Sexual Reproduction & Meiosis Flashcards

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What is Mitosis?

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-First part of M phase in the cell cycle

Mitosis is a process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells (

  • 1 nuclear division (5 stages) followed by a cytoplasm division (cytokinesis)
  • Produce daughter cells with same genetic information (DNA replication)
  • Daughter cells are exact copies of the mother cell, same amount of DNA, number of chromosomes, genetic information
  • Asexual reproduction in simple single-celled organisms NOT IN HUMANS
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What are somatic cells?

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-Almost all of the cells in an multicellular organism are SOMATIC (’body cells, other than sex cells or gametes)

-Multicellular organisms are produced by rounds of mitosis from a single cell

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3
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What are diploid cells?

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-two copies/sets of each chromosome (2n), one set inherited from each parent

-In humans, diploid cells contain 46 chromosomes (22 pairs of homologous autosomes + 2 sex chromosomes)

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What are somatic cells?

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-Any living organism other than the reproductive cells

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What are the features of somatic cells?

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-Do not contribute to inheritance diploid cells
-Originated by mitosis

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How many chromosomes do diploid cells have?

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-46
-22 pairs
-2 sex cells

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7
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What are homologous autosomal chromosomes?

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-Pairs of chromosomes that are not sex cells

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8
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What is a locus of a chromosome?

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-Location of a gene on a chromosome

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9
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What are sex chromosomes?

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-Pairs of chromosomes that participate in sex determination

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10
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What sex chromosomes do females have?

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XX

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11
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What sex chromosomes do males have ?

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-XY

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What is the difference between X and Y chromosome?

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-The X chromosome is bigger and carries different genes

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13
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What are gametes ?

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-Reproductive cells?

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14
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What are spermatozoa and egg cells produced from?

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-Diploid germ-line cells

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15
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Where does meiosis occur?

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-Specialised germ-line cells that residee in the ovaries or testes

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What is meiosis ?

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-A cell division that produces 4 non-identical daughter cells having half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell

17
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What does meiosis involve?

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-One round of DNA replication then two rounds of nuclear division

18
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What is the first event in meiosis?

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-Interphase (G1, S, G2)

19
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What is a tetrad?

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-4 Chromatids

20
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What stage does crossing over occur?

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-Prophase 1

21
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What is crossing over?

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-Genetic exchange between DNA segments of the non-sister chromatids

22
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How does crossing over cause genetic diversity?

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-Allele reassortment creates unique mixture of maternal and paternal homologs

23
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What happens in metaphase 1 ?

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-Spindle microtubules from both poles capture each tetrad and move them towards the centre of the meiotic plate

24
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What happens in anaphase 1?

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-Homologous chromosomes separate and move towards opposite poles

25
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What happens in telophase 1?

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-Two nuclear envelopes form around each set of chromosomes

26
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What happens in cytokinesis 1?

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-Daughter cells that have one set of chromosomes but duplicated

27
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What is interkinesis?

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-A small interphase after meiosis 1 and before meiosis 2 during which chromatin uncoils

28
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What happens in meiosis II?

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-Meiosis II is like mitosis; sister chromatids separate and four haploid cells are formed. Note that each has half the chromosomes of the parent cell. These cells differ genetically from each other and from the cells of the parents

29
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What errors can occur during meiosis?

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-Separation of homologous or sister chromosomes may not be achieved which can result in to few or too many copies of a particular chromosome

30
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What are the 5 stages of mitosis ?

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Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis