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Chapter 13: Meiosis and the Sexual Cycle Flashcards

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1
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The study of heredity and hereditary variation

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genetics

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coded information

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genes

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segments of DNA

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genes

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similar to our
written language and passes specific information
from parent to child

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sequence of nucleotides

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how many genes are in chromosome?

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100’s – 1000’s

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The specific location of a gene on a
chromosome is known as its

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locus

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7
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are the cells which transmit genes from one generation to the next

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The gametes (sperm and ova)

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characteristic of Asexual Reproduction

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  • Only 1 parent produces offspring
  • Offspring are genetically identical to the
    parent
  • Cloning via Mitosis
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what type of cells use Asexual Reproduction

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  • Single-celled eukaryotes
  • Multicellular organisms = budding
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when an egg cell develops as an embryo without the need for any genetic material from a sperm cell

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parthenogenesis

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characteristic of Sexual Reproduction

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  • Meiosis
  • fertilization
  • Increases genetic diversity
  • Creates unique individuals
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12
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what type of cells use Sexual Reproduction

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most eukaryotic organisms.

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Chromosomes that look alike , they
have the same length and shape

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Homologous chromosomes

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the shared genes that homologous chromosomes have that control the same inherited traits

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alleles

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the sex chromosomes

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X and Y

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determine the sex of an individual

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the sex chromosomes

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what chromosomes do females have?

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homologous X sex chromosomes

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what chromosomes do males have?

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1 X and 1 Y chromosome
pair up

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non homologous chromosomes

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autosomes

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how many autosomes and sex chromosomes not including sex chromosomes do gametes have?

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22 = autosomes
1 = sex chromosome

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how many chromosomes are in haploids?

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23(only one set)

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cells with only one set of chromosomes

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haploid

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cells with two sets of chromosomes

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diploid

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what is the fused gametes called?

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zygote

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The process in which the nucleus of a cell completes 2 successive divisions that
produce 4 nuclei, each with a chromosome number that has been reduced by half.

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meiosis

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the formation of gametes

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meiosis

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fusing of the nuclei of 2 gametes

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fertilization

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two divisions of meiosis

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– Meiosis I
– Meiosis II

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at stages are in Meiosis I and Meiosis II

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PROPHASE
METAPHASE
ANAPHASE
TELOPHASE

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what happens in meiosis I

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homologous pairs separate

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what happens in meiosis II

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The 2 sister chromatids of each
chromosome are separated from each other

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what happens in prophase I

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– chromosomes condense
– nuclear envelope breaks down
– homologous chromosomes pair up = Synapsis
and form a tetrad

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what happens in Metaphase I

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  • Pairs of homologous chromosomes are
    moved to the equator of the cell.
  • The homologues, each made of 2 chromatids s
    stay together.
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what happens in Anaphase I

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  • Homologues separate
  • The chromosomes of each pair are “pulled” to opposite ends of the cell.
  • BUT (unlike in mitosis) chromatids DO NOT
    separate at their centromeres. Each chromosome
    is still composed of 2 chromatids joined by the
    centromere
  • Non-disjunction could occur
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An accident in chromosome separation
when one daughter cell receives both pairs
of chromosomes and the other daughter cell
receives none.

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Non-disjunction

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what happens in Telophase I

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  • Individual chromosomes gather at each pole of
    the cell (2). In most cases, cytoplasm then
    divides (cytokinesis) forming 2 new cells.

-reductive division.

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Each of the cells produced
contain half the number of
chromosomes as the original cell. this is known as what?

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reductive division.

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what happens in Prophase II

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  • Each chromosome becomes attached to the
    microtubules and starts moving toward its equator
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what happens at Metaphase II

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All chromosomes are now positioned at the equator

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what happens in Anaphase II

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Centromeres divide and the chromatids
NOW called chromosomes move to
opposite poles of the cell

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what happens in Telophase II

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  • Four daughter nuclei form. When the cytoplasm divides each new cell is haploid (n). The original chromosome number has been reduced by half.
  • One or all of these cells may become
    gametes.
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3 sources of genetic variation

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  1. Independent Assortment
  2. Crossing-Over
  3. Random Fertilization
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when is independent assortment done?

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Metaphase I

44
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the homologous pairs of chromosomes line up at the metaphase plate
-orientation random

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Independent Assortment

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when is crossing over (homologous chromosomes) happening

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Meiosis (Prophase I)

46
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segments of the chromosomes can exchange
segments of DNA.

-recombinant chromosomes

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crossing over (homologous chromosomes)

47
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genes inherited from both parents combined onto one chromosome

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recombinant chromosomes

48
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Area where crossover occurs is known as the

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chiasmata

49
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how many possible chromosome combinations are possible for a human ovum and sperm?

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8.4 million

50
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how many diploid combinations for the resulting zygote is possible

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70 trillion

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