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Cell Division: Mitosis & Meiosis Flashcards

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What is Karyokinesis?

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partition of the nucleus/formation of 2 new nuclear membranes

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What is Cytokinesis?

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division of the cytoplasm and cell membrane/formation of 2 new cell membranes

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What are the two phases of the cell cycle?

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Interphase and Mitosis

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What are the different phases within interphase?

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G1, S, G2

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What are the phases within mitosis?

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prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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How long is a cell in the interphase and mitosis stages?

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Interphase- 90% ~20hr
Mitosis- 10% ~2hr

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What is involved in the G1 phase?

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cell growth, transcription, translation, and G0

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What is involved in the S phase?

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(synthesis); DNA replication

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What is involved in the G2 phase?

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Check for any DNA damage and repair

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What is involved in Mitosis?

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separation of sister chromatids, karyokinesis, and cytokinesis

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In the cell cycle, when is a nuclear membrane present?

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G1 to prophase

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12
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In the cell cycle, when are there no visible chromosomes?

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G1 through G2

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What is a checkpoint in the cell cycle?

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transition from step to step

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What are checkpoints regulated by?

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> 1000 genes/proteins and many microRNAs

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What are cycllins?

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groups of proteins; level of the proteins changes throughout the cycle

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What are cyclin dependent kinases?

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they attach phosphates to other proteins and activate them

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What are phophatases?

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they remove protein groups

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What so transcription factors do?

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specific ability to bind directly to DNA and trigger transcription of certain genes

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What are the chromatin modifying proteins? (5)

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TOPOisomerase II
Cohesin
Separase
Securin
Microtubules Associated Proteins (MAPs)

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What is the function of TOPOisomerase II?

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unwinds DNA double helix

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What is the function of cohesin?

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keeps sister chromatids together

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What is the function of separase?

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cleaves cohesin and separates centromeres

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What is the function of securin?

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triggers anaphase, transports separase to the nucleus

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What are some examples of MAPs?

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kinesins, dyneins

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In the S phase, how many different “phases” are there and what are they?

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2: early replication and late replication

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What is present during the early replication “phase” of the S phase?

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transcriptionally active DNA

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What is present during the late replication “phase of the S phase?

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inactive DNA; heterochromatin

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What is the result of mitosis?

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equal division of genetic material and the formation of two new daughter cells

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What occurs during prophase?

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chromosomes begin to condense, sister chromatids become visible, nucleolus disintegrates, nuclear membrane breakdown

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What is a centrosome?

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microtubule organizing center. Composed of centrioli which divide and move apart

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What occurs during prometaphase?

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chromsomes move towards midline and condensing continues, sister chromatids become visible, formation of spindles, no nuclear membrane, and chromosomes attach to spindles

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What does DNA decatenation mean?

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the sister chromatids become visible

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What occurs during metaphase?

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maximum chromosome condensation, chromosomes attach to spindles at both poles, kinetochores under tension

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34
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What does colchicine do?

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“spindle poison” causes damage to the spindles and arrests mitosis

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What occurs during anaphase?

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split of the centromeres, separation of the sister chromatids, sister chromatids pulled apart and moved to separate poles

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36
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After disjunction, what are sister chromatids called?

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daughter chromosomes

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What occurs during telophase?

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daughter chromosomes arrive at the poles, karyokinesis, decondensation pf chromosomes, cytokinesis

38
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How many checkpoints are there in the cell cycle?

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4

39
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What is the G1-S checkpoint for?

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whether or not the cell qualifies for cell division

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What is the S-G2 checkpoint for?

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TO check that all the DNA is replicated and that it has only been replicated once

41
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What is the G2-M checkpoint for?

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To check if the DNA is damaged and repair it

42
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What is the M checkpoint for?

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To check that spindle is well attached to the kinetochore

43
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What is the biological function of Mitosis?

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  • replicate genetic material and divide it equally/without mistakes between daughter cells
  • growth, replacement, and maintenance of cells
44
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What are the essentials of mistosis?

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  • homologous chromosomes behave independently from each other
  • disjunction/separation of sister chromatids
  • chromosome # before=chromosome # after
45
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Which type of cells undergo diploid mitosis and what is the purpose?

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Somatic cells; for growth and development

46
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What type of cell undergo haploid meiosis and what is the purpose?

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Germ cells; for sexual reproduction

47
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What happens to the genetic material in cells that under go mitosis?

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Remains the same

48
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What happens to the genetic material in cells that undergo meiosis?

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It is cut in half

49
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How many stages are in Meiosis Prophase I and what are they?

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There are 5
1. leptonema
2. zygonema
3. pachynema
4. diplonema
5. diakinesis

50
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What happens in the leptonema stage of prophase I?

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stage 1: chromatin condenses and is the start of homology search

51
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What are chromomeres?

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bread like irregularly spaced condensations

52
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What happens in the zygonema stage of prophase I?

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stage 2: continuation of condensation, homologs find each other, formation of bivalents, start of synapsis

53
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What are bivalents?

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two homologous chromosomes

54
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What does synapsis mean?

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homologous pairing

55
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What happens in the pachynema stage of prophase I?

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stage 3: pairing and synapsis complete, formation of tetrads, starting of crossing over

56
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What are tetrads?

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A group of sister chromatids (2) and non-sister chromatids (2)

57
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What is crossing over?

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the genetic exchange between two non-sister chromatids

58
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What happens in the diplonema stage of prophase I?

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stage 4: crossing over is complete, non-sister chromatids start to separate

59
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What is the biological importance of crossing over?

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generates new combinations of parental genetic material
source of genetic variability
corrects mutations

60
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What is a chiasmata?

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reflects the site of recombination (cross overs)

61
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What happens in the diakinesis stage of prophase I?

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stage 5: tetrad appearance fades, chiasma becomes less visible/moves toward end of tetrad, nucleolus and nuclear envelope dissolve

62
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How many cell divisions happen after prophase I and what are they?

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two:
1. metaphase I –> telophase I
2. metaphase II –> telophase II

63
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What happens during metaphase I?

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each tetrad has 2 centromeres, terminal chiasmata hold non-sister chromatids together, orientation on metaphase plate random

64
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What happens during anaphase I?

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separation of homologous chromosomes (dyads are mixture of parental genomes)

65
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What happens during telophase I?

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cytokinesis and karyokinesis

66
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Is there an interphase phase in meiosis? If so, how is it different than that in mitosis?

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Yes, there is NO DNA replication. Only for transcription and translation

67
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What happens during metaphase II –> telophase II?

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Similar process to mitosis, results in 4 haploid gametes, each monad is a mixture of parental genomes

68
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To ensure proper segregation of homologs how many crossovers must occur during the first meiotic division?

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At least one per meiotic chromosome pairs

69
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What does DSBs stand for?

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meiotic DNA double-strand breaks

70
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Formation of crossovers is strictly dependent on what?

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formation and subsequent repair of DSBs

71
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How are DSBs repaired?

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homologous recombination

72
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What are DSBs produced by?

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topoisomerase related protein SPO-11

73
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On average, how many meiotic DSBs are produced on a single chromosome pair?

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2 (bivalent)

74
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Repairs of DSBs result in either…

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cross overs (Holliday junction intermediate) or non-cross overs

75
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What protein binds to recombination hotspots?

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PRMD9 (zing finger protein)

76
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How does frequency of recombination differ between males and females?

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females have a higher rate of recombination than males

77
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What causes a higher rate of recombination?

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more short chromosomes, at distal end of chromosomes, GC rich DNA and genes

78
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The frequency of recombination is regulated by what?

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chromatin structure (open/close) and chromatin marks (histone methylation)

79
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What are hotspots?

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short regions distributed all over the genome where recombination can occur

80
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Where is the highest recombination rate known to be?

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Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)
The Pseudo Autosomal Region (PAR)

81
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What are cold spots?

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Place where recombination does not occur

82
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What is the best known cold spot?

A

centromeres

83
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List the steps of spermatogenesis (in order) and whether the step is diploid or haploid.

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spermatogonium (2n)
primary spermatocyte (2n)
secondary spermatocyte (n)
spermatids (n)
spermatozoa (n)

84
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List the steps of oogenesis (in order) and whether the step is diploid or haploid.

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primordial germ cells
oogonium (2n)
primary oocyte (2n)
secondary oocyte/first polar body (n)
ootid/secondary polar body (n)
ovum (n)

85
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Why is there an unequal division of cytoplasm between an oocyte and the first polar body?

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Necessary for embryonic development

86
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What happens to the number of oocytes as a female matures?

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They decrease

87
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When does meiosis II take place in females?

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Only after fertilization

88
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What is dictyate?

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When oogenesis stops at diplonema

89
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When does oogenesis resume and what is completed?

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resumes in puberty and completes the first meiotic division forming secondary oocyte and first polar body

90
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Why is meiosis important?

A

re-shuffles genetic material and enhances genetic variation

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