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D3.1 - Reproduction

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Sexual reproduction?

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Requires a male and female
- Each parent contributes some genes to offspring

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A sexual reproduction?

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Requires only 1 parent
- Results in multiple identical organisms

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Sexual reproduction features?

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  • Gametes fertilized
  • Two parents
  • Offspring genetically unique compared to parents
  • New gene combination + promotes genetic variation
  • Allows adaptations for changing environment
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Asexual reproduction features?

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  • Organism makes a copy of itself
  • Only one parent
  • Offspring genetically identical to parent
  • No new gene combination and little genetic variation
  • Little change in adaptations
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Asexual mechanisms?

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  • Binary fission
  • Mitosis
  • Budding
  • Fragmentation
  • Vegetative reproduction
  • Parthenogenesis
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Binary fission?

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When bacteria replicate their DNA and divide into 2 cells
- Can occur more than once an hour for certain bacteria under certain conditions

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Mitosis?

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When unicellular eukaryotic organisms replicate their DNA and mamy organelles
- Leads to growth in budding, Fragmentation, vegetative reproduction, and Parthenogenesis

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Budding?

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When new genetically identically organisms grow directly from an existing organism

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Fragmentation?

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When the body of an existing organism breaks up into several fragments
- Each growing into a complete organism

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Vegetative reproduction?

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Common in many plants
- W/ new plants emerging from roots, bulbs, tubers, and shoots

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Parthenogenesis?

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Growth and development of an egg cell w/out the involvement of a male gamete
- In an animal species

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Pros of asexual reproduction?

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  • Almost always faster
  • Requires less expenditure of energy
  • A single organism can colonize a new area easily
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How does meiosis produce haploid cells?

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Reduction division
- B/c the number of chromosomes in each gamete is reduced to one half if original number

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What happens before meiosis

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DNA replication takes place
- Producing a pair of chromatids from each chromosome

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How is genetic variation provided?

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Crossing over
- Leads to a recombination of alleles during metaphase 1

Independent assortment of chromosomes
- Random orientation and division of chromosomes during m1

Random fertilization
- As there are millions of sperm and egg possibilities

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What does meiosis do for chromosomes?

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Breaks up parental combination of alleles and provides new Chromosome combination

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What are the sperm cells designed for?

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To travel to the egg
- Very small in size
- Multiple mitochondria
- Flagellum for swimming
- Do not contribute anything towards food reserves of early embryo

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What are egg cells designed for?

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Provides initial source of nutrition for development of embryo followed by placenta and uterus
- Mitochondria
- Very big in volume

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Semen?

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The fluid that contains the sperm in an ejeculation

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Anatomical structures of female reproductive system?

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  • Ovaries
  • Fallopian tubes (oviducts)
  • Uterus
  • Endometrium
  • Cervix
  • Vagina
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Function of ovaries?

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Female gonads, produce + secrete oestradiol, produce and release eggs as secondary oocytes
- The area where ovulation occurs and grows into corpus luteum

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Fallopian tubes/ oviducts function?

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Ducts that carry eggs or early embryo to the uterus

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Uterus function?

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Muscular structure where early embryo plants and develops

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Endometrium function?

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Highly vascular inner lining of uterus

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Cervix function?
Lower portion of uterus - Has an opening to the vagina allowing childbirth and sperm ti enter
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Vagina function?
Muscular tube that leads from external genitals to cervix
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Ovulation?
Release of an egg
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What is the purpose of a menstrual cycle?
To time ovulation for possible fertilization and later implantation into inner lining of uterus
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When must implantation occur?
When the endometrium is highly vascular
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The regulatory centre for the menstrual cycle?
The hypothalamus
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What does the hypothalamus do?
Produces the hormone gonadotropin-releasing hormone GnRH
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Target tissue of gonadotropin releasing hormone?
Pituitary gland
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What hormones does the pituitary gland release into the blood stream after being targeted by gonadotropin releasing hormone?
Follicle stimulating hormone FSH and luteinizing hormone LH - Target tissue of these two is the ovaries
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Main function of Follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone
Increase production and secretion of oestradiol - It's Target tissue is endometrium and increases density of blood vessels in endometrium
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What happens with a positive feedback loop due to oestradiol?
Oestradiol stimulates pituitary gland to release for follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone
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What does the increase of Follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone result in?
The production of structures called Graafian follicles
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What is the Graffian follicle?
Under chemical stimulation of FSH and LH the somewhat arranged follicle cells (cells w/in the ovaries) and oocytes (Reproductive cells in a stage of development w/in ovaries) take on a particular cellular arrangement called Graffian follicle
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What leads to ovulation?
A spike in level of FSH and LH caused by positive feedback loop
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Progesterone?
A hormone that maintains the thickened, highly vascular endometrium
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How is progesterone produced?
When follicle cells's outer ring remains in the ovary they begin to produce and secrete it
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Corpus luteum?
A structure that is only hormonally active ( producing progesterone) for 10-12 days after ovulation of no fertilization
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How is corpus luteum produced?
When cells of outer ring begin to divide in order to fill the wound area left by ovulation
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Anatomical structure of male reproductive system?
- Testes - Epididymis - Secrotum - Vas deferens - Seminal vesicles - Prostate gland - Penis - Urethra
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Testes function?
Male gonads where sperm are produced in small tubes called seminiferous tubules
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Epididymis function?
Area where sperm are received, become mature, and become capable of swimming motion
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Scrotum function?
A sac that holds testes outside body cavity so sperm production and maturation can happen at a temp cool than body temp
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Vas deferens function?
Muscular tube that carried mature sperm from Epididymis to urethra during an ejaculation
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Seminal vesicles function?
Small glands that produce and add seminal fluid to semen
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Prostate gland function?
Gland that produces much of semen, including carbohydrates for sperm
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Penis function?
Organ that becomes erect as a result of blood engorgement to facilitate ejaculation
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Urethra function?
The tube that semen leaves the penis after all glands have added fluids
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The ovarian cycle?
Controls production and release of eggs and the cyclic release of oestradiol and progestrone
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Uterine cycle?
Controls preparation and maintenance of endometrium to receive a fertilized egg
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Reasons for infertility?
- Low sperm counts in males - Failure to achieve/ maintain an erection in males (impotence) - Inability to ovulate regularly in females - Blocked Fallopian tubes in females
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How does puberty commence?
Hypothalamus increases production of gonadotropin releasing hormone early teens - Pituitary gland is targeted and in response gonadotropins's secretion is enhanced
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What do the gonadotropins do?
Stimulate steroid production by gonads - Steroids like Testastrone, oestradiol, and progesterone
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Puberty changes in females?
- Increase in height and body mass - Growth of underarm and pubic hair - Development of breasts - Menstral cycle starts - Acne may begin - Bone structure of hips widen in preparation for child birth
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Puberty changes in males?
- Increase in height and body mass - Growth of underarm, pubic, facial, and chest hair - Acne could begin -Voice becomes deeper - Enlargement of testes and penis - Erections begin
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