Morphogenesis, iPSCs Flashcards
1st main fate division in early embryonic development
ICM- embryo
trophoblast- extraembryonic tissue
germ cells
source of sperm and eggs
characteristics of germline stem cells
division is asymmetric
self- renewing
oocyte division
1st division: 1 polar body, 1 egg cell
2nd division: 3 polar bodies, 1 haploid egg cell
arrested in meiosis I until ovulation
asymmetric
sperm division
symmetric
diploid–> 2 divisions–> 4 haploid sperm
When the follicle ruptures what happens
ovulation = release of egg into the fallopian tube and eventually turns into corpus lutem (secretes hormones to keep egg alive + pregnancy viable til placenta)
corona radiata
outer layer of oocyte that protects it
When does the sperm fertilize oocyte and where
1-4 days, in the fallopian tube
Steps of fertilization
1) sperm breaks through corona radiata (if they have the correct proteins)
2) when that happens then the cortical granules enzymes break and the zona pellucida HARDENS to prevent multiple sperm from penetrating
3) second mitotic division happens once sperm hits
4) female and male pronuclei join
After fertilization zygote becomes (a- 16 cells) then b
a- morula
b- blastocyst
When does the cell become pluripotent in embryogenesis?
at blastocyst
before totipotent (zygote–> morula)
Two main components of blastocyst and what they become
1) inner cell mass (ICM): embryo
2) trophoblast: extraembryonic tissue
when does implantation occur
day 6
blastocyst implants in uterine wall
ectopic pregnancy
blastocyst implants somewhere it shouldn’t (NOT uterine wall), often fallopian tube
identical twinning
1) 2 blastocysts–> 2 trophoblasts–> 2 embryos, 2 amnion
2) 2 ICM–> 1 trophoblast–> 2 embryos, 1 amnion
Inner cell mass (ICM) adopts 2 fates which are (a+b) and that together those make (c)
a) epiblast and b) hypoblast
and together make c) bilaminar embryo