Pedigree Analysis: Six
Modes of Inheritance
The inheritance patterns of many
monogenic (single-gene) traits can be
determined
by the analysis of
family trees (
pedigrees)
Pedigrees show
relationships
among individuals
Ex.:
Queen
Victoria's pedigree shows genetic inheritance of
Hemophilia A
Six basic
Modes of
Inheritance
Dominant
vs Recessive transmission
autosomal
vs sex-linked
traits
X -
linked traits affect predominantly
males
Y - linked traits affect only males
autosomal traits affect males & females equally
mtDNA
- linked affect both, passed only through
females
Consult Online Mendelian Inheritance
in Man () for examples of 'genetic' traits
N.B.: Many classical human genetic
conditions are not determined by a single gene
locus:
e.g., eye colour
1. Autosomal recessive
ex.: Oculocutaneous Albinism
()
Batten Disease (OMIM204200): high
frequency in
PTC
tasting ()
(Homework)
Clues: trait is usually
rare (allele frequency is low)
Allele
is usually present in heterozygous genotypes
trait
often occurs in matings of
related individuals
consanguineous
marriage - at least one ancestor in common,
versus
"inbreeding" - consanguineous
marriages occur more frequently than expected
trait often "skips generations"
Ascertainment Bias
in use of pedigree data
2. Autosomal dominant
ex.:
Achondroplasia ()
Huntington Disease ()
,
Type 5 (
ARVD5)
()
"Newfoundland's
sudden-death riddle resolved" ()
(
HNPCC)
ACHOO syndrome (
) - photic
sneezing
Fatal Familial Insomnia
() - a
prion
disease
Clues: Allele
is usually present in heterozygous genotype
trait must appear in every generation
Marker-assisted
genetic diagnosis (IG1 15.22)
3. X-linked recessive
ex.:
Hemophilia
A ()
Testicular
Feminization Syndrome ()
Red-Green Colour
Deficiency ()
Clues: trait occurs predominantly
in males
Affected males usually do not have affected offspring
"Criss-Cross
inheritance": affected males & females
alternate between generations
X-linked
Co-Dominant: the genetics of
4. X-linked dominant
ex.:
Hypophosphatemia ()
Clues:
Affected males always pass
the
trait to daughters
Affected females are usually heterozygous
5.
Y-linked