Lecture 6 Flashcards
contains one set of chromosomes
haploid
contains two sets of chromsomes, one from each parent
diploid
specialized reproductive cells; sperm or eggs gerneated through meiosis
gametes
haploid gametes fuse to fomr a diploid cell (Zygote)
fertilization
divided by mitosis to become a multipcellular organism
zygote
gametes and their precursors
gerline cells
form the rest of the body and leave no progeny
somatic cells
chromosomes common to both sexes; one from each parent in each diploid nucleus
autosomes
X and Y
sex chromosomes
meiosis creates what two genetic diversity?
Random segregation of homologs during meiosis and crossing over
gametes are?
haploid
What arise from meiosis?
involves two cell division buy one round of DNA synthesiss to produce half the number of chromsomes
When do chromosomes replicate?
S phase
How are two chromatids bound?
cohesion complexes
What does homologs do in meiosis I
pair ,recombine, and separate
seperation of homologs in meiosis?
anaphase I
Meiosis II DNA replication?
none
divided to produce 4 haploid duahgter cells?
sister chromatids in meiosis II
When do homlogs begin to pair?
in prophase I, which can last weeks /day/ years
What is a 4 chromatid structure?
bivalent
What does a stable piaring require crossing over?
chiasma
What are hologs joined by protein strucutre?
synaptonemal complex
What small region of homology btw X and Y allows them to piar?
pseudoautosomal region
homlogs begin to condesne/pair
leptotene
homologs pair and synaptonemal complexes form
zygotene
synapsis is complete; crossing over occurs
pachytene
synaptonemal complex begins to break down; homologs begin to spearte but remain attached at chiasmata
diplotene
reach maximum condensation; separation of homologs and transition stage into metaphase
diakinesis
What do transvers filaments btw homlogs form?
synaptonemal complex, important for crossing over
When do cohesin compelxes assemble on DNA?
during S phase and bind sister chromatids
- major components of axial core of each homolog
- play important role in segregating homlogs in meiosis I
What attach to microtubules coming form same pole?
kinetochores on the 2 sister chromatids
When do homlogs separate?
anaphase I
Arms of sitster chromatids separate at anaphase I,
resolving chiasmata and allowing homlogs to seperate
What cleaves the cohesion complexes in sister chromatids in anaphase II?
separase
When is human female meiossi arrestes for years after diplotene?
meiosis I is completed only at ovulation
memiosis II in females is only completed after?
fertilization
homlogs fail to spearate properly
nondisjunction
- erros are very common during egg development and increase with advanceing maternal age
- leading cause of spontaneous abortions and metal retardation in humans
cells with abnormal choromsome numbers
aneuploid
- trsomey 21/down syndrom: most common singl cause of metal retardation
- 90% of trisomy 21 individsual, the additional chromsomes is materal in orgin
cells with normal number of chromsomes
euploid
random distirbution of maternal/paternal homlogs can produe?
2^n(2^23=8.4X10^6)
What is variation increased by?
crossing over.
-2-3 crossovers per human homolog
Female mammals begin meiosis in?
the fetal ovary
- arrest in meiosis I
- meosis 1 completed at ovulation
In males meiosis being in the testes at?
puberty
- proceeds without arres
- takes 24 days to complete meiosis
20% of eggs are aneuploid vs
only 3 to 4% of sperm
- a cell cycle checkpoint is activated in sperm w metiotic errors, resultiping in apoptosis
25% of all human conceptions are aneuploid
-mostly due to nondisjunction in oocytes at Meiosis I
What are male gametes more prone to?
new DNA mutations as a result of undergoing more mitotic cell divisions
-acvanced paternal age
found in all vertebrate embryos and give rise to gametes
primordial gemr cells(PGCs)
PGCs cells migrate to deleveoping gonads
ovaries/testes
intially germ cells go through
mitosis