Lecture 6 Flashcards

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contains one set of chromosomes

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haploid

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contains two sets of chromsomes, one from each parent

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diploid

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specialized reproductive cells; sperm or eggs gerneated through meiosis

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gametes

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haploid gametes fuse to fomr a diploid cell (Zygote)

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fertilization

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divided by mitosis to become a multipcellular organism

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zygote

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5
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gametes and their precursors

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gerline cells

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form the rest of the body and leave no progeny

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somatic cells

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7
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chromosomes common to both sexes; one from each parent in each diploid nucleus

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autosomes

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X and Y

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sex chromosomes

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9
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meiosis creates what two genetic diversity?

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Random segregation of homologs during meiosis and crossing over

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gametes are?

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haploid

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What arise from meiosis?

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involves two cell division buy one round of DNA synthesiss to produce half the number of chromsomes

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12
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When do chromosomes replicate?

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S phase

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13
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How are two chromatids bound?

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cohesion complexes

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What does homologs do in meiosis I

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pair ,recombine, and separate

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15
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seperation of homologs in meiosis?

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anaphase I

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16
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Meiosis II DNA replication?

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none

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17
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divided to produce 4 haploid duahgter cells?

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sister chromatids in meiosis II

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When do homlogs begin to pair?

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in prophase I, which can last weeks /day/ years

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19
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What is a 4 chromatid structure?

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bivalent

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20
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What does a stable piaring require crossing over?

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chiasma

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21
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What are hologs joined by protein strucutre?

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synaptonemal complex

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22
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What small region of homology btw X and Y allows them to piar?

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pseudoautosomal region

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23
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homlogs begin to condesne/pair

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leptotene

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24
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homologs pair and synaptonemal complexes form

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zygotene

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25
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synapsis is complete; crossing over occurs

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pachytene

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synaptonemal complex begins to break down; homologs begin to spearte but remain attached at chiasmata

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diplotene

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reach maximum condensation; separation of homologs and transition stage into metaphase

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diakinesis

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What do transvers filaments btw homlogs form?

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synaptonemal complex, important for crossing over

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When do cohesin compelxes assemble on DNA?

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during S phase and bind sister chromatids

  • major components of axial core of each homolog
  • play important role in segregating homlogs in meiosis I
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What attach to microtubules coming form same pole?

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kinetochores on the 2 sister chromatids

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31
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When do homlogs separate?

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anaphase I

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Arms of sitster chromatids separate at anaphase I,

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resolving chiasmata and allowing homlogs to seperate

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What cleaves the cohesion complexes in sister chromatids in anaphase II?

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separase

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34
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When is human female meiossi arrestes for years after diplotene?

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meiosis I is completed only at ovulation

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35
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memiosis II in females is only completed after?

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fertilization

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36
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homlogs fail to spearate properly

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nondisjunction

  • erros are very common during egg development and increase with advanceing maternal age
  • leading cause of spontaneous abortions and metal retardation in humans
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37
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cells with abnormal choromsome numbers

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aneuploid

  • trsomey 21/down syndrom: most common singl cause of metal retardation
  • 90% of trisomy 21 individsual, the additional chromsomes is materal in orgin
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38
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cells with normal number of chromsomes

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euploid

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39
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random distirbution of maternal/paternal homlogs can produe?

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2^n(2^23=8.4X10^6)

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40
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What is variation increased by?

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crossing over.

-2-3 crossovers per human homolog

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41
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Female mammals begin meiosis in?

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the fetal ovary

  • arrest in meiosis I
  • meosis 1 completed at ovulation
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42
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In males meiosis being in the testes at?

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puberty

  • proceeds without arres
  • takes 24 days to complete meiosis
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43
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20% of eggs are aneuploid vs

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only 3 to 4% of sperm

- a cell cycle checkpoint is activated in sperm w metiotic errors, resultiping in apoptosis

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44
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25% of all human conceptions are aneuploid

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-mostly due to nondisjunction in oocytes at Meiosis I

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45
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What are male gametes more prone to?

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new DNA mutations as a result of undergoing more mitotic cell divisions
-acvanced paternal age

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46
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found in all vertebrate embryos and give rise to gametes

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primordial gemr cells(PGCs)

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47
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PGCs cells migrate to deleveoping gonads

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ovaries/testes

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48
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intially germ cells go through

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mitosis

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49
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in mammals, diving egg is totipotnet fo?

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fist few rounds of cell division; then differentiate into PGCs

50
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somatic cell fates must be suppressed by?

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gene repression

51
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Translation of certain RNAs must be?

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inhibited

52
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p granules

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accumulate at pole after fertiliation and?

53
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cell signaling lead to ? in gonaldal development

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proliferation and migration of PGCs to developing gonad

-genital ridge

54
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uncommitted to cell fate

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PGCs
-can be removed and cultured w signaling protines to fomr cell lines for any cell type for the body except extraembryonic cells—pluripotent

55
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sex chromsomes in genital ridege determine?

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if gonad…

56
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Female

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46, XX

57
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Males

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46, XY

58
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Sperm determines sex of

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embryo

  • presence of absence of Y determines sex of indvidual
  • 45, X patients are still female
59
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Y directs?

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genital ridge to develop into testis

-default pathway is female

60
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sex determining region of Y

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SRY

61
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necessary and sufficient for testis development in mammals

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SRY Gene

62
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can cause sex reverasl

  • XX mouse + SRY= develops as a male(sterile)
  • XY male w inactivating SRY mutation=develops as female
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SRY gene

63
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differntiate into Sertolie cells

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expression of SRY

-testis supprot cells

64
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SRY

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encodes DNA biding protein that regulates transctiption of genes involved in Sertolie development

65
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What is expressed in all vertebreates?

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Sox9

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Sox 9

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67
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What does SRY in somatic cells do?

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direct differentitation into sertolie cells instead of follicle cells

68
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What doe sertolie cells secrete?

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anti mullerian hormone

69
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anti-mullerian hormone

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  • suprresses fmale development

- causees mullerian duct to regress

70
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SRY induce

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leydig cell differentation in other sperm cells

71
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activated egg can give rise to completely new organisms

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eggs

72
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What is egg activations triggered by?

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fertlization- fusion of sperm and egg

73
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What occurs in some lizards and frogs?

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parthenogentic

  • activation in thea bsence of sperm
  • mammals cannot due to imprinting
74
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What can be used to reprogram

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75
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Eggs contain?

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stockpiles of nutrients for intial development of the embryo

76
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What is the egg nutritional reserve?

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yolk

  • rich in lipids; protines and polysaccharides
  • yolk grandules; discrete yolk-containing structures
77
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What is the egg coat made of?

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glycoprotien rich extra cellular matrix

78
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what does the extra cellular matrix protect from?

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mechanical damage

79
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Oogenesis cells migrate into the gonad?

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primordial germ cell

80
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What undergo mitotic cell divisions before entering into meiosis in oogenesisi?

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diploid oogonia

81
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When are primary oocytes fomred?

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during gestation of the human embryo

82
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Primary oocytes arrest at?

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prophase I of meiosis I

83
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When does primary oocytes resume progression?

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at ovulation

84
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How does cytoplams divide in oognesis?

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asymettrically

  • small polar body
  • large secondary oocyte
85
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When is the sendocary oocyte arrested?

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metaphase II

86
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How do eggs achieve lg size?

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have extra gene copies in the cell

-growth occurs afteer DNA replication

87
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How do eggs import yolk proteins?

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through recetor mediated endocytosis

88
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oocyte surrounded by single layer of follicle cells

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primordial follicles

89
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multiple layers of follicle cells(granulosa cells) surround grwoing oocyte

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developing follicles

90
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some developing follicels go on to acquire fluid filled cavity

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antrum

91
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FSH surge induces 10-12 antral follicels; one becomes dominate

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puberty

92
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What does the FSH+LH in middle of menstral cycle trigger?

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ovulation and primary oocyte…

93
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sperm

A

much smaller

  • stripped down
  • no cytoplamic organlels
94
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sperm have two distinct regions

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head-contains nucleus

tail-propulsino

95
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What is the midpiece of a sperm packed wiht?

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mitochondria to power flagellum for movment

96
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What proteins are require in sperm?

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Dynein motor proteins requre ATP hydorlysis to slide microtubules

97
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What does the acrosomal vescile contain?

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hydrolytic enzymes

  • released by exocytosis in acrome reaction
  • helps penetrate eggs outer coat
98
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When does meiosis for sperm begin?

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puberty

99
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When do piared homologs cross over?

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prophase I of metaphase

100
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What do primary spermatocytes produce when they complete M I?.

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two secondary spermatocytes w 22 duplicated autosomes and X or Y

101
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What happens to sendodary spermatocytes

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enters M II to porduce 4 haploid spermatids

102
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What happen to spermatids?

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they differentiate into sperm which escape into lumen of seminiferous tubule

103
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Where are sperm stored and undergo further matureation?

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epididymis

104
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sperm development

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primordial germ cell…. spermatogonium…. primary spermatocyte…. secondary spermatocyte… spermatid… mature sperm

105
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Where does spermatogenesis occur?

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seminiferous tubuels

  • maintina close contace with sertoli cells
  • spermatogonia undergo limited mitotic dividison before endering meiosis I
106
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Progeny of spermatogonium don’t complete?

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cytokinesis

  • they remain connected through cytoplamic bridges—syncytium
  • each share common cytoplasm
  • produced in synchronous batches
  • have access to diploid genome for their development
107
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fusion of egg and sperm

A

fertilization

108
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process required to acquire capacity to fertilize an egg

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capacitation

  • takes 5-6 hrs in humans
  • completed in oviduct
109
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What does sperm undergo during fertilization?

A
  • greatly increases motility of flagellum

- makes sperm capable of undergoing acrosome reaction

110
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What must be present in female genital tract for fertilization to occur?

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albumin- helps extract cholestrerol from membran, increasing ability to fuse with acrosome membrane
-Ca2+ and HCO3- activate adenyl cyclase in sperm to produce cAMP—helps to initiate capacitation-associated changes

111
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What is released egg surrounded in?

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granulosa cells and ECM rich in hyaluronic acid

112
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What must capacitated sperm penetrate?

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granulosa cells using hyaluronidase

113
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WHat does zona pellucida act as?

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species barrier

  • induces sperm to undergo acrosome reaction
  • help sperm to tunnel
  • sperm can bind and fuse w plasma membrane of egg
  • sperm binds egg plasma first by tip and then side
114
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What membrane proteins are neded for sperm binding?

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ZP1 cross- links filaments

ZP 2 and 3 form long filaments

115
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Fusion with sperm induces?

A

cortical reaction

  • cortical granules release contents
  • meiosis to resume
116
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What is cortical reation triggered by?

A

increased Ca2+ in cytosol

-egg activation can be artificailly triggered by injecting CA2+ into egg

117
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Cortical reaction prevents?

A

polyspermy

118
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Cortical reaction releases enzymes to change?

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zona pellucida so sperm cant penetrate

  • inactivation of ZP3 so it no longer binds sperm or induces acrosoem reaction
  • ZP2 is cleaved which makes ZP impenetrable
119
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What fuse in the zygote?q

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2 haploid nuclei (pronuclei)

-forms a single diploid nucleus

120
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What do sperm contribute?

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centrosomes and centrioles

-not present in eggs

121
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Sperm contribut cetersome for duplicates to assesmble mitotic spindle, in polyspermy

A

extra mitotic spindles are present

-leads to fualty segregation of chromosomes and aneuploidy

122
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Reproductive cloning

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use foster mother to grow identical clone

123
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therapeutic cloning

A

lab growth of only certain cells