Lab 6 Asexual And Sexual Reproduction Flashcards
Sexual reproduction
Involves the union of two gametes to form a zygote via fertilization
. It entails combing the chromosomes of parents to form offspring that have genomic contributions from both parents.
. Typically each parent produces gametes that are haploid ( 1n) and together produce offspring that are diploid.( 2n)
Individual fitness
Is a measure of the relative ability of an individual to transmit genes to future generations
Gametes
Sex cells - haploid 1N
Zygote
(zī’-goōt) The diploid cell produced by the union of haploid gametes during fertilization; a fertilized egg.
Fertilization
The union of haploid gametes to produce a diploid zygote. It entails combing the chromosomes of parents to form offspring that have genomic contributions from both parents.
Haploid
1N - a cell contains only one set of chromosome
1N
Having one set of chromosome- haploid
2N
Having 2 sets of chromosomes
What is the process that produces gametes
Meiosis
Meiosis
A 2N cells divide to produce 1N daughter cells within gonads or other reproductive tissues.
Gonads
(goō’-nadz) The male and female sex organs; the gamete-producing organs in most animals.
Why are both the gametes and and offspring produce genetically variable
Because chromosomes undergo independent assortment during meiosis
Mitosis
A type of cell division where a parent cell( typically diploid or 2N ) produce daughter cells that are identical ( also 2n).
. This type f cell division occurs in all tissues of human body except gonadal tissue. ( ovary and testes)
. (mī-toō’-sis) A process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells conventionally divided into five stages: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. Mitosis conserves chromosome number by allocating replicated chromosomes equally to each of the daughter nuclei.
Asexual reproduction
Involves the cloning of individuals.
. Offspring are produced via mitosis or similar mechanism of reproduction.
. Cloning may involve the production of duplicate animals or plants by budding or vegetative propagation.
Budding
Asexual reproduction in which outgrowths from the parent form and pinch off to live independently or else remain attached to eventually form extensive colonies.
Vegetative propagation/ reproduction
Cloning of plants by asexual means.
The cons of sexual reproduction
. Only 50% of genes gets passed on
. Spend energy finding a suitable mate
. Dangerous: competing for a mate
Pros of sexual reproduction
Genetic diversity
. When environments change there will be at least some offspring that will adapt to the new conditions.
Pros of asexual reproduction
. 100 % of offspring is passed on
. Short mechanism to generate large numbers of offspring that are adopted to existing environmental conditions.
. Less energy used in finding a mate.
. Less costly in finding a mate, competing for a mate, or producing gametes
PROTOZOANS reproduce by
Primarily by Asexual reproduction ( although sexual reproduction happens at times)
Protistans produce by
A common type of asexual reproduction called binary fission
Binary fission
A method of asexual reproduction by “division in half.” In prokaryotes, binary fission does not involve mitosis, but in single-celled eukaryotes that undergo binary fission, mitosis is part of the process.
. A type of asexual reproduction in which a prokaryotic cell divides into identical daughter cells
Protista
An informal term applied to any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal, or fungus. Most protists are unicellular, though some are colonial or multicellular.
The result of binary fission in PROTISTS
Since they are unicellular it results in both cellular reproduction and population growth
Protozoan
Unicellular protist that is heterotrophic and usually motile.
Eg of a heterotrophic protist - a protozoan
Paramecium caudatum
Most PROTOZOANS reproduce by
Asexual reproduction
Types of asexual reproduction
Binary fission
Budding
Mitosis
Budding
A similar process to binary fission but involves the formation of a progeny(a offspring) cell or organism that is much smaller than the adult cell or organism.
Egs of organism that reproduce by budding
Fungi : yeasts
Invertebrates : cnidarians ( corals, jelly fishes, hydra)
Fungi reproduce asexually by means of
A CONIDIA
CONIDIA
Are asexually produced non motile spores that are borne externally to the cells that produce them ( opposite to sporangiophores that are produced incident specialized cells / chambers called sporangia).
They are multinucleate that are cut off from the ends of specialized Salk like hyphae termed conidiophores
Eg of organisms that produce CONIDIA
Ascomycetes ( sac fungi)
Conidiophores
Are specialized hyphae stalks on which the CONIDIA ( spores) are borne