BIOL1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Philadelphia Chromosome, Mutation

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Lecture 13 - Phenotypes !
Heredity - the phenomenon by which ospring resemble their parents !
Variation - why osprings are not identical !
Principles of heredity
All individuals of a species have the same base set of genes (variation due to gene mutation) !
Variants of the same gene – alleles – account for variant traits $
Genotype
AA - dominant homozygote !
aa - recessive homozygote !
Aa - heterozygote !
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Mutations
changes in genotypes arise from mutations !
Mutations can be in the coding region or the non-
coding region of DNA. Non-coding regions can
change the regulatory system of the protein. !
Mutations can occur in somatic cells or germ cells!
Types of mutations!
point mutations -
Insertions or deletions
Translocations, deletions or duplications
Translocation !
2 non-homologous chromosome swap !
Our cells can either try to repair the parts or trigger cell death !
Example: Philadelphia chromosome !
A chromosomal translocation in chronic myelogenous leukemia !
This chromosome mutation causes the leukaemia progression !
The Philadelphia chromosome contains a a short fragment of chromosome 9 that is
translocated away from its control area of the gene and placed onto the tip of chromosome 22.
Under this new control region, the gene over produces !
The mutation happens in a single white blood cell that will pass the mutated chromosome to its
descendants !
Causes of mutations
Spontaneous mutations !
Induced mutations from external mutagens (eg: UV light and chemicals)!
result from internal cellular processes !
In humans !
-somatic cells will not pass down mutations but
sex cells will !
-This is because sex cells to not arise from the
somatic cells !
This is not the case with plants that form their
sex cells later on in life from the somatic cells.
Mis-incorportation of nucleotides
during DNA replication !
Errors during meiosis causing the
chromosomal abnormalities (eg: !
Wrong pairing of homologous
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Heredity - the phenomenon by which o spring resemble their parents. Principles of heredity: all individuals of a species have the same base set of genes (variation due to gene mutation, variants of the same gene alleles account for variant traits. Aa - dominant homozygote aa - recessive homozygote. Mutations: changes in genotypes arise from mutations, mutations can be in the coding region or the non- coding region of dna. Non-coding regions can change the regulatory system of the protein: mutations can occur in somatic cells or germ cells, types of mutations, point mutations , insertions or deletions, translocations, deletions or duplications. Somatic cells will not pass down mutations but sex cells will. This is because sex cells to not arise from the somatic cells. This is not the case with plants that form their sex cells later on in life from the somatic cells.

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