Exam 2 Flashcards
Male Gamete
Sperm. Only the nucleus of the sperm enters the ovum
Female Gamete
Ovum.
Sex
a mechanism that results in recombination
Advantages of Asexual Reproduction
can always reproduce
energetically efficient
no sexual competition
effective traits are not diluted
Disadvantages of Asexual Reproduction
undesirable traits maintained
desirable traits selected slowly
lack of variation
Asexual Reproduction
Binary fission in prokaryotes
Mitosis in single-celled orgs
Budding/Fission
Parthenogenesis
Parthenogenesis
production of new female individuals from unfertilized eggs (always female)
Binary Fission
Prokaryotes (ex: bacteria) have no nucleus. So chromosome is duplicated and a cell wall is laid down along the cell midline
Mitosis
Eukaryotes have an organized nucleus divided by mitosis (Ex: Amoeba)
Budding
part of the parent’s body wall bulges and forms a new individual (Ex: hydra)
Fission
an individual splits into two or more descendants (Ex: flatworm)
Bdelloid Rotifers
never been seen to have sex, males, or meiosis. Maintain some heterozygosity bc alleles on homologous chromosomes con evolve independently.
Sexual Parasitism
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Cnemidophorus
eggs are produced by mitosis?
Functions of Sex
DNA repair, Tangled Bank (variation allows development), Red Queen (variation helps orgs stay ahead of their parasites)
conspecifics
members of the same species
Kinds of Sex
Reassortment
Conjugation
Nuclear fusion and meiosis
Reassortment
entry into host cell, replication of the viral genome, production of viral proteins, assembly of a new generation of virus particles, exit from in infected cell (ex: influenza strains)
Conjugation
Sex without reproduction bc no new individuals are made. Can be considered a form of sex because two individuals come together to exchange genetic information. (Ex: Paramecium)
Meiosis and Nuclear Fusion
Involves formation of sex cells through meiosis and fusion of their nuclei.
Facultative Sex
Some orgs are asexual but have sex under certain situations. Usually asexual when food is abundant but sexual individuals are born near the ned of the season to mix up genes for next season (Ex: aphids/daphnia)
Monoecious
both male and female flowers occur on the same individual
Dioecious
male and female flowers are on separate individuals
Simultaneous Hermaphrodites
produce both kinds of gametes at the same time and can fertilize themselves (Ex: sea slug, blue banded goby, flatworm)
Sequential Hermaphrodites
produce either type of gamete, but not at the same time. Can be male or female depending on what its mate is doing.
Gonostoma
able to act as male or female or as simultaneous hermaphrodites
Protogyny
begin life as females and later become males (Ex: cichlid
Protandry
begin life as males and change into females (ex: clownfish)
External Fertilization
Most common form of fertilization in aquatic habitats. Usually no specialized organs for fertilization
Internal Fertilization
Almost always sexual dimorphism. Specialized organs for fertilization.
Vertebrate Reproduction
hagfishes, charks, bony fishes, coelacanth, lungfish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
Chondrichthyan Male
Have claspers that are used to internally fertilize eggs.
Male Chimaera
Have clasper. Have that organ on the head?
Gonopodium
intromittent organ (genital). Females like larger ones but they can make the males slower and easier targets.
Coelacanth
Have internal fertilization but no intromittent organ in males.
Male and female gonad development
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Homologous Organs in human male and female genitals
Glans Penis : Glans Clitoris Penile Foreskin : Clitoral hood Urethral Surface of the Penis : Labia Minora Scrotum : Labia majora Corpus
Synthesis of sex steroids and their consequences
Cholesterol -> Progesterone -> testosterone -> Estrdiol (females)or Dihydrotestosterone (males)
G Spot
inside the vagina
Montreme
multiheaded penis
Bifurcate Penis
male shrews have this
Average flaccid penis size
3.4 inches, 8.8 cm
Average erect penis size
12.9 cm, 5 in
Baculum
penis bone. found in PRIC (primates, rodents, insectivores, carnivores)
Semen
composed of sperm and secretions from the prostate gland, the seminal vesicles and the bulbourethral glands.
Sperm
can survive between six and seven days in female genital organs. usually only survive two
Ovarian Cycle
the production and release of ova