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BIOL 111 Chapter 13
Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/26/2009

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Term
living organisms are distinguished by thier ability to blank thier own blank
Definition
reproduce, kind
Term
Genetics
Definition
The study of heredity and variation
Term
heredity
Definition
transmission of traits from one generation to the next
Term
Variation
Definition
demonstrated by the differences in appearance that offspring show from parents and siblings
Term
in a literal sense children dont inhereit particular physical traits from their parents.  what do they inheret?
Definition
their genes
Term
Genes
Definition
units of heredity and are made of segments of dna
Term
gametes
Definition
genes are passed to the next generation through reproductive cells called gametes
Term
examples of gametes
Definition
sperm and eggs
Term
locus
Definition
Each gene has a specific locat ion called a
locus on a certain chromosome
Term
Most DNA is packaged into?
Definition
chromosomes
Term
asexual reproduction
Definition
one parent
produces genet ically ident ical offspring by
mitosis
Term
clone
Definition
a group of genet ically ident ical
individuals from the same parent
Term
sexual reproduction
Definition
two parents give
rise to offspring that have unique
combinat ions of genes inherited from the
two parents
Term
life cycle
Definition
the generat ion- togeneration
sequence of stages in the
reproductive history of an organism
Term
somatic cells? how many do humans have?
Definition
any cell other than a
gamete; 23 pairs
Term
karyotype
Definition
an ordered display of the pairs
of chromosomes from a cell
Term
homologous chromosomes
Definition
The two chromosomes in each pair, or homologs
Term
sex chromosomes
Definition
X and Y
Term
Human females have a __ pair of X chomosomes
Definition
homologous; XX
Term
human males have one __ and one __ chromosome
Definition
X Y
Term
autosomes
Definition
The 22 pairs of chromosomes that do not
determine sex
Term
diploid cell
Definition
has two sets of
chromosomes
Term
diploid number for humans is
Definition
46 (2n =
46)
Term

haploid?

what is the human haploid number?

Definition
contains a single set
of chromosomes; 23
Term
in an unfertilized egg (__) the sex chromosome is __.  in a sperm cell the chromosome may be either __ or __
Definition
ovum; x; x or y
Term
Fertilization
Definition
the union of gametes
Term
the fertilized egg is called a ___; the __ produces __ cells by mitosis and develops into an adult
Definition
zygote; the zygote, somatic
Term
At sexual maturity, the ovaries and testes
produce ?
Definition
haploid gametes
Term
___ are teh only types of human cells produced by meiosis instead of mitosis resulting in one set of chromosomes in each gamete
Definition
gamete
Term
alternation of generations
Definition
plants and animals exhibit this alternation of generations, including both diploid and a haploid multicellular stage.
Term
the diploid organism in plants and some algae is called __ and makes haploid ___ by meiosis
Definition
sporophyte; spores
Term
gametophyte
Definition
Each spore grows by mitosis into this haploid
organism.  fertilization of gametes results in a dpiloid sporophyte
Term
in most fungi and some protists, the __ stage is the single celled ___; there is no __ diploid stage
Definition
diploid; zygote; multicellular
Term
only diploid cells can undergo __
Definition
meiosis
Term
in all three life cycles, the __ing and __ing of __ contriubtes to genetic __ in offspring
Definition
halving and doubling of chromosomes contributes to genetic variation in offspring
Term
Meiosis takes place in two sets of cell
divisions what are the?
Definition
meiosis I and meiosis II
Term
the two cell divisions in meiosis result in what?
Definition
four daughter cells rather than the two daughter cells in mitosis
Term
what happenes in meiosis I
Definition
homologous chromosomes separate resulting intwo haploid daughter
cells with replicated chromosomes; it is
called the reduct ional division
Term
what happens in meiosis II?
Definition
sister chromatids separate resulting in four haploid daughter
cells with unreplicated chromosomes; it is
called the equational division
Term
four phases of meiosis
Definition
Prophase I
 Metaphase I
 Anaphase I
Telophase I and cytokinesis
Term
prophase 1
Definition

more than
90% of the t ime required for meiosis

Chromosomes begin to condense

synapsis

Term
synapsis,
Definition
homologous chromosomes
loosely pair up, aligned gene by gene
Term
crossing over,
Definition
nonsister chromat ids
exchange DNA segments
Term
chiasmata,
Definition
X- shaped regions where
crossing over occurred
Term
metaphase 1
Definition

tetrads line up at the
metaphase plate, with one chromosome
facing each pole

Microtubules from one pole are at tached
to the kinetochore of one chromosome of
each tetrad

Microtubules from the other pole are
at tached to the kinetochore of the other
chromosome

Term
anaphase 1
Definition
  • pairs of homologous
    chromosomes separate
  • One chromosome moves toward each pole, guided by the spindle apparatus
  • Sister chromatids remain attached at the
    cent romere and move as one unit toward
    the pole
Term
telophase 1 and cytokinesis
Definition
  • each half
    of the cell has a haploid set of
    chromosomes; each chromosome still
    consists of two sister chromat ids
  • Cytokinesis usually occurs simultaneously,
    forming two haploid daughter cells
Term
in animal cells a __ __ forms; in plants a __ __ forms
Definition
cleavage furrow; cell plate
Term
why doesnt any chromosome replication occur between the end of meiosis I and the beginning of meiosis II?
Definition
because the chromosomes are already replicated
Term
phases of meiosis II?
Definition
  • Prophase II
  • Metaphase II
  • Anaphase II
  • Telophase II and cytokinesis

 

  • Meiosis II is very similar to mitosis
Term
prophase II
Definition
  • a spindle apparatus forms
  • In late prophase II, chromosomes (each still composed of two chromatids) move toward the metaphase plate
Term
metaphase II
Definition
the sister chromatids are
arranged at the metaphase plate Because of crossing over in meiosis I, the
two sister chromat ids of each chromosome
are no longer genet ically identical The kinetochores of sister chromat ids
attach to microtubules extending from
opposite poles
Term
anaphase II
Definition
the sister chromatids
separateThe sister chromatids of each
chromosome now move as two newly
individual chromosomes toward opposite
poles
Term
Telophase II and Cytokinesis
Definition
the chromosomes arrive at
opposite polesNuclei form, and the chromosomes begin
decondensing
Term
what is produces at the end of meiosis
Definition
four daughter cells each with a haploid set of unreplicated chromosomes
Term
each daughter cell is __ __ from teh others and from the __ cell
Definition
denetically distinct; parent
Term
three events unique to meiosis occurring in meiosis I
Definition
  • synapsis and corssing over in prophase I: Homologous chromosomes physically connect and exchange genetic information
  • at the metaphse plate, there are paird homologous chromosomes (tetrads), instead of individual replicated chromosomes
  • at anaphase I, it is homologous chromosomes, instead of sister chromatids that septerate
Term
Mutations
Definition
changes in an organisms DNA, the orginal source of genetic diversity
Term
mutations create different versions of genes called __
Definition
alleles
Term
reshuffling of __ during __ reproduction produces __ variation
Definition
allels sexual genetic
Term
three mechanisms conrtibute to genetic variation. what are they?
Definition
  1. independent assortment of chromosomes
  2. crossing over
  3. random fertilization
Term
recombinant
chromosomes
Definition
combine genes
inherited from each parent
Term
when does crossing over occur
Definition
very early in
prophase I, as homologous chromosomes
pair up gene by gene
Term
what happens during crossing over
Definition
homologous portions of
two nonsister chromatids trade places contributing to genetic
variation by combining DNA from two
parents into a single chromosome
Term
why does random fertilization add to genetic variation?
Definition
because any sperm can fuse with any ovum
Term
natural selection results in the accumulation of genetic variations __ by the __
Definition
favored by environment. 
Term
colchicine
Definition
keeps cells in metaphse, making chromosomes easier to count
Term

meiosis makes __ cells

mitosis makes __ cells

Definition
haploid; diploid
Term
how are autosomes arranged?
Definition

1=longest

22= shortest

Term
germ line
Definition
cells that produce gametes, found in overies and testes
Term
synaptonemal complex
Definition
where crossing over takes place. gene for gene
Term
cohesion proteins
Definition
keep sister chromatids together
Term

meiosis I only has __ split

meiosis II has __ split

Definition
chromosome; chromatids
Term
describe three events that occur during meiosis I but not mitosis
Definition
  1. synapsis and crossing over during prophase I,
  2. separating of homologous chromosomes, rather than sister chromatids.
  3. at the metaphase plate, there are paird tetrads, instead of individual replicated chromosomes
Term
reductional division
Definition
occurs in meiosis I and results in two haploid daughter cells with replicated chromosomes
Term
equational division
Definition
occurs in meiosis II and results in four hapoid daughter cells with unreplicated chromosomes
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