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Chapter 2: Mitosis and Meosis Flashcards

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The Nucleus is

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-Found in eukaryotes
-Membrane-bound
-Houses genetic material (DNA)

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Nucleolus

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-Where ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is synthesized

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-Nucleolus organizer region (NOR)

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DNA that encodes rRNA

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Nucleoid

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-Found in prokaryotes
-NOT membrane bound

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Cytoplasm includes:

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-Nuclear cellular organelles are contained here

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Cytosol

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Colloidal material surrounding organelles

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Cytoskeleton

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Made of extensive system of tubules and filaments. Includes:
-Microtubules
-Microfilaments

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Microtubules:

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Made up of the protein tubulin

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Microfilaments

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Derived from the protein actin

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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An organelle that:
-compartmentalizes cytoplasm
-increases the surface area for biochemical synthesis

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Site of fatty acid and phospholipid synthesis

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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Rough is studded with ribosomes
-Site of protein synthesis

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Mitochondria

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Within plant and animal cells
-Site of OXIDATIVE phases of cellular respiration, which generate ATP

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Chloroplasts

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Contained in plants, algae, protozoans
-Site of photosynthesis

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Centrioles (ONE OF THE TWO LITTLE CUTE THINGS IN THE CENTROSOME)

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-Found in the centrosome (the region, or the the cute little paired thingies involved in mitosis)
-Organize spindle fibers for movement of chromosomes during meiosis and mitosis
-Made of MICROTUBULES
-(inside of every cell) come to ends of cells and microtubules pulls the cells apart

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Chromosomes exist as ___________ ______ in diploid organisms

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HOMOLOGOUS PAIRS

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Homologous chromosomes

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-Similar, but not identical (different versions of the same gene)
- Carry genes for the same inherited characteristics
-May carry different versions of the same gene

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Alleles

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Different versions of the same gene

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Centromere

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-Constricted regions on chromosomes
-Location of centromere established appearance of chromosome

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Different locations of the centromere, establishing the appearance of the chromosome:

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-Metacentric: centromere is positioned in the middle
-Submetacentric: Slightly above the middle
-Acrocentric: Above the middle line
-Telocentric: Centromere is literally located on the top, forming an upside-down “c” shape

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Sister chromatids

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Draw a line vertically down the middle of homologous chromosomes, and you get the sister chromatids

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Long arm on sister chromatid

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q Arm

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Short arm on sister chromatid

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p arm

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Somatic Cells

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the regular body cells that have homologous pairs of chromosomes

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Humans have ___ chromosomes, meaning they have ___ homologous pairs

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Represents the diploid number, 2n

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Karyotype

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Illustrates the physical a[[earance of the differnet pairs of homolougous chromosomes
Remember the matching up activity in bio lab?!

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Meiosis converts the diploid numner (2n) of chromosomes to the ________

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haploid number (n)

Note: n is the number of chromosomes

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Genome

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genetic information in the haploid set

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Locus

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Homologous chromosomes contain identical gene sites along their lengths
Each site is called a locus

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Biparental inheritance

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inheritance from two parents
(diploid organisms contain two copies of each gene)

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Alleles

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alternative forms of the same gene

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Sex-determining chromosomes

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NOT homologous
Behave as homologs in meiosis
Ex. X and Y

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Zygote

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single-celled fertilized egg of multicellular organisms

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Karyokinesis

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genetic material partitioned to daughter cells during nuclear division

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Cytokinesis

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Cytoplasmic division

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Cell cycle

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composed of interphase and mitosis

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Interphase (brief summary)

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S phase: DNA is synthesized
Two gap phases: (G1 and G2)

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Seperate phase that is part of interphase

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G0 phase: point within G1 phase where cells are nondividing, but at a metabolically active state

Cancer cells do NOT have a G0 phase

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Interphase

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characterized by the absence of visible chromosomes
-Chromosomes are generally extended and uncoiled, forming chromatin

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Mitosis has 5 discrete stages:

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-Prophase
-Prometaphase
-Metaphase
-Anaphase
-Telophase

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Prophase

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Centrioles divide, move, and establish poles
Nuclear envelope breaks down
Chromosomes condense and become visible

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Sister chromatids in the Prophase

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Sister chromatids: the two parts of each chromosome
Connected at the centromere
Held together by a multi-subunit protein complex called coheSIN

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Prometaphase

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Period of chromosome movement to equatorial plane of the cell
Centrioles reached the poles
Spindle fiber forms

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Equatorial plane

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METAPHASE PLATE

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Metaphase

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Chromosome configuration following migration
Centromeres align on the metphase plate

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Kinetochore

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Proteins associated with centromere
Spindle fibers bind to kinetochore; chromosomes migrate

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Kinetechore microtubules

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Have one end near the centrosome region (the two little paired thingies) and the other anchored to the kinetochore

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Cohesin

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Protein complex that holds sister chromatids together

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Separase

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Enzyme that degrades cohesin

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Shugoshin

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Protein that protects cohesin from being degraded by separase

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Anaphase

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AKA disjunction
Sister chromatids seperate and are now called DAUGHTER CHROMOSOMES
-Migrate to opposite poles by shortening the spindle fibers
-Motor proteins or molecular motors use ATP

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Telophase

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-Cytokinesis takes place
-Uncoiling of the chromosomes takes place
-reformation of the nuclear envelope
-Spindle fibers disappear
-Nuclear envelope reforms

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Cytokinesis

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Two new cells are produced

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Cytokinesis in Plant cells

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-a CELL PLATE is synthesized and laid down across the metaphase plate
-Becomes the MIDDLE LAMELLA

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Middle Lamella

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a layer that cements together the primary cell walls of two adjoining plant cells.

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Cytokinesis in animal cells

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a constriction of the cytoplasm or cell furrow

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Mitosis (brief summary)

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Partitions chromosomes into dividing cells
Produces daughter cells with a FULL diploid complement of chromosomes

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CELL CYCLE REGULATION AND CHECKPOINTS

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Mutations are known to exert an effect on the cell cycle

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Cell division cycle mutations (cdc) mutaions

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related to enzymes called kinases

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Kinases

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Can add phosphates to other proteins to regulate the cell cycle
-an enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to a specified molecule.
-Known as the MASTER CONTROL molecules functioning in conjunction with cyclin proteins

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Cell cycle checkpoints

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monitor mitosis for errors

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Meiosis: reduction of genetic content and chromosomes

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Reduces genetic material by half
-Produces haploid gametes or spores, each containing one member of a homologous pair of chromosomes

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Crossing over

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A meiotic event in which there is a genetic exchange between members of homologous pairs of of chromosomes

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Over view of Meiosis

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Meiosis I: Reductional division
Meiosis II: Equatorial division
DNA synthesis (during interphase): before the beginning of meiosis I
Does not occur again before Meiosis II

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Meiosis I and II

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each have a prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

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Disjunction

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Cause of genetic disease…
Occurs during meiosis I or II
sister chromatids aren’t seperated from each other, even through they should be

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Meiosis I: Prophase I

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FIVE substages, each with specific events:
-Leptonema
-Zygonema
-pachynema
-Diplonema
-diakinesis

ENd of prophase I: centromeres are present on the equatorial plate

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Chromomeres

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Kinda compact DNA

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Bivalent

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homologous chromosomes

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Tetrad

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total of 4 homologous chromosomes

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Chiasma

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a point in which the two homologous chromosomes are in contact with each other

Afterwards is terminalization

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Substages of Prophase I: Leptonema

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Chromosomes appear as long, single threads, unassociated with each other

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Substages of Prophase I: Zygonema

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-Synapsis: pairing of two chromosomes
-Each pair of homologous chromosomes is known as bivalent (four chromatids)
-Tetrad: number of chromatids (four chromatids)

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Synapsis

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pairing of two chromosomes (four chromatids)

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Substages of Prophase I: Pachynnema

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Each bivalent becomes shorter, thicker, and splits into two sister chromatids called tetrads
-Crossing over occurs here: the exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids

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Terminalization

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A process that occurs after corssing over in meisis.
-The chaismata move towards the ends of chromosomes
This helsps the homologous chromosomes seperate during cell division

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Which phase does crossing over occur in?

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Prophase I, Pachynnema

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Terminalization doesnt occur in a specific stage of meiosis

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Substages of Prophase I: Diplonema

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Within tetrads, sister chromatids seperate
Chiasma: Wherae chromatids are still intertwined (think of crossing over)

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Substages of Prophase I: Diakinesis

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Nuclues and nuclear envelope break down
Centromeres attach to spindle fibers

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Meiosis I: Metaphase I

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Chromosomes are at maximum shortness

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Meiosis I: Metaphase I (TERMINAL CHIASMATA)

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These hold nonsister chromatids together
Binding to spindle fibers moves chromatids to metaphase plate

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Chiasma

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the point of contact between two chromatids belonging to two homologous chromosomes

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Meiosis I: Anaphase I

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Cohesion is degreaded between sister chromatids
Homologous chromosomes seperate
Nondisjunction may occur (failure of sister chromatids to separate)

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Meiosis I: Telophase I

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Cytokinesis takes place
Two haploid cells result
Nuclear membrane forms
Nuclei enter interphase

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How many cells and what type of cells form after meiosis I?

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Two haploid cells

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SUMMARY OF METAPHASE I, ANAPHASE I, AND TELOPHASE I

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-homologous chromosomes seperate and move toward the poles
-Sister chromatids remain attached at centromeres
-Duplicated chromosomes reach the poles. each pole has a haploid set of chromosomes
-cytokinesis: two haploid daughter cells are formed
-nuclear envelope forms around the chromosomes in some species

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Sister chromatids are c shaped

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like??? wow.

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Crossing Over produces genetic variation

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Meiosis significatnly increases the level of genetic variation due to crossing over

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Does duplication occur in both Meiosis I and II?

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No, it only occurs in Meiosis I

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Prophase II

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each dyad is composed of one pair of sister chromatids attached by the centromeric region

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Dyad

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a Pair of sister chromatids

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Metaphase II

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The centromeres are positioned on the equatorial plate

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Anaphase II

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sister chromatids are sperated to opposite poles
-Each haploid daughter cell from meiosis II has one member of each pair of homologous chromosomes

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Telophase II

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one member of each pair of homologous chromosomes present at each pole
-Each chromosome is now a MONAD

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Cytokinesis in Meiosis

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Results in 4 haploid cells

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Development of gametes differs between spermatogeneisis and oogenesis

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Male gametes: produces by spermatogenesis in the testes
Female gametes: produced by oogenesis in the ovary

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Oogenesis

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Formation of ova in the ovaries
Four daughter cells do not revcieve equal cytoplasm
Only one daughter cell recieves cytoplasm (PRIMARY POLAR BODY)
Develops into ovum

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Meiosis is critcal for successful sexual reproduction

Plant and fungi life cycles

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Fungi: haploid vegetative cells arise via meiosis– proliferate via mitotic cell division
Plants: life cycle alternates between diploid sporophyte stage and haploid gametophyte stage

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Electron Microscopy

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Chromosomes are only visible only during mitosis and meiosis
Chromatin fibers that make up chromosomes coil and condense
Folded-fiber model:

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