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Sex Linkage and Recombination

The document discusses different types of genetic traits including: - Sex-linked traits which are located on the sex chromosomes (X or Y) and include examples like color blindness, muscular dystrophy, and hemophilia. - X-linked traits which are located on the X chromosome. - Y-linked traits which are located on the Y chromosome including examples like azoospermia. - Sex-influenced traits which are affected by biological sex with higher frequencies in one sex. - Sex-limited traits which are expressed in only one biological sex. The document provides examples and explanations of different genetic conditions and traits and poses questions about inheritance patterns to analyze based on provided genotypes.

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Sex Linkage and Recombination

The document discusses different types of genetic traits including: - Sex-linked traits which are located on the sex chromosomes (X or Y) and include examples like color blindness, muscular dystrophy, and hemophilia. - X-linked traits which are located on the X chromosome. - Y-linked traits which are located on the Y chromosome including examples like azoospermia. - Sex-influenced traits which are affected by biological sex with higher frequencies in one sex. - Sex-limited traits which are expressed in only one biological sex. The document provides examples and explanations of different genetic conditions and traits and poses questions about inheritance patterns to analyze based on provided genotypes.

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WHAT’S THE

DIAGRAM?
• Y linked
• X linked recessive
• X linked dominant
• Y linked
• X linked dominant
SEX LINKAGE
AND
RECOMBINATION
SEX-LINKED TRAITS
• The gene (pair) that determines a character (e.g. Hemophilia)
is located on the sex chromosomes.
X-LINKED TRAITS
• a sex-linked trait is where the gene or allele for the trait is
found on the X chromosome
Color Blindness-
• Only one type of pigment protein is present in each class of
cone cell; they see brighter greens as tans, olive greens as
browns, and reds as reddish browns
Muscular Dystrophy
• refers a group of disorders that involve a progressive loss of
muscle mass and consequent loss of strength.
Hemophilia
• is a rare bleeding disorder in which the
blood doesn't clot normally. If you have
hemophilia, you may bleed for a longer
time than others after an injury. You also
may bleed inside your body (internally),
especially in your knees, ankles, and
elbows.
Fragile X syndrome
• is a genetic condition that causes a range of
developmental problems including learning
disabilities and cognitive impairment. Usually,
males are more severely affected by
this disorder than females. Affected individuals
usually have delayed development of speech and
language by age 2.
Y-LINKED TRAIT
• a sex-linked trait where the gene or allele for the trait is found
on the Y chromosome
Azoospermia

• the medical condition of a man whose


semen contains no sperm. It is
associated with infertility, but many
forms are amenable to medical
treatment.
Abnormal or Absent Testicular
Development
• The sex determining region Y (SRY) of the Y
chromosome is specifically responsible for normal
development of the male gonads (testicles). If this
region is deleted, an XY individual will have a range of
defects in testicular development (gonadal dysgenesis)
often resulting in ambiguous genitalia or formation of
female gonads. In some cases, true hermaphroditism
(the presence of both a male and female reproductive
tract organs) can result. Men with this deletion are
usually infertile with little or no sperm production.
Retinitis Pigmentosa

• genetically inherited disease of


the eye in which the cells of the
retina produce defective proteins.
Symptoms include a progressive
loss of sight starting with
decreased night vision, followed
by loss of peripheral or side vision
and finally blindness.
Hypertrichos pinnae auris
• a Y-linked trait affected males have hair growing
from their ears
SEX-INFLUENCED TRAIT
• any trait in a diploid organism whose expression is affected by
an individual’s biological sex; a trait that occurs at a higher
frequency in one sex over the other

• e.g. Pattern Baldness can occur in both males and females,


however it is much more common in males.
SEX-LIMITED TRAITS
• any trait in a diploid organism whose expression is limited to
just one biological sex

• e.g. Genes for milk production in dairy cattle affect only cows.
(ii). Beard growth in humans is limited to men.
ANSWER THE GIVEN
QUESTION:
• Male-pattern baldness is a X-linked
recessive trait, labeled Xb with the
dominant normal hair gene being XB
A father with the genotype XBY and a
mother with the genotype XbXb have a
son.
What is the percent chance that the son
will inherit male-pattern baldness?

(make a punnet square analysis)


• Color blindness is a sex-linked recessive trait in humans.
A woman who is a carrier for color blindness has children with a
man who is color blind. (Make a pedigree analysis)
Which of the following is true regarding their offspring?

a. All sons are carrier


b. All sons are color blinds
c. Any daughter is either color blind or a carrier
d. No daughter are color blind
• Hemophilia in humans is due to an X-chromosome mutation.
What will be the results of mating between a normal (non-
carrier) female and a hemophilac male? (XHXH and XhY)

(Make a pedigree analysis and give your interpretation)


Thank you !!!

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