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infertility

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inability of couple to have baby; might be because…

  • male not producing enough sperm
  • male producing deformed/defective sperm
  • female unable to release eggs (not enough of right kind of hormones)
  • medical procedures (chemotherapy or radiation therapy)
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cri-du-chat syndrome

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also known as crying cat syndrome

  • 1 in 50 000 individuals
  • caused by deletion on short arm of chromosome 5
  • usually small at birth
  • respiratory problems
  • larynx (voice box) doesn’t develop correctly (causes cat-like cry)
  • small head, small chin
  • unusually round face, widely set eyes
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fetal development

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  • three layers of gastrula form tissue & organs of a baby
  • takes 38 weeks & divided into three trimesters (three months long)
  • at end of 8 weeks, embryo called fetus
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blastula

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  • end of second week
  • embryo 1.5mm in diameter and has hollow ball of cells
  • cells now embryonic stem cells
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Turner syndrome

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  • 1 in 5000 females
  • only 1 ‘x’ chromosome instead of 2
  • female sexual characteristics underdeveloped
  • short stature
  • swelling of hands and feet
  • low hairline, low-set ears
  • reproductive sterility, absence of menstrual period
  • increased weight –> obesity
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homologous chromosomes

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a pair of matching chromosomes (one from each parent)

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when do chromosome mutations occur?

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during meiosis

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when is oocyte cryopreservation used?

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  • women diagnosed with cancer who have not begun chemotherapy or radiation therapy
  • women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies who do not consider embryo-freezing an option
  • women who want to preserve future ability to have children, because they do not yet have a partner, or for other personal or medical reasons
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mating

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process by which both gametes (sex cells) arrive at the same place at the same time

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haploid number

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(n)
one set
pair of chromosomes

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what do karyotypes show?

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when whole chromosome mutations have occurred

- can be analyzed to diagnose and treat patients with genetic disorders or syndromes

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result of whole chromosome mutations in meiosis 1 & 2

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1 gamete will have 2 copies of 1 chromosome, and another will have none

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ectoderm

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  • outer layer

- cells form skin and nervous system

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embryonic development

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  • early development of organisms

- takes place in humans during first 2 months (8 weeks) after fertilization

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impact reproductive technologies in society

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  • IVF causes higher chance of birth defect
  • most unused embryos donated to stem cell research
  • with AI, most children never know who biological father is
  • in surrogacy, sometimes arguments over custody of child
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hormone therapy

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might cause female to ovulate

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third trimester

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continued growth

- rapid weigh gain; growth and accumulation of fat (26-38 weeks) {40-50 weeks}

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three layers of cells that organize during gastrula

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  • ectoderm
  • mesoderm
  • endoderm
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which has a greater impact; chromosome or gene mutations

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chromosomes mutations because bigger DNA sequences are changed

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independent assortment (during meiosis 1)

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  • homologous pairs of chromosomes separate at equator, move towards opposite poles of the cell
  • many different possibilities for how they will separate produces variation –> there are over 8 million sperm combinations possible for the 23 pairs in an egg or sperm cell!
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females (gamete formation)

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meiosis 1 - produces 2 egg cells (cytoplasm & organelles are not equally divided)
meiosis 2 - produces 4 cells —> three smallest disintegrate –> one large haploid egg cell

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result of meiosis? (gametes)

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four haploid cells, each with half the number of chromosomes

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advantages of external fertilization

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  • little energy required
  • large number offspring produced at once
  • offspring far from parents (less competition and genetic variation maintained)
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crossing over during meiosis 1

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  • parts of non-sister chromatids “cross over” each other and exchange segments of DNA
  • this produces genetic variation
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gene mutation

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change in specific order of A, G, C, and T bases that make up a particular gene

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difference between meiosis 1 and 2?

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meiosis 1:
- homologous chromosomes line up at the equator, then separate and move to opposite poles of the cell

meiosis 2:
- chromatids of each chromosome are pulled to opposite poles

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Down syndrome

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  • 1 in 1000 individuals
  • extra 21st (trisomy 21)
  • mild to moderate learning disabilities
  • almond shape to the eyes
  • shorter limbs, pore muscle tone
  • larger than normal space between big and 2nd toe
  • protruding tongue
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what happens during fertilization?

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2 gametes (n) fuse to form a zygote (2n)

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in vitro fertilization

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  • used when female Fallopian tubes are blocked (tube connects ovaries to uterus)
  • egg cells removed from ovaries and placed in Petri dish, fertilized eggs implanted into uterus few days after fertilization
  • more than one egg used, multiple births common
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surrogacy

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couple asks surrogate mother to carry embryo provided by couple, sometimes surrogate mother asked to produce egg

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intracytoplasmic sperm injection

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  • only one sperm cell in egg cell, zygote later inserted in female’s uterus
  • only 25% of ICSI procedures result in birth
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advantages internal fertilization

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  • embryo protected (inside female) & parents care for young –> more offspring survive
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mesoderm

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  • middle layer

- cells form kidneys, muscles, blood vessels, reproductive organs, bones

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where does the genetic information in the zygote come from?

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half from one parent, half from the other

n + n = 2n

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artificial insemination

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  • sperm collected and injected into female
  • widely used to breed farm animals
  • in humans, sometimes sperm collected from female’s partner and injected into female. sometimes, if male unable to produce enough viable sperm, sperm donor (usually anonymous) is used
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how DNA can be affected

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  • lost
  • duplicated
  • inverted (flipped)
  • moved within a chromosome
  • moved to another chromosome
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how can pollen be transported?

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  • colourful flowers attract pollinators which spread pollen as they take nectar from flowers
  • by the wind
  • for plants without flowers: pollen transported by wind from male cones to female cones
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pollination

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  • form of internal fertilization used by plants
  • transfer of male gametes in pollen from male reproductive part to female reproductive part
  • pollen tube forms to deliver sperm cells to egg cells once pollen lands on female part of plant (pistil)
  • after fertilization zygote grows into embryo, nourished by food within seed in which it grows (seed protects embryo)
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assisted reproductive corrective technology procedures

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  1. hormone therapy
  2. artificial insemination (AI)
  3. in vitro fertilization (IVF) {test tube baby}
  4. gametes intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
  5. intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
  6. oocyte cryopreservation
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gametes

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specialized cells necessary for reproduction

ex; eggs, sperm, pollen

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why don’t large chromosome mutations usually pass down to new generations?

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offspring doesn’t develop, doesn’t succeed, doesn’t reach reproductive age, or is infertile

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first trimester

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developing organ systems

  • brain, spinal cord forming (3 weeks) {4 mm}
  • digits, ears, organs, and muscles forming (6 weeks) {4 cm}
  • sexual differentiation (9 weeks) {9 cm}
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what does sexual reproduction require?

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two parents

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what does haploid vs. diploid refer to?

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the number of chromosomes

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second trimester

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growth

  • fetal movements felt (16-18 weeks) {20 cm}
  • eyelids open, fetus can survive with special care if born now (24 weeks) {35 cm}
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males (gamete formation)

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meiosis 1 - produces 2 cells

meiosis 2 - produces 4 cells with cytoplasm & organelles equally divided (4 haploid sperm cells

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how are chromosome mutations caused?

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by mutagens

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endoderm

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  • inner layer

- cells form lungs, lining of digestive system

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stages of sexual reproduction

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  1. mating (ritual)
  2. fertilization (external or internal)
  3. development
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morula

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  • end of first week

- embryo is 0.2mm in diameter

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who are offspring genetically different from?

in sexual reproduction

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  • each other
  • either parent
  • any other member of their species
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what is meiosis?

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the process that produces gametes with half the number of chromosomes as body cells

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external fertilization

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  • occurs outside bodies of parents
  • gametes released by parents = fertilization happens when sperm and egg cell come in contact
  • common in underwater animals and animals who live in moist environments (water needed for male gamete to travel to female gamete)
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disadvantages internal fertlization

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  • requires more energy to find mate

- produces fewer zygote

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fertilization

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process when an egg cell is penetrated by a sperm cell and the haploid genetic information of both male and female gametes combine

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gamete formation

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different in males and females

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once the egg is fertilized, when will cell division occur?

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  • there are enough nutrients for rapidly dividing embryo
  • temperature warm enough for proteins and enzymes to function properly during chemical reactions in developing embryo
  • enough moisture so embryo doesn’t dry out
  • embryo protected from threats (predators and environment)
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internal fertilization

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  • sperm cells deposited inside female body (where they meet egg cell)
  • one sperm penetrating egg cell results in membrane changing electrical charge that prevent more sperm from entering egg –> only one set of male chromosomes can unite with the chromosomes in the nucleus of the egg cell
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gametes intrafallopian transfer

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egg cells removed from ovaries & placed in mixture of sperm, mixture placed in Fallopian tubes so fertilization can take place in woman’s body

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oocyte cryopreservation

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  • woman’s eggs (oocytes) extracted, frozen and stored

- when she is ready to become pregnant, eggs thawed, fertilized, and transferred to uterus as embryos

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what does the zygote undergo to become an embryo?

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mitosis and cell division

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diploid number

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(2n)

two sets of chromosomes

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Klinefelter syndrome

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  • 1 in 500 males
  • male with an extra ‘x’ chromosome (XXY)
  • small testicles –> reduced fertility
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when do whole chromosome mutations occur in meiosis 1?

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if homologous chromosomes do not seperate

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disadvantages external fertilization

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  • many gametes don’t survive outside of parent’s (usually female) body
  • zygotes and embryos not protected
  • parents don’t care for offspring –> few survive
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karyotypes

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pictures of an organism’s chromosomes arranged in homologous pairs

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stages embryonic development

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  1. Morula
  2. Blastula
  3. Gastrula
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genetic diversity

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inherited genetic differences (variation) in a species that give many organisms a survival advantage

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when do whole chromosome mutations occur in meiosis 2?

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if sister chromatids do not seperate

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telophase

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  • spindle fibres disappear
  • nuclear membrane forms around each separated set of chromosomes
  • nucleolus appears
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how does asexual reproduction occur?

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occurs without gametes (sex cells) coming together

71
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enzyme in stem cells?

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enzyme telomerase

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why do cells divide?

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  • cells receive nutrients & removes waste through cell membrane
  • size of cell membrane determines how much can enter/leave the cell
  • cells grow –> volume increases more quickly than surface area
  • once cell is certain size, membrane can’t support contents anymore
  • cells must divide to reach favourable surface/volume ration
  • when they get too big they divide
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reproductive cloning (adult DNA cloning)

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  • produces a genetic duplicate of an organism
    • takes a nucleus from a cell (from the organism to be cloned) and puts it into an egg cell that has had the nucleus removed
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problems of reproductive cloning (adult DNA cloning)

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  • only about 10% of clones survive
  • clone can be abnormally large/sized
  • clones have higher rates of cancer and infection
  • clones age faster than others
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do cancer cells function as parts of your body?

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no, cancer cells are not specialized, they do not make proteins for organ cells.

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late prophase

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  • nuclear membrane disappears

- spindle fibres finish forming and attach to centromeres or chromosomes

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what does telomerase do?

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stop chromosomes from tangling/fraying with other chromosomes

78
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how does vegetative reproduction work?

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grasses, lilacs, and many forms send out rhizomes (underground stems.)

some woody shrubs reproduce asexually by using their ordinary stems, branches of these plants take root wherever they touch the ground.
ex: currants, willows, and forsythias

some plants send out runners which are special stems (they have a small, new, genetically identical plant on them.) when new plant touches ground; it roots, forming a whole new plant.
ex: strawberries and spider plants

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early prophase

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  • nucleolus disappears

- spindle fibres begin to form

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what is cancer?

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certain diseases that result from uncontrolled cell division

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anaphase

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  • spindle fibres pull sister chromatids to opposite poles of cell
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stomach lining cells are replaced every:

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2 days

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disadvantages of vegetative reproduction

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  • clones, or new plants, grow close to the parents (compete for same resource)
  • clones, or new plants are genetically identical. illness or disease could kill all of them
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why do cancer cells release chemicals to attract blood vessels?

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blood vessels branch into tumour and deliver nutrients to it

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how can asexual reproduction be characterized?

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a. only one parent is required
b. no gametes (sex cells) required
c. offspring are clones (same set of chromosomes)
d. no specialized reproductive cells or structures

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Five major types of asexual reproduction used by organisms:

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  1. binary fission (bacteria)
  2. budding
  3. fragmentation
  4. vegetative reproduction
  5. spore formation
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mitosis

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divides the duplicated contents of the nucleus into two equal parts

88
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what does therapeutic cloning require?

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stem cells

  • cells that have not specialized yet –> have the potential to become different types of cells
  • can use adult stem cells or embryonic stem cells
89
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how do cancer cells escape programmed cell death? what does this mean for their chromosomes at cells division?

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90 percent of human cancer cells don’t turn off telomerase gene. telomere caps of chromosomes do not shorten during cell division (divide longer than regular cells.)

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which are more desirable to use in therapeutic cloning? adult stem cells or embryonic stem cells? why?

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embryonic are more desirable because they can be more types of cells

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benefits to humans of vegetative reproduction

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  • food source (e.g. potatoes)
  • increase yield & speed of harvest
  • produce crops with specific qualities:
    • taste/texture
    • storage/handling
  • form single-celled spores (specialized reproductive cells)
    • have a nucleus, cytoplasm, and protective covering
    • covering protects spore from physical damage/drying out
    • carried away from parent by wind/water. when spore lands in favourable environment, it develops into a new organism through mitosis.
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how is therapeutic cloning used?

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to correct health problems

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how many times can a human cell divide?

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50 times

94
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skin cells are replaced every:

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20 days

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three parts/phases of interphase

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  • growth and preparation
  • DNA replication
  • growth and preparation continued
96
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in cytokinesis: the 2 nuclei are separated into ________________ that are ____________ the original cell.

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2 daughter cells, identical to

97
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grafting

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  • does not happen naturally. humans must make this happen.

- stems called sions are attached to the rooted stock of another species (quicker harvest)

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what are the 3 stages of the cell cycle?

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interphase
mitosis
cytokinesis

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what monitors cell activity. why?

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special proteins at the checkpoints monitor the cell activity and send this information to the nucleus.

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fragmentation

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pieces of parent’s body breaks off. some fragments produce clones. sometimes occurs by accident. more often, it is deliberate.

ex: sea stars and flatworms reproduce by fragmentation

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how do cancer cells spread?

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tumour cells break away and are carried by blood vessels to new location where they divide and form new tumour

102
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how can stem cells be used?

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to replace damaged cells in patients with diabetes, spinal injuries, or Parkinson’s disease

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budding

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offspring starts as growth/bud on the body of the parent as a result of repeated mitosis and cell divisions

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difference healthy cells cancer cells

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healthy cells: grow in single layer, stop dividing when they stop receiving messages from nearby cells

cancer cells: don’t respond to messages, begin to grow in multiple layers

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define vegetative reproduction

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only occurs in plants. form new plants without making seeds (without sexual reproduction)

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stages of interphase

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  • growth and preparation
  • DNA replication
  • continued growth and preparation
107
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when are activities within the cell monitored/controlled?

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at specific stages/checkpoints

108
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what cause mutations?

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mutagens (viruses, x rays, ultraviolet light, and chemicals such as acetone in cigarettes.

109
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phases of mitosis

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early prophase
late prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
110
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brain cells are replaced every:

A

30-50 years

111
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binary fission

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organism splits in two roughly equal halves, pinches off (cytokinesis) to form two new organisms. mitosis not necessary because no nucleus in bacteria. single dna just replicates.

112
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what happens when a cell is exposed to radiation during mitosis?

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chromosomes fail to move to opposite poles of a cell during anaphase

113
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What is cloning?

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cloning is the process of making a genetically identical organism through nonsexual means

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what happens before mitosis?

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DNA molecules that replicated during interphase join to form sister chromatids of a chromosome joined by a centromere

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cytokinesis in animal cells

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the cell membrane pinches together

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metaphase

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  • spindle fibres pull chromosomes into line at equator
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interphase

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  • cell increases in size, makes protein (carries out the functions necessary for survival)
  • cells copy/replicate itself and 3 billion base pairs of DNA information. DNA ladder break apart, new bases pair with bases on original DNA
  • cells make proteins for new daughter cells formed after cytokinesis. chromatin (containing replicated DNA) is loosely coiled. dna copied into rna. organelles duplicated. two new identical dna molecules produced
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what if a mutation occurred in a gene producing instructions for a checkpoint protein?

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cell cycle control will be lost. damaged cells may divide uncontrollably.

119
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what treatment are cancer researchers looking for?

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drugs that work by blocking cel division in a cancer cell and preventing formation of tumours

120
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uses of human assisted cloning?

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  • to save genetic information from endangered species
  • to mass-produce an organism with a desirable trait
    • (for example pine trees that are resistant to pine beetles)
121
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what are embryonic cells? how long can they live for?

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early stage cells of developing embryo. indefinitely.

122
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what happens to nuclei of cancer cells? why?

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become large and abnormal because cell division no longer functions and chromosomes do not divide correctly.

123
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when/why do embryonic stem cells lose their “fountain of youth?”

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once a cell becomes specialized

124
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cytokinesis in plant cells

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a cell plate forms

125
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what does asexual reproduction mean?

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without sex

126
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clone

A

identical genetic copy of its parent

127
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cytokinesis

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separates the two nuclei and cell contents into two daughter cells

128
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when will cells not divide?

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  • not enough nutrients to support cell growth
  • dna in nucleus not replicated
  • dna damaged

ex; chromosomes not attached to spindle fibres in metaphase, chromosomes not moved to poles in anaphase

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