happen for a person to show a recessive phenotype? Answer The person must inherit a recessive allele for the trait from both parents.

39. Section 1 Check Question 3 Which of the following diseases is the result of a dominant allele? D. phenylketonuria C. cystic fibrosis B. Tay-Sachs disease A. Huntington’s disease The answer is A.

40. Dominance

41. 12.2 Section Objectives – page 315 Distinguish between alleles for incomplete dominance and codominance. Section Objectives: Explain the patterns of multiple allelic and polygenic inheritance. Analyze the pattern of sex-linked inheritance. Summarize how internal and external environments affect gene expression.

42. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Complex Patterns of Inheritance Patterns of inheritance that are explained by Mendel’s experiments are often referred to as simple. However, many inheritance patterns are more complex than those studied by Mendel.

43. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Incomplete dominance: Appearance of a third phenotype When inheritance follows a pattern of dominance, heterozygous and homozygous dominant individuals both have the same phenotype. When traits are inherited in an incomplete dominance pattern, however, the phenotype of heterozygous individuals is intermediate between those of the two homozygotes.

44. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Incomplete dominance: Appearance of a third phenotype For example, if a homozygous red-flowered snapdragon plant (RR) is crossed with a homozygous white-flowered snapdragon plant (R′ R′), all of the F 1 offspring will have pink flowers.

45. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Incomplete dominance: Appearance of a third phenotype Red White All pink Red (RR) White (R’R’) Pink (RR’) All pink flowers1 red: 2 pink: 1 white

46. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Incomplete dominance: Appearance of a third phenotype The new phenotype occurs because the flowers contain enzymes that control pigment production. The R allele codes for an enzyme that produces a red pigment. The R’ allele codes for a defective enzyme that makes no pigment.

47. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Incomplete dominance: Appearance of a third phenotype Because the heterozygote has only one copy of the R allele, its flowers appear pink because they produce only half the amount of red pigment that red homozygote flowers produce.

48. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Red White All pink Red (RR) White (R’R’) Pink (RR’) All pink flowers1 red: 2 pink: 1 white Incomplete dominance: Appearance of a third phenotype

49. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Codominance: Expression of both alleles Codominant alleles cause the phenotypes of both homozygotes to be produced in heterozygous individuals. In codominance, both alleles are expressed equally.

50. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Multiple phenotypes from multiple alleles Although each trait has only two alleles in the patterns of heredity you have studied thus far, it is common for more than two alleles to control a trait in a population. Traits controlled by more than two alleles have multiple alleles.

51. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 In humans the diploid number of chromosomes is 46, or 23 pairs. There are 22 pairs of homologous chromosomes called autosomes. Homologous autosomes look alike. The 23 rd pair of chromosomes differs in males and females. Sex determination

52. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 These two chromosomes, which determine the sex of an individual, are called sex chromosomes and are indicated by the letters X and Y. Sex determination

53. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Sex determination If you are female, your 23 rd pair of chromosomes are homologous, XX. If you are male, your 23 rd pair of chromosomes XY, look different. X X Female YX Male

54. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Males usually have one X and one Y chromosome and produce two kinds of gametes, X and Y. Females usually have two X chromosomes and produce only X gametes. It is the male gamete that determines the sex of the offspring. Sex determination

55. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Sex determination XX Female XY Male X X XY XX Female XY Male XX Female XY Male

56. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Traits controlled by genes located on sex chromosomes are called sex-linked traits. The alleles for sex-linked traits are written as superscripts of the X or Y chromosomes. Because the X and Y chromosomes are not homologous, the Y chromosome has no corresponding allele to one on the X chromosome and no superscript is used. Sex-linked inheritance

57. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Also remember that any recessive allele on the X chromosome of a male will not be masked by a corresponding dominant allele on the Y chromosome. Sex-linked inheritance

58. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Females: Males: 1/2 red eyed 1/2 white eyed all red eyed White-eyed male (X r Y) Red- eyed female (X R X R ) F 1 All red eyed F2F2 Sex-linked inheritance

59. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Sex-linked inheritance The genes that govern sex-linked traits follow the inheritance pattern of the sex chromosome on which they are found. Click here to view movie.

60. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Polygenic inheritance is the inheritance pattern of a trait that is controlled by two or more genes. The genes may be on the same chromosome or on different chromosomes, and each gene may have two or more alleles. Uppercase and lowercase letters are used to represent the alleles. Polygenic inheritance

61. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Polygenic inheritance However, the allele represented by an uppercase letter is not dominant. All heterozygotes are intermediate in phenotype. In polygenic inheritance, each allele represented by an uppercase letter contributes a small, but equal, portion to the trait being expressed.

62. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 The result is that the phenotypes usually show a continuous range of variability from the minimum value of the trait to the maximum value. Polygenic inheritance

63. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Environmental Influences The genetic makeup of an organism at fertilization determines only the organism’s potential to develop and function. As the organism develops, many factors can influence how the gene is expressed, or even whether the gene is expressed at all. Two such influences are the organism’s external and internal environments.

64. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Temperature, nutrition, light, chemicals, and infectious agents all can influence gene expression. Influence of external environment

65. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Influence of external environment In arctic foxes temperature has an effect on the expression of coat color.

66. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 External influences can also be seen in leaves. Leaves can have different sizes, thicknesses, and shapes depending on the amount of light they receive. Influence of external environment

67. Section 12.2 Summary – pages 315 - 322 Influence of internal environment The internal environments of males and females are different because of hormones and structural differences. An organism’s age can also affect gene function.

68. Section 2 Check What is the difference between simple Mendelian inheritance and codominant inheritance? Question 1

69. Section 2 Check In Mendelian inheritance, heterozygous individuals will display the inherited dominant trait of the homozygotes. When traits are inherited in a codominant pattern the phenotypes of both homozygotes are displayed equally in the heterozygotes.

70. Section 2 Check Which of the following does NOT have an effect on male-pattern baldness? Question 2 D. incomplete dominance C. sex-linked inheritance B. internal environment A. hormones The answer is D.

71. Section 2 Check If the offspring of human mating have a 50-50 chance of being either male or female, why is the ratio not exactly 1:1 in a small population? Question 3 Answer The ratio is not exactly 1:1 because the laws of probability govern fertilization.

72. 12.3 Section Objectives – page 323 Section Objectives: Identify codominance, multiple allelic, sex-linked and polygenic patterns of inheritance in humans. Distinguish among conditions that result from extra autosomal or sex chromosomes.

73. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Remember that in codominance, the phenotypes of both homozygotes are produced in the heterozygote. Codominance in Humans One example of this in humans is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders called sickle-cell disease.

74. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 In an individual who is homozygous for the sickle-cell allele, the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin differs by one amino acid from normal hemoglobin. Sickle-cell disease This defective hemoglobin forms crystal-like structures that change the shape of the red blood cells. Normal red blood cells are disc- shaped, but abnormal red blood cells are shaped like a sickle, or half-moon.

75. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 The change in shape occurs in the body’s narrow capillaries after the hemoglobin delivers oxygen to the cells. Sickle-cell disease Normal red blood cell Sickle cell

76. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Sickle-cell disease Abnormally shaped blood cells, slow blood flow, block small vessels, and result in tissue damage and pain. Normal red blood cell Sickle cell

77. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Individuals who are heterozygous for the allele produce both normal and sickled hemoglobin, an example of codominance. Sickle-cell disease Individuals who are heterozygous are said to have the sickle-cell trait because they can show some signs of sickle-cell-related disorders if the availability of oxygen is reduced.

78. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Mendel’s laws of heredity also can be applied to traits that have more than two alleles. Multiple Alleles Govern Blood Type The ABO blood group is a classic example of a single gene that has multiple alleles in humans.

79. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Multiple Alleles Govern Blood Type Human Blood Types l A l A or l A li l B l B or l B i lA lBlA lB ii Genotypes Surface Molecules Phenotypes A B A and B None A B AB O

80. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Determining blood type is necessary before a person can receive a blood transfusion because the red blood cells of incompatible blood types could clump together, causing death. The importance of blood typing

81. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 The gene for blood type, gene l, codes for a molecule that attaches to a membrane protein found on the surface of red blood cells. The ABO Blood Group The l A and l B alleles each code for a different molecule. Your immune system recognizes the red blood cells as belonging to you. If cells with a different surface molecule enter your body, your immune system will attack them.

82. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 The l A allele is dominant to i, so inheriting either the l A i alleles or the l A l A alleles from both parents will give you type A blood. Phenotype A Surface molecule A is produced. Surface molecule A

83. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 The l B allele is also dominant to i. Phenotype B To have type B blood, you must inherit the l B allele from one parent and either another l B allele or the i allele from the other. Surface molecule B is produced. Surface molecule B

84. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 The l A and l B alleles are codominant. Phenotype AB This means that if you inherit the l A allele from one parent and the l B allele from the other, your red blood cells will produce both surface molecules and you will have type AB blood. Surface molecule B Surface molecule A

85. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 The i allele is recessive and produces no surface molecules. Phenotype O Therefore, if you are homozygous ii, your blood cells have no surface molecules and you have blood type O.

86. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Many human traits are determined by genes that are carried on the sex chromosomes; most of these genes are located on the X chromosome. Sex-Linked Traits in Humans The pattern of sex-linked inheritance is explained by the fact that males, who are XY, pass an X chromosome to each daughter and a Y chromosome to each son.

87. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Females, who are XX, pass one of their X chromosomes to each child. Sex-Linked Traits in Humans Male Female SpermEggs Female Male FemaleMale Female EggsSperm

88. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 If a son receives an X chromosome with a recessive allele, the recessive phenotype will be expressed because he does not inherit on the Y chromosome from his father a dominant allele that would mask the expression of the recessive allele. Sex-Linked Traits in Humans Two traits that are governed by X-linked recessive inheritance in humans are red- green color blindness and hemophilia.

89. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 People who have red- green color blindness can’t differentiate these two colors. Color blindness is caused by the inheritance of a recessive allele at either of two gene sites on the X chromosome. Red-green color blindness

90. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Hemophilia A is an X-linked disorder that causes a problem with blood clotting. Hemophilia: An X-linked disorder About one male in every 10 000 has hemophilia, but only about one in 100 million females inherits the same disorder.

91. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Males inherit the allele for hemophilia on the X chromosome from their carrier mothers. One recessive allele for hemophilia will cause the disorder in males. Hemophilia: An X-linked disorder Females would need two recessive alleles to inherit hemophilia.

92. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Although many of your traits were inherited through simple Mendelian patterns or through multiple alleles, many other human traits are determined by polygenic inheritance. Polygenic Inheritance in Humans

93. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 In the early 1900s, the idea that polygenic inheritance occurs in humans was first tested using data collected on skin color. Scientists found that when light-skinned people mate with dark-skinned people, their offspring have intermediate skin colors. Skin color: A polygenic trait

94. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 This graph shows the expected distribution of human skin color if controlled by one, three, or four genes. Skin color: A polygenic trait Number of Genes Involved in Skin Color Observed distribution of skin color Expected distribution- 1 gene Expected distribution- 4 genes Expected distribution- 3 genes Range of skin color Light Right Number of individuals

95. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 What would happen if an entire chromosome or part of a chromosome were missing from the complete set? Changes in Chromosome Numbers As you have learned, abnormal numbers of chromosomes in offspring usually, but not always, result from accidents of meiosis. Many abnormal phenotypic effects result from such mistakes.

96. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Humans who have an extra whole or partial autosome are trisomic—that is, they have three of a particular autosomal chromosome instead of just two. In other words, they have 47 chromosomes. Abnormal numbers of autosomes To identify an abnormal number of chromosomes, a sample of cells is obtained from an individual or from a fetus.

97. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Metaphase chromosomes are photographed; the chromosome pictures are then enlarged and arranged in pairs by a computer according to length and location of the centromere. Abnormal numbers of autosomes

98. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 This chart of chromosome pairs is called a karyotype, and it is valuable in identifying unusual chromosome numbers in cells. Abnormal numbers of autosomes

99. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Down syndrome is the only autosomal trisomy in which affected individuals survive to adulthood. Down syndrome: Trisomy 21 It occurs in about one in 700 live births.

100. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Down syndrome is a group of symptoms that results from trisomy of chromosome 21. Down syndrome: Trisomy 21 Individuals who have Down syndrome have at least some degree of mental retardation. The incidence of Down syndrome births is higher in older mothers, especially those over 40.

101. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Many abnormalities in the number of sex chromosomes are known to exist. Abnormal numbers of sex chromosomes An X chromosome may be missing (designated as XO) or there may be an extra one (XXX or XXY). There may also be an extra Y chromosome (XYY).

102. Section 12.3 Summary – pages 323 - 329 Any individual with at least one Y chromosome is a male, and any individual without a Y chromosome is a female. Abnormal numbers of sex chromosomes Most of these individuals lead normal lives, but they cannot have children and some have varying degrees of mental retardation.

103. Section 3 Check Which of the following inherited diseases would a black American be most likely to inherit? Question 1 D. sickle-cell disease C. phenylketonuria B. Tay-Sachs disease A. cystic fibrosis The answer is D.

104. Section 3 Check Trisomy usually results from _______. Question 2 D. twenty-two pairs of chromosomes C. nondisjunction B. incomplete dominance A. polygenic inheritance The answer is C.

105. Section 3 Check How do red blood cells of phenotype O differ from the cells of the other phenotypes? Question 3 Answer Red blood cells of phenotype O display no surface molecules.

106. Chapter Summary – 12.1 A pedigree is a family tree of inheritance. Mendelian Inheritance of Human Traits Most human genetic disorders are inherited as rare recessive alleles, but a few are inherited as dominant alleles.

107. Chapter Summary – 12.2 Some alleles can be expressed as incomplete dominance or codominance. When Heredity Follows Different Rules There may be many alleles for one trait or many genes that interact to produce a trait. Cells have matching pairs of homologous chromosomes called autosomes. Sex chromosomes contain genes that determine the sex of an individual.

108. Chapter Summary – 12.2 Inheritance patterns of genes located on sex chromosomes are due to differences in the number and kind of sex chromosomes in males and in females. When Heredity Follows Different Rules The expression of some traits is affected by the internal and external environments of the organism.

109. Chapter Summary – 12.3 Sex-linked traits are determined by inheritance of sex chromosomes. X-linked traits are usually passed from carrier females to their male offspring. Y-linked traits are passed only from male to male. Complex Inheritance of Human Traits The majority of human traits are controlled by multiple alleles or by polygenic inheritance. The inheritance patterns of these traits are highly variable.

110. Chapter Summary – 12.3 A karyotype can identify unusual numbers of chromosomes in an individual. Complex Inheritance of Human Traits Nondisjunction may result in an abnormal number of chromosomes. Abnormal numbers of autosomes usually are lethal.

111. Chapter Assessment Question 1 Which of the following is NOT a sex-linked trait? D. red-green color blindness C. male patterned baldness B. sickle-cell disease A. hemophilia The answer is B.

112. Chapter Assessment Question 2 Human eye color is determined by _______. D. polygenic inheritance C. codominance B. sex-linked inheritance A. the influence of hormones The answer is D.

113. Chapter Assessment Question 3 What are blood phenotypes based on? Answer Blood phenotypes are based on a molecule that attaches to a membrane protein found on the surface of red blood cells.

114. Chapter Assessment Question 4 Cob length in corn is the result of _______. D. simple dominance C. polygenic inheritance B. incomplete dominance A. sex-linked inheritance The answer is C.

115. Chapter Assessment Question 5 A cleft chin is the result of _______. D. sex-linked inheritance C. polygenic inheritance B. incomplete dominance A. simple dominance The answer is A.

116. Chapter Assessment Question 6 What is the difference between simple Mendelian inheritance and inheritance by incomplete dominance?

117. In Mendelian inheritance, heterozygous individuals will display the inherited dominant trait of the homozygotes. However, when traits are inherited in an incomplete dominance pattern, the phenotype of heterozygous individuals is intermediate between those of the two homozygotes. Chapter Assessment

118. Question 7 If a trait is Y-linked, males pass the Y-linked allele to _______ of their daughters. D. none C. all B. half A. a quarter

119. The answer is D. Y-linked traits are only passed to males. Chapter Assessment

120. Question 8 What is necessary for a person to show a dominant trait? Answer The person must inherit at least a single dominant allele from one parent for the trait to appear.

121. Chapter Assessment Question 9 Why is sickle-cell disease considered to be an example of codominant inheritance? Answer Individuals who are heterozygous for the sickle-cell allele produce both normal and sickled hemoglobin. This is an example of codominance.

122. Chapter Assessment Question 10 What sex is an XXY individual? Answer Any individual with at least one Y chromosome is a male.

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