PUBH 1145 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Zygosity, Karyotype, Meiosis

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Dna : double stranded helix of genetic material: adenine-thymine, guanine-cytosine. Genes : differing lengths and sequences of dna. Humans have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs: 44 autosomes, 2 sex chromosomes. Karyotype is the complete genetic makeup of a cell: able to be examined under the microscope for abnormalities. Sex cells (egg and sperm) only have 23, and are called haploid: as a result of meiosis, when fertilization occurs, new cell will have full 46 chromosomes. Each paired chromosome pair has a variety of the specific gene called an allele. Genes occupy a specific locus on a chromosome. Differences in alleles results in how that trait will manifest. Homozygous: both alleles are the same. Dominant alleles will always express when inherited: whether homozygous or heterozygous. Recessive alleles will only express when the individual is homozygous. Co-dominant alleles will both express to varying degrees when inherited. Other genes, environmental factors, gender can influence penetrance of expression.

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