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what is meiosis

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the process of cell division in eukaryotes consisting of 2 consecutive cell divisions (meiosis 1 and meiosis 2)

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when does DNA synthesis occur

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  • happens only once and after their is 2 nuclear divisions
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what does the two nuclear divisions result in

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  • 1 diploid (2n) parent cell which produces 4 haploid daughter cells
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what are haploid cells also known as

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gametes

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where does meiosis happen

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testis and ovary

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what does the fusion of 2 haploid gametes produce

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a diploid zygote

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what does meiosis do

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  1. produces 4 haploid cells from a single diploid cell
  2. it scrambles information in alleles. creating genetic diversity and is accomplished by crossing over and independent assortment
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why do we need meiosis

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  • it halves the number of chromosomes in sex cells
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why does meiosis halve the number of chromosomes in sex cells

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the sperm and egg each have 23 chromosomes so that when they come together they have 46 chromosomes

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What are the stages of Meiosis

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  • Meiosis 1
  • Meiosis 2
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what happens during meiosis 1

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  • the homologous chromosomes get separated
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what happens in meiosis 2

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  • sister chromatids get separated
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what happens during prophase 1

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  • duplicated chromosomes align with their homologues (synapsis) to form homologous pairs
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what is a tetrad

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the 4 chromatids of a homologous pair

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what is crossing over

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the exchange of segments between non sister chromatids during synapsis

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what is chiasmata

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the sites where chromosomes attach so they exchange genetic material

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what are homologous chromosomes

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  • pair of chromosomes (one maternal and one paternal) that are similar in shape and size
  • carry genes controlling the same inherited traits at the same locus
  • each locus is the same position on homologues
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what are the types of chromosomes that humans have

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  • autosomes
  • sex chromosomes
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how many autosomes and chromosomes do humans have

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  • 22 pairs of autosomes
  • 1 pair of sex chromosomes
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what happens during metaphase 1

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  • chromosomes (homologous pairs in tetrads) line up at the equator
  • they get attached to spindle fibres at their centromeres
  • spindle fibres connect them to the centrioles
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what happens during anaphase 1

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  • the spindle guides the movement of the chromosomes toward the poles
  • the homologous pairs of chromosomes separate and move toward the opposite poles as spindle fibres contract
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What happens during Telophase 1 and cytokinesis

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  • cytokinesis occurs simultaneously with telophase 1
  • this is the end of the first meiotic cell division
  • the cytoplasm divides, forming two new daughter cells
  • each newly formed cells has half the number of the parent chromosomes
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what is meiosis 1 also called

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reduction division

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what is cytokinesis

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  • in plant cells: cells plate forms that grows outward forming 2 daughter cells
  • in animal cells: cleavage furrow pinches inward to form 2 daughter cells
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When does meiosis 2 begin

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-similar to mitosis
- right after telophase 1 and cytokinesis
- no further replication of chromosomes and no interphase 2

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what happens during prophase 2

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-each daughter cell forms a spindle, usually at right angle to the first spindle
- chromosomes (with 2 chromatids) move toward the equator
- no crossing over happens

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what happens during metaphase 2

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  • the chromosomes are positioned on the metaphase plate in a mitosis like fashion
  • no homologous pairs
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what happens during anaphase 2

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  • centromere of sister chromatids separate and move toward opposite poles
  • individual chromosomes after anaphase 2 have only one chromatid
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what happens during telophase 2 and cytokinesis

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  • nuclei form at opposite poles of the cell and cytokinesis occurs
  • after cytokinesis there are 4 haploid daughter cells
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When can individual chromosomes be seen

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  • when they are in prophase and metaphase cause they have condensed enough to be seen under a light microscope
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how are karyotypes storted

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  • size
  • position of centromere
  • pattern of dark and light bands
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what is a karyotype

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  • method of organizing the chromosomes of the cell in relation to number, size, and type
  • generally organized from largest to smallest chromosomes
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what are the different types of chromosomes that are based on the position of the centromere

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  • telocentric chromosome
  • acrocentric chromosome
  • submetacentric chromosome
  • metacentric chromosome
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what is a telecentric chromosome

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a chromosome whose centromere is located at one end

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what is a acrocentric chromosome

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a chromosome whose centromere is located near the end

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what is a submetacentric chromosome

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a chromosome whose centromere is located near the middle

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what is a metacentric chromosome

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a chromosome whose centromere is centrally located

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what are the key differences between mitosis and meiosis

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  • synapse, chiasma formation and crossing over in meiosis
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why is genetic recombination important

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leads to variation or diversity in a population

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why is variation important

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important raw material for natural selection and evolution helps to adapt to changing environments

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how does meiosis create genetic variation

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  • sexual reproduction - fusion of sperm & egg/ egg & pollen
  • crossing over (prophase 1)
  • independent assortment (metaphase 1)
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what happens during sexual reproduction

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fusion of sex cells (egg and sperm) of two individuals to form an offspring that inherits genetic information form both parents

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what is spermatogenesis

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the process in which four sperms are produced in male testes by the process of meiosis

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what is oogenesis

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the process in which one ovum and 3 polar bodies are produced in female ovaries by the process of meiosis

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what is fertilization

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the process by which a sperm fuses with an egg to form a zygote and restore the diploid number of the species

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why can spermatogonia and oogonia reproduce

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  • they have 46 chromosomes which is the number needed to do mitosis
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what are the phases in spermatogenesis and oogenesis

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  1. multiplication phase
  2. growth phase
  3. differentiation phase
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what happens during the multiplication phase in spermatogenesis

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one diploid spermatogonium multiplies to become 2 primary diploid spermatocytes

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what happens during the growth phase in spermatogenesis

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each of the primary spermatocytes split and become 2 secondary haploid spermatocytes

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what happens during the differentiation phase in spermatogenesis

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each secondary spermatocytes becomes 2 haploid spermatids which then become sperm

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what happens during the multiplication phase in oogenesis

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one diploid oogonium multiples to become 2 primary diploid oocytes

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what happens during the growth phase in oogenesis

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each primary oocytes becomes a secondary haploid oocyte and the first polar body

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what happens during the differentiation phase in oogenesis

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the secondary oocyte splits to become a haploid ootid and first polar body grows a second polar body which then becomes the ovum

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what does crossing over do

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creates new combinations of genetic material

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what is independent assortment

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  • orientation of each chromosome pair is random with respect to other chromosome pairs in metaphase 1
  • daughter cells inherit a mix of maternal and paternal chromosomes
  • produces 2^23 gametes
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what happens if there are errors in meiosis

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  • humans get disorders called syndromes
  • e.g. down syndrome
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how do errors in meiosis happen

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  • happens in non-disjunction
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what is non-disjuction

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  • when chromosomes fail to separate
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when can non disjunction happen during meiosis

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  • anaphase 1 when homologous pairs fail to separate
  • anaphase 2 when sister chromatids fail to separate
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What happens during non-disjunction in anaphase 1

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  • homologous pairs fail to separate
  • two gametes get an extra chromosome (trisomy; n+1); two gametes get none (n-1)
  • abnormal gametes: 100%
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what happens during non-disjunction in anaphase 2

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  • sister chromatids fail to separate
  • two gametes are normal (n), one has an extra chromosome (trisomy: n+1), one gamete has one less chromosome (n-1)
  • abnormal gametes: 50%
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what are some examples of non-disjunction

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  • down syndrome: 21 trisomy
  • turner syndrome: X chromosome monosomy
  • edward’s syndrome: trisomy 18
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what are the two types of chromosomal abnormalities

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  • abnormal chromosome number
  • abnormal chromosome structure
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what is aneuploidy

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  • non disjuction occurs leading to a cell which is trisomy (n+1) or monosomy (n-1)
  • most situations are lethal in humans
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what is polyploidy

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  • a zygote produced by fertilization of a haploid gamete with a diploid cell producing a cell with more than 2 sets of chromosomes
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what can cause abnormal chromosome structure

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  • deletion
  • translocation
  • duplication
  • inversion
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when can abnormal chromosome structure happen

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  • crossing over when genetic material that is exchanged doesn’t reattach properly
  • mistakes during DNA replication
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what happens in deletion

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  • detached fragment of DNA does not get reattached and is lost
  • example: Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
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what happens in translocation

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  • detached segment of DNA reattaches to a non - homologous chromosome
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what happens in duplication

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  • a segment of DNA is duplicated during DNA replication
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what happens in duplication during crossing over

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  • results in one chromosome becoming longer while the other is shorter
  • longer chromosome will have a duplicated section
  • shorter chromosome will have a deletion
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what happens in inversion

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  • detached fragment reverses its orientation and reattaches to the original chromosome

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