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13 Meiosis Flashcards

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When does meiosis I begin?

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Meiosis begins after chromosomes are replicated during S phase and the cell moves through G2 phase

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Early Prophase I

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nuclear envelope begins to break down, chromosomes condense, the spindle apparatus begins to form, then synapsis occurs

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Synapsis

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homologous chromosome pairs come together, usually requires breaking and connecting DNA of 2 homology at many spots along their length, creating a bivalent

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Bivalent

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consists of paired homologous replicated chromosomes, where each homolog consists of two sister chromatids

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Late Prophase I

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nuclear envelope breaks down, and the two homologs within each bivalent become attached to microtubules coming from opposing poles of the spindle apparatus

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Chiasmata/Chiasma

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X-shaped structures that help hold homologous chromosomes together during Meiosis I and are a way in which Meiosis creates genetic diversity

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Crossing Over

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process of exchange in the parts of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of maternal and paternal homologs at each chiasma after synapsis

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Metaphase I

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kinetochore microtubules move the pairs of homologous chromosomes (bivalents) to a region called the metaphase plate where they are independently aligned

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Metaphase plate

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an imaginary plane midway between the poles of the spindle apparatus

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Anaphase I

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homologous chromosomes in each bivalent separate from each other as they are moved to opposite poles of the spindle apparatus

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Telophase I

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homologs finish moving to opposite sides of the spindle, cytokinesis occurs, forming two haploid daughter cells

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What happens to the chromosome number of daughter cells after Meiosis I?

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reduces and the cells become haploid, having only one copy of each type of chromosome

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What does Meiosis II do?

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separate the sister chromatids of the replicated chromosomes into separate cells so each will contain unreplicated daughter chromosomes

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Prophase II

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a spindle apparatus forms in both daughter cells, nuclear envelope breaks apart, chromosomes move toward the middle of each cell

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Metaphase II

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each chromosome is attached by microtubules to both poles and are lined up at the metaphase plate

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Anaphase II

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sister chromatids of each chromosome are separated and become independent daughter chromosomes

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Telophase II

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chromosomes move to different daughter cells forming 4 haploid cells each with 1 daughter chromosome of each type in the chromosome set

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What are the stages in Prophase I?

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(1) Condensation of Chromosomes as sister chromatids are held by cohesins (2) Synapsis where bivalent is held by synaptonemal complex (3) Breaks in DNA lead to crossover between non-sister chromatids (4) Synaptonemal complex disassembles as 2 homologs are held at the chiasmata until it breaks and leaves 2 unconnected chromosomes

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How does Meiosis promote genetic variation?

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crossing over during meiosis I and the shuffling of maternal and paternal chromosomes into haploid cells

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Asexual reproduction

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any mechanism of producing offspring that involves a single parent

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Sexual reproduction

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production of offspring that involves two parents

22
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What type of reproduction occurs in plants?

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Both asexual (sporophytes) and sexual (gametophytes)

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Principle of independent assortment

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Each pair of hereditary elements (alleles of the same gene) behave independently of other genes during meiosis

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Genetic recombination

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change in the combination of alleles in a chromosome or in an individual

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Self-fertilization

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two gametes produced by the same individual fuse to form a diploid offspring that’s genetically different from the parent

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Outcrossing

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gametes from different individuals combine to form offspring, increasing genetic diversity

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Nondisjunction

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meiotic error where either both homologs in meiosis I or both sister chromatids in meiosis II move to the same daughter cell; too many or too few chromosomes in daughter cell

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Aneuploid

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cells that have too many or too few chromosomes of a particular type

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Purifying selection

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natural selection against deleterious alleles

30
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Why is sexual reproduction helpful?

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(1) Offspring are not doomed to inherit harmful alleles (2) the production of genetically varied offspring means that at least some may be able to resist rapidly evolving pathogens and parasites

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Meiosis

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nuclear division that leads to a halving of chromosome number and ultimately to the production of sperm and egg in animals

32
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What are cells produced by meiosis in plants and other eukaryotes called?

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Spores, which often reproduce by mitosis rather than fuse

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Autosomes

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Chromosomes found in two copies in both males and females

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Sex chromosomes

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Chromosomes that are NOT found in two copies in both males and females

35
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How many chromosomes do humans have?

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24 chromosomes: 2 sex chromosomes (X and Y) and 22 autosomes labeled 1-22

36
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What is the karyotype of females?

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46XX; females have 2 of each autosome and 2 X chromosomes, a total of 46 chromosomes

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What is the karyotype of males?

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46XY; males have 2 of each autosomes and one of each sex chromosome

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Karyotype

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summaries of a species, number and types of chromosomes

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Homologous chromosomes or homologs

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Chromosome pairs that are the same size and shape, and carry the same genes

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Gene

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a section of DNA that influences some hereditary trait in an individual

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Allele

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Different versions of the same gene found on homologous chromosomes

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Diploid

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“double form,” having two copies of each autosome; diploid cells have two alleles of each gene, one on each of the homologous pairs of chromosomes

43
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Haploid

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“single form,” cells that have only one of each chromosome, produced by plants (called spores) and animals (called gametes) during reproduction; have one allele of each gene

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Haploid number (n)

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number of chromosomes present in a gamete

45
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What is the haploid number for human sperm and egg cells?

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n=23; eggs have one of each autosome and an X chromosome, sperm have one of each autosome and either an X or a Y chromosome

46
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Polyploid

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“many form,” have more than 2 of each chromosome

47
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Ploidy

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number of chromosomes in a cell’s nucleus

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