DNA Sugar & Phosphate Backbone Nucleic Acids in Center
DNA RNA Replication Ribosome Deletion Insertion New sequence Mutations Deletion Insertion New sequence DNA Replication RNA Transcription Ribosome Translation tRNA Codons
Chromosomes
Eye Color Hair type Blood Type
Diploid = Somatic or body cell Gametes Haploid Diploid = Somatic or body cell
Keys to Understanding Meiosis Chromosomes are paired. Chromosomes carry genes. The gene forms on a pair of chromosomes may be identical .. Brown eyes Tall Brown eyes Blue eyes Tall Short or different.
One Way Meiosis Makes Lots of Different Sex Cells (Gametes) – Independent Assortment Independent assortment produces 2n distinct gametes, where n = the number of unique chromosomes. In humans, n = 23 and 223 ≈ 8,000,0000. That’s a lot of diversity by this mechanism alone.
Another Way Meiosis Makes Lots of Different Sex Cells – Crossing-Over Crossing-over multiplies the already huge number of different gamete types produced by independent assortment.
Between Independent Assortment and Crossing-Over, No Two Gametes Are Identical.
Homologous Chromosomes
Boy or Girl? X chromosome Y chromosome
Boy or Girl?
Karyotype
Nondisjunction- when homologous chromosomes fail to separate When things go wrong Nondisjunction- when homologous chromosomes fail to separate
Patau Syndrome (Trisomy 13)
Trisomy 18 Edwards Syndrom
Trisomy 21- down syndrome
Monosomy 45, turner syndrome (x)
Kleinfelter’s syndrom (xxy)
Mitosis / meiosis / problems http://www.johnkyrk.com/mitosis.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divi_flash.html http://www.ygyh.org/ds/cause.htm