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Sexual Reproduction and Genetics Chapter 10
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10.1: Meiosis MAIN IDEA: Meiosis produces haploid gametes.
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In Our Body Cells: Each chromosome has a matching pair - homologous pairs One chromosome from each pair came from mother, other from father Homologous chromosomes - code for the same type of traits, but don’t have the exact same information
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Human Chromosomes
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Humans Have 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 total) Each chromosome has about 1500 genes Genetic info passed from parents to children in sexual reproduction
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Types of Reproduction 1. Asexual Single parent Offspring- genetically identical to parent No sex cells 2. Sexual 2 parents Offspring - genetically different from parents – variation Involves sex cells
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Body Cells vs. Sex Cells Body (somatic) cells Diploid - contain both chromosomes of each pair Represented by 2n Sex cells (gametes) Haploid - Contain half the number of chromosomes; only one of each pair Represented by n
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Haploid and Diploid If corn body cells have 20 chromosomes, how many are in the gametes? If an organism has a haploid number of 18, what is the diploid number? n= 24. Is this the haploid or diploid? Is this the number of chromosomes in the gametes or body cells?
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Meiosis Special type of cell division that forms gametes – occurs in reproductive parts Meiosis called reduction division – reduces # of chromosomes in half Fertilization – 2 gametes combine – zygote cells are diploid Sexual reproduction is a cycle
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Meiosis Interphase (same as before) 2 divisions: Meiosis I Meiosis II How many cells will result? How many cells resulted from mitosis?
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Phases of Meiosis Meiosis I Prophase I, metaphase I, anaphase I, telophase I Meiosis II Prophase II, metaphase II, anaphase II, telophase II
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What happens in each phase?
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Prophase I (like mitosis) Chromosomes become visible; sister chromatids join at centromeres Nuclear membrane disappears; Spindle fibers start to form
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Prophase I (only meiosis) 2 matching homologous pairs (one from father, one from mother) join together – synapsis Crossing over occurs - piece of one chromosome is exchanged with piece of another
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chromatid centromere
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Crossing Over
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Prophase I
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Metaphase I Matching homologous pairs (tetrads) line up across equator of cell Line up randomly Spindle fibers attach to centromeres of homologous pairs
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Anaphase I Each pair of matched chromosome from the homologous pairs move to opposite ends of the cell Reduced from 2n to n
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Telophase I Matching pairs have moved to opposite ends; cytokinesis occurs to make 2 cells
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After Meiosis I… Cells have half the number of chromosomes as original cell, but in matching pairs
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DO NOW What is the end result of meiosis? Why is meiosis called a “reduction division”, and why is it important? What is a homologous pair of chromosomes? If a cell contains 54 chromosomes before meiosis, how many are in each cell after meiosis?
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Meiosis II Similar to mitosis NOT another interphase Prophase II – chromosome pairs begin moving toward equator and spindle fibers form Metaphase II – chromosome pairs line up across equator; spindle fibers attach to each chromatid at centromere
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Meiosis II Prophase II Metaphase II
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Meiosis II cont’d Anaphase II – pairs of chromosomes are separated, and move along spindle toward poles of cell Telophase II – chromosomes are at opposite ends of cell, cytokinesis occurs After Meiosis II – 4 haploid daughter cells
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Meiosis II cont’d Anaphase II Telophase II 4 cells
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Answer the Following: How does the chromosome # change with each cycle of mitosis and fertilization? What must occur to keep the chromosome number constant when fertilization occurs?
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DO NOW What is the end result of meiosis? What is a homologous chromosome pair? Why is it important that meiosis is a “reduction” division?
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Genetic Variation During prophase I, crossing over can occur Because homologous pairs are randomly separated, different gametes are formed When chromosomes recombine during fertilization, new combination of chromosomes results
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Genetic Variation
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Checkpoint How is sexual reproduction an advantage to a species? Explain 2 reasons why you do not look exactly like either of your parents.
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