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BeyondMendelianInheritance GeneticsofMagicalAbility
RulesofInheritance
SometraitsfollowthesimplerulesofMendelian inheritanceofdominantandrecessivegenes.
IncompleteDominance
Incompletedominanceresultsinaphenotypethatisa blendofaheterozygousallelepair. Ex.,Redflower+Blueflower=>Purpleflower
FF FF FF
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IncompleteDominance
Codominance
Codominance
Codominanceresultsinaphenotypethatshowsboth traitsofanallelepair. Ex.,Redflower+Whiteflower=>Red&White spottedflower(bothtraits)
Multiplealleles
Multiplealleleshavemorethan2variations. Ex.,humanbloodtypehas3differentallelevariants, A,B,andO.
MultipleAlleles:HumanBloodtype
IfparentshaveA(AO)andB(BB)bloodtypes,whatarethe possiblegenotypesandphenotypesoftheirchildren?
MultipleAlleles:HumanBloodtype
RegulatoryGenes
Question:Can2Manxcatswithouttailshaveakitten withatail?ShowyouranswerusingPunnettSquare.
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RegulatoryGenes:ManxCat
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ComplexTraitsinHarryPotter
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ComplexTrait:HagridsHeight
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ComplexTrait:HagridsHeight
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ComplexTrait:HarrysEyes
Eyecolorinhumanshasmultiplealleles:
B=brown(codominantwithgreen) G=green(codominantwithbrown) b=blue(recessivetobothbrownandgreen)
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ComplexTraits:HarrysEyes
Eyecolorinhumanshasmultiplealleles:
B=brown(codominantwithgreen) G=green(codominantwithbrown) b=blue(recessivetobothbrownandgreen)
DrawaPunnettsquarewithHarrysparents:Lilywith greeneyes(GG)andJameswithhazeleyes(BG).
ComplexTraitActivity:MagicalAbility
(independentgroupactivity)
ComplexTraitActivity:MagicalAbility
(guidedactivity)
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MagicalAbility:PossiblePhenotypes
Howwouldyoudescribethefollowingcharacters magicalability?
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MagicalAbility:PossiblePhenotypes
MagicalAbility:PossiblePhenotypes
Howwouldyoudescribethefollowingcharacters magicalability?
Eachcategoryofmagicalabilitydescriptionrepresents ageneresponsibleforcertainobservabletraits:
Expressionhastheabilityordoesnthavetheability Strengthhasstrong,average,orweakmagicalability
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MagicalAbility:PossibleGenotypes
Hint:ArethetwophenotypescomplextraitsandnotsimpleMendeliantraits? Ifso,whattypeofcomplextraitarethey?
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MagicalAbility:PossibleGenotypes
Whatarepossiblegenotypesforthephenotypesof expressedandnotexpressedmagicalability?
Expressed(witches&wizards)ss Notexpressed(Muggles)SS,Ss
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MagicalAbility:PossibleGenotypes
Whatarepossiblegenotypesforthephenotypesof thestrengthofmagicalability?
MagicalAbility:PossibleGenotypes
Summaryofphenotypesandgenotypes formagicalability
Expressed(witches&wizards)ss Notexpressed(muggles)Ss,SS(silencinggene)
MagicalGenes:Summaryof2Genes
Mustbesstohavemagicalability:
MMss=verypowerfulwizard MMss=averagewizard MMss=veryweakwizard(orsquib)
IfyouhaveatleastoneSyouareaMuggle:
MMSs,MMSs,MMSs=aMugglewhocouldhavechildren withmagicalabilitywithaspousewithatleastones MMSS,MMSS,MMSS=aMugglewhowouldneverhave childrenwithmagicalability
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MagicalAbility:CharactersGenotypes
Usingthegenotypesummary,whatarepossible genotypesofeachcharacter?
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MagicRunsinFamilies
Answerthefollowingquestionsandprovidereasoning foryouranswers:
HermionespossiblegenotypeisMMss,indicating
HermionesParents
Question:WhatarepossiblegenotypesofHermiones parentswhoareMuggles(nomagicalability)?
HermionesgenotypeisMMss.
ForHermionesinheritedss,bothofherMuggleparents musthaveSs. ForHermionesinheritedMM,bothparentsmayhaveMM orMM,butneitherparentscanhaveMMallelepair.
Hermionesparentspossiblegenotypesare:
MMSs,orMMSs
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HarryandGinnysChildren
Question:WillallofHarryandGinnyschildrenhave magicalability?
Parentsmagicalgenes:
HarrysgenotypeisMMss. GinnysgenotypemaybeMMssorMMss.
HarrysandGinnyschildrensgenotypes:
SinceHarryandGinnyeachhasanssallelepair,theycan onlypasssallelestotheirchildren.Therefore,alloftheir childrenhavinginheritedssallelepair,havemagicalability.
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DudleysChildren
Question:CouldDudleyDursleypotentiallyhave childrenwithmagicalability? Dudleysparentsgenotypes:
VernonDursleyisaboutasmagiclessasonecanget.So letsassumeVernonsgenotypeisMMSS. PetuniassisterLilyPotterhadmagicalability.So,Petunia canhaveagenotypeofSSorSsallelepair.
Dudleysgenotypes:
IfDudleyinheritedSallelefrombothparents,hecannot havekidswithmagicalability. IfDudleyinheritedansallelefromPetunia,hecanhavekids withmagicalabilitywithaMugglewithanSsallelepair,ora witchpossessinganssallelepair.
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