Topic.2.Development.powerpoint.2.1.Early-Development.comparisons.in.model.organisms Flashcards
Using a tadpole as an example, explain what each part would be for the following:
central, dorsal, left, right, anterior, posterior
belly would be the ventral
backside would be dorsal
head would be anterior
the tail would be posterior
right would be between anterior & dorsal
left would be between central and posterior
In frog embryos, sperm will always enter at the ___ pole
animal
In frog embryos, what triggers the rotation of the cell cortex which exposes the grey crescent?
sperm entry
In frog embryos, what are grey crescents?
They are exposed non pigmented cytoplasm, they mark the future dorsal side
T/F sperm enter on the dorsal side
False, sperm enter a side that reveals the grey crescent on the opposite side. The GC is on the dorsal side, so the opposite of the dorsal would be ventral.
In frogs, grey crescent has ____ needed for the normal development of blastomeres. They regulate ___ in eggs.
Cytoplasmic determinants; gene expression
what are blastomeres?
a cell formed by the cleavage of a fertilized ovum
What is the name of the first stage of early embryonic development
after fertilization in sea urchins?
Cleavage
What happens during cleavage stage in sea urchins?
miotic cell divisions with no significant (NO G1/G2)
It partitions the embryo into blastomeres(“smaller cells”)
In sea urchins, what two poles can you find?
Vegetal pole: region where yolk (nutrients) is concentrated
Animal pole: opposite to vegetal pole
What is the difference between cleavage of sea urchin and frogs?
Both have vegetal and animal poles, however, the distribution of yolk affects cleavage patterns in frog embryos. Frog embryos also have a cleavge furrow,
T/F sea urchins have smaller blastomeres at the animal pole
False, frogs have smaller blastomeres because the vegetal side pushes up on the grey crescent, making animal blastomeres very small
Compare cleavage in sea urchins vs frog
Sea urchins:
-yolk evenly distributed
-early cleavage results in cells of similar size
Frogs:
- yolk concentrated at vegetal pole
-cells at animal pole are smaller than those at vegetal
Each cell within the ___, is a called a blastomere
blastula
in sea urchins, what is the blastula stage?
-Produced after 5-7 cleavage divisions
-blastula consists of a hollow ball of cells with a fluid-filled cavity(or blastocoel)
What are the differences in blastula in a sea urchin and frog?
Sea urchin- blastocoel takes up most of the cell
frog- blastocoel takes up top of the blastula
holoblastic cleavage
frogs, mammals, sea urchins
cleavage furrow passes entirely through yolk
meroblastic cleavage
birds, fish, reptiles
too much yolk and furrow can’t pass through the yolk, only occurs in a small area
The embryo is called a blastula after it has divided a LOT. As cleavage continues, cells in ___ pole start dividing more rapidly than the __ pole. By the next day, continued cleavage has produced a hollow ball
of thousands of cells called the ____. With a fluid-filled cavity, called the ____
animal, vegetal, blastula, blastocoel
T/F: Once a blastula is formed, there are transcription of zygote genes.
False, must have at least 4000 to be able to do so in frog embryos
What allowed cleavage to take place which eventually makes a blastula?
Gene products(mRNA and proteins) deposited by the mother when she formed the egg
What is gastrulation?
reorganization of blastula into a multi-layered organism
-ectoderm(outer layer of embryo)
-mesoderm(middle layer of embryo)
-endoderm(inner layer of embryo)
Ectoderm
-epidermis of skin(sweat/hair)
-nervous and sensory systems
-pituitary gland and adrenal medulla
-jaws and teeth
-germ cells