Problem Set 6, Fall 2015 Name: 8 points total 1. You suspect that two genes, d and e, might be linked. You cross a heterozygote with homozygous recessive and get the results shown below (Where D = the dominant phenotype, d = the recessive phenotype, etc. Assume that d+ and e+ are dominant.). De 512 d+ e–/d– e– 1035 dE 523 d– e+/d– e– (1035 + 940)/2 = 987.5 D E 471 d+ e+/d– e– 940 de 469 d– e–/d– e– a. Use the chi square test to determine whether d and e are linked. (1035 – 987.5)2/987.5 + (940 – 987.5)2/987.5 = 2256.25/987.5 + 2256.25/987.5 = 2.28 + 2.28 = 4.56 If you look at the chi square table you’ll see that the value of 4.56 with 1 degree of freedom corresponds to a probability < 0.05 that the results are due to chance. Therefore the two genes appear to be linked. b. What was the genotype of the original heterozygous parent that was crossed to give the results shown above? d+ e–/d– e+ (often abbreviated d+ e/d e+ or even + e/d +) 2. While on a quest, you come across two pure-breeding strains of dragons, one with green scales with jagged edges and the other with purple scales with smooth edges. You notice that the dragons have offspring, all but one of which have green scales and jagged edges. The one unique offspring is mostly green with jagged scales but also has a small spot where the scales are purple and smooth. a. Please provide the genotypes of the parents and the F1 offspring g+ j+/g+ j+ X g– j–/g– j– => g+ j+/g– j– b. Assuming the genes are linked, are the mutations in cis or trans in the F1 offspring? cis c. Draw out a mitotic recombination event that could account for the anomalous offspring with the green, jagged scales and a spot with purple smooth scales. 1 Problem Set 6, Fall 2015 Name: 8 points total 3. You’ve discovered a new species of purple-eyed tree frogs, J. mannae. Some of the individuals have blue rather than purple eyes. Eye color is determined by a single locus, blue (bl). To study the genetic basis of eye color in J. mannae, you perform genetic crosses between mutant and wild type and get the following results. +/+ males X bl/bl females bl/bl males X +/+ females bl/+ X bl/+ all purple-eyed all blue-eyed ½ purple- and ½ blue-eyed How do you explain these results? What mode of inheritance does this represent (10 pts) bl appears to be subject to genomic imprinting. If bl/bl = blue then it is maternally imprinted. 4. After determining pink skin (p) and fuzzy fur (f) to be recessive in a population of duckbill platypus on the remote island of Mushkibibble, you notice an individual with a single pink spot. a. Diagram 3 possible explanations of how this came to be. 2 Problem Set 6, Fall 2015 8 points total Name: b. You then find a platypus with a pink spot next to a fuzzy spot. Diagram how this could have happened. 3 Problem Set 6, Fall 2015 Name: 8 points total 5. You have identified three genes on the third chromosome in the newly discovered singing firefly S. myersae. Mutations in the first gene, dim prevent fluorescence of the fireflies. Mutations in the second gene, grn, causes the animals to develop green wings. Mutations in the third gene, voiceless (vls for short), cause the normally musical fireflies to be silent. You cross triply heterozygous individuals by homozygous recessive individuals and obtain the results shown below. 106 592 157 27 18 171 615 131 1817 wild type green dim voiceless green, dim green, voiceless dim, voiceless green, dim, voiceless total A. What is the order of the three linked genes? grn dim vls B. Calcualte the map distances between each of the genes: dim to grn (131+106+27+18)/1817 X100% = 15.5 cM grn to vls 15.5 + 20.5 = 36.0 vls to dim (171+157+27+18)/1817 X 100 = 20.5 C. What is the genotype of the two parents used in this cross? grn + +/+ dim vls X grn dim vls/grn dim vls D. You have mapped two other genes, glo and hop to the same chromosome. In separate mapping experiments, you find that glo is 5.5 mu from grn. hop is 10.5 mu from grn, and glo is 5 mu from hop. Please draw a map showing the relative location of the dim, grn, vls, glo and hop. grn 5.5 hop 5 glo 5.5 grn glo 5 5 hop 15.5 4 dim 20.5 vls dim 20.5 vls Problem Set 6, Fall 2015 Name: 8 points total 6. In your studies of the rare squirrel S. ydeaed in Bloomington you noticed several interesting phenotypes. Your studies reveal three recessive mutations that affect the squirrels’ tails. b produces blue instead of brown; f causes extremely fuzzy tails instead of normal, and t causes large teeth instead of normal teeth. You cross a triply heterozygous female with a homozygous recessive male and find the following results: 323 10 69 87 73 13 342 83 blue tail color, extremely fuzzy tail and normal teeth blue tail color, normal fuzzy tail and larger sized teeth blue tail color, normal fuzzy tail and normal teeth blue tail color, extremely fuzzy tail and larger sized teeth brown tail color, extremely fuzzy tail and larger sized teeth brown tail color, extremely fuzzy tail and normal teeth brown tail color, normal fuzzy tail, and larger sized teeth all wild type A. Are the genes linked? Briefly explain why you think they are or are not. Yes because blue, fuzzy and normal and brown, normal and large teeth all cosegregate preferentially. B. What is the genotype of each of the original parents (i.e. those that were crossed to produce the offspring listed above? f b +/+ + t X f b t/f b t C. What is the distance between the genes: b and f: (73 + 69 + 10 + 13)/1000 X 100 = 16.5 cM b and t: (87 + 83 + 10 + 13)/1000 X 100 = 19.3 cM f and t: 16.5 + 19.3 = 35.8 cM 7. You suspect that two genes, cb and bx, are linked. A test cross of cb bx/ + + produces the results shown below. cb bx/cb bx 312 609 + + /cb bx 297 (609 + 553)/2 = 581 cb +/cb bx 272 553 + bx/cb bx 281 Are you correct in supposing the two genes are linked? What is the probability that the two genes are unlinked and the results shown are the result of chance? Have you written the genotypes correctly? chi2 = (609-581)2/581 + (553 – 581)2/581 = 784/581 + 784/581 = 1.35 + 1.35 = 2.70 p>0.10 so we can’t reject the null hypothesis; the genes may be unlinked genotypes should have been written cb–/cb–; bx–/bx– cb+/cb–; bx+/bx– cb+/cb–; bx+/bx– cb–/cb–; bx+/bx+ 5 Problem Set 6, Fall 2015 Name: 8 points total 8. In your studies of the mythical Farlow’s sparrow in Bloomington you discovered three recessive mutations that affect the birds: (b) produces a pointed beak instead of blunt, t causes turquoise colored feathers instead of black, and l causes abnormally long tail feathers. You cross triply heterozygous females with homozygous recessive males and find the following results: 94 372 14 80 11 381 84 89 1125 pointed beaks, turquoise feathers and normal tail feathers pointed beaks, black feathers and long tail feathers pointed beaks, black feathers and normal tail feathers pointed beaks, turquoise feathers and long tail feathers normal beaks, turquoise feathers and long tail feathers normal beaks, turquoise feathers and normal tail feathers normal beaks, black feathers and long tail feathers normal beaks, black feathers and normal tail feathers A. Are the genes linked? Briefly explain why you think they are or are not. Yes, because combination of three alleles segregate together (giving the parentals). B. What is the distance between the genes: b and t: 17.2 + 18.0 = 35.2 cM t and l: (80 + 89 + 11 + 14)/1125 X 100% = 17.2 cM b and l: (94 + 84 + 14 + 11)/1125 X 100% = 18.0 cM C. Previous mapping experiments have shown that the gene for flight (gene f, mutations produce flightless birds) is 4 map units from gene t. You cross f and l heterozygotes with homozygous recessive and get the following results: 101 flightless 104 long tail feathers 14 flightless and long tail feathers 17 wild type 236 How far apart are f and l? (14 + 17)/236 X 100 = 13.1cM D. Please draw a map of the four genes (b, t, l and f), including distances. b 18.0 l 13.1 6 f 4.0 t