Bio 511 c4
Bio 511 c4
Bio 511 c4
Example: Majority of plants (peas, maize, Example: Most animals (homo sapiens) and
etc.) and some animals (earthworms, hydra) some plants (such as, oak trees and date
palms)
Occasionally the word hermaphrodite is used
to mean the same thing
SEX DETERMINATION
• In many animal species, chromosomes play a role in sex determination
• DIFFERENT MECHANISM OF SEX DETERMINATION IN ANIMALS: (a) X-Y system in
mammals, (b) X-O system in certain insects, (c) The Z-W system in birds, (d) The
haplo-diploid system in bees
THE X-Y SYSTEM
IN MAMMALS
• Humans have 46 chromosomes
– 44 autosomes
– 2 sex chromosomes
• Males contain one X and one Y chromosome
– They are termed heterogametic:
produce two kinds of gametes with
respect to sex chromosomes (X or Y)
• Females have two X chromosomes
– They are termed homogametic:
produce gametes with only one kind of
sex chromosome (X)
• The Y chromosome determines maleness
THE X-O SYSTEM IN
CERTAIN INSECTS
• In some insects,
– Males are XO and females are XX
• In other insects (fruit fly, for example)
– Males are XY and females are XX XO SYSTEM
O indicating
• The Y chromosome does NOT determines absence of a
maleness second sex
• Rather, it is the ratio between the X chromosome
chromosomes and the number of sets of
autosomes (X/A) determine sex!
• If a grasshopper has one X chromosome
and is diploid for the autosomes (2n), the
ratio is ½ or 0.5 MALE
– If X/A = 0.5, it becomes a male
– If X/A = 1.0, it becomes a female
• The Y chromosome in
Drosophila plays no role in sex
Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) determination.
W chromosome
determines femaleness
THE HAPLOID-DIPLOID SYSTEM
IN BEES In bees, the sex of a honeybee is
determined by whether the egg is
fertilized or not (parthenogenesis)
• Males are known as the
drones
– They are haploid
– Produced from unfertilized eggs
• Females include the worker
bees and queen bees
– They are diploid
– Produced from fertilized eggs
SEX DETERMINATION BY
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
1. Among some DIOECIOUS TAXA - Such as some
species of fish, alligators and sea turtles.
2. sex is determined not by genetics but by the
environment.
3. Concentrations of hormones or differences in
temperature will cause the developing embryo
to develop as either a male or a female.
Male Characteristics
1. SRY gene produced TDF. TDF induces the medulla of the embryonic gonads to
develop into testes
2. After the testes have formed, TESTOSTERONE secretions initiates the development
of male sexual characteristic
3. Testosterone is a hormone that binds to receptors in many kinds of cell
4. Once bound, the hormone-receptor complex transmit a signal to the nucleus
instructing the cell in how to differentiate
5. The concerted differentiation of many types of cells leads to the development of
distinctly male characteristics such as heavy musculature, beard, and deep voice
Sex
Determination in
Female
• In the absence of a Y
chromosome, NO SRY
gene NO TDF is
produced.
Fertilized by Fertilized by
Sperm with Y chromosome Sperm with X chromosome
Male Egg with X sex chromosome Female
Fertilized by Fertilized by
Sperm with Y chromosome Sperm with X chromosome
Genetic
Embryo with XY sex chromosomes Embryo with XX sex chromosomes
sex
Male Egg with X sex chromosome Female
Fertilized by Fertilized by
Sperm with Y chromosome Sperm with X chromosome
Genetic
Embryo with XY sex chromosomes Embryo with XX sex chromosomes
sex
Sex-determining region of
No Y chromosome, so no
the Y chromosome (SRY)
Gonadal SRY. With no masculinizing
brings about development
sex influence, undifferentiated
of undifferentiated gonads
gonads develop into ovaries
and testes
Male Egg with X sex chromosome Female
Fertilized by Fertilized by
Sperm with Y chromosome Sperm with X chromosome
Genetic
Embryo with XY sex chromosomes Embryo with XX sex chromosomes
sex
Sex-determining region of
No Y chromosome, so no
the Y chromosome (SRY)
Gonadal SRY. With no masculinizing
brings about development
sex influence, undifferentiated
of undifferentiated gonads
gonads develop into ovaries
and testes
Fertilized by Fertilized by
Sperm with Y chromosome Sperm with X chromosome
Genetic
Embryo with XY sex chromosomes Embryo with XX sex chromosomes
sex
Sex-determining region of
No Y chromosome, so no
the Y chromosome (SRY)
Gonadal SRY. With no masculinizing
brings about development
sex influence, undifferentiated
of undifferentiated gonads
gonads develop into ovaries
into testes
• Example:
• Xw+ or X+ wild type
red-eyed fly
• Xw mutated
white-eyed fly
Sex Linkage in HEMIZYGOTE
An organism
that carry only
Drosophila ONE COPY of a
gene
mutated gene
is X-linked!
1. Morgan (1910) found a mutant
white-eyed male fly, and used it in
a series of experiments that
showed a gene for eye color
located on the X chromosome.
ANSWER:
SEX-LINKED TRAITS IN
HUMANS
CHARACTERISTICS OF SEX-LINKED
RECESSIVE INHERITANCE
X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE
• Involving RECESSIVE ALLELES on
the X chromosome
• Most affected individuals are
male!! - HEMIZYGOUS
• Affected males result from
mother who are affected
(homozygous recessive).
Because male get their X from
their mother.
• Affected females come from
affected fathers and affected or
carrier mothers.
• females express it only if they
get a copy from both parents.
X-LINKED RECESSIVE
INHERITANCE
1. With a carrier mother,
1
a) ⁄2 of her sons will show the
trait and
1
b) ⁄2 will be free of the allele.
JUSTIFICATION?
Every son will ONLY inherit Y chromosome from the father.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SEX-LINKED RECESSIVE
INHERITANCE
JUSTIFICATION
MALES are HEMIZYGOUS! Their genotype is XhY. They only need ONE COPY
OF THE RECESSIVE allele to express the phenotype. Females need to be
homozygous recessive to express the phenotype.
JUSTIFICATION
Because all sons will receive one X chromosome that carry the recessive
allele from the mother and Y chromosome from the father. Because they
are HEMIZYGOUS, they will be affected!
EXAMPLE OF X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE
HEMOPHILIA
Figure 1.0: X-linked recessive inheritance (a) Painting of Queen
Victoria as a young woman. (b) Pedigree of Queen Victoria (III-2)
and her descendants, showing the inheritance of hemophilia.
QUEEN VICTORIA HAEMOPHILIA FAMILY LINEAGE
1. Queen Victoria of England was a
carrier of the gene for hemophilia.
2. She passed the harmful allele for this
X-linked trait on to one of her four
sons and at least two of her five
daughters.
3. Her son Leopold had the disease and
died at age 30, while her daughters
were only carriers.
4. As a result of marrying into other
European royal families, the
princesses Alice and Beatrice spread
hemophilia to Russia, Germany, and
Spain.
5. By the early 20th century, ten of
Victoria’s descendents had
hemophilia. All of them were men.
EXAMPLE OF X-LINKED
RECESSIVE INHERITANCE
DUCHENNE
MUSCULAR
DYSTROPHY
The most common form, begins to weaken the legs of boys by age 3 and
inevitably gets worse with each passing year.
Inheritance of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
EXAMPLE OF X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE
RED GREEN COLOR-BLINDNESS
gametes XB XB Xb Y
gametes XB Xb Xb Y
XA
F M
X AX A X AY
normal normal
Egg
s
Xa
F M
X AX a X aY
carrier affected
Every son will ONLY inherit Y chromosome from the father which
doesn’t carry the dominant allele.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SEX-LINKED DOMINANT
INHERITANCE
gametes XB Xb Xb Y
Xa
F M
X aX A X aY
affected normal
Egg
s
Xa
F M
X aX A X aY
affected normal
XA
Egg
s
Xa
DEFINITION OF
DOSAGE COMPENSATION?
XB X B Black fur
Male XO Y Orange fur
cats
XB Y Black fur
Genotype X BY X OY X BX B X OX O X BX O
Females Are Mosaics for X-Linked Genes
• Some cells express
the maternal X and
others express the
paternal X
• Cats heterozygous
for orange and
black gene must
carry two X
chromosomes Calico cats are always female
Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
• X-linked recessive disorder in humans characterized by small/lack teeth,
no sweat glands and sparse body hair.
Male BB, Bb bb
Female BB Bb, bb
• The sex-influenced nature of pattern baldness is related to
the production of the male sex hormone testosterone.
Practice Problems
• If two individuals heterozygous for the pattern baldness allele have children,
what proportion of males will lose their hair? What proportion of females will
lose their hair?
Example of inheritance pattern
involving baldness
Bb X Bb
Gamete B b
B BB Bb
Bald male Bald male
Bald female Nonbald female
b Bb bb
Bald male Nonbald male
Nonbald female Nonbald female
• Rheumatoid arthritis occurs more often
in females than males due to the presence
of estrogen. A heterozygous woman
marries a heterozygous male. RR would
cause the condition in both sexes. A
homozygous recessive, rr genotype would
prevent the disorder in both sexes.