1. Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
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Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
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2. When and where does meiosis occur in humans?
Why is meiosis necessary?
“reductive division”
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3. Meiosis unique features
What are the stages of
Meiosis?
Meiosis I vs Meiosis II
Prophase I
Metaphase I
Anaphase I
Telophase I
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4. How does Prophase I differ from Prophase of Mitosis?
Bivalents form
-- “synapsis”
-- homologous chromosome pairs
2) Crossing over occurs
-- exchange of DNA segments
-- “chiasmata”
During Metaphase 1,
bivalents are aligned at equator
not individual chromosomes
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5. During Meiosis I parental homologous chromosomes are independently
sorted to daughter cells
Chromosome reduction occurs
during Meiosis I
Interkinesis
What happens during Meiosis II?
Chromosome reduction
---- sister chromatids separate
Gametes produced
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6. Comparison of Meiosis and Mitosis 2N=4 Metaphase looks different
for each process
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2N=4
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7. Homework assignment: 10 points: due next class
For a cell where 2N=6, draw a series of diagrams showing the chromosomes moving through the stages of meiosis.
In one of the diagram clearly label:
-- a pair of homologous chromosomes
-- a bivalent
Label all stages
Make diagrams large, clear and neat
Also answer the following questions:
For an organism with a chromosome number of 2n = 56:
A. How many pairs of homologous chromosomes does each normal body cell possess? ___
B. How many chromosomes does each cell possess after mitosis? ____
C. How many pairs of sister chromatids are present at the beginning of meiosis? ___
D. How many bivalents will form during prophase-I? ____
E. How many chromosomes does each cell possess after meiosis? ___
Drawings must be neatly done and chromosomes drawn with adequate detail. Chromosomes, bivalents and spindle fibers must be recognizable as these structures.
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8. Why does meiosis in females yield only 1 viable gamete?
Why does spermatogenesis in males
assure 50:50 ratio of males to females?
Sex of the sperm determines
sex of the offspring
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9. How can errors during meiosis cause Congenital birth disorders?
Non-disjunction of chromosomes
e.g., Down’s syndrome
What is karyotyping?
“trisomy 21”
-- an example of “aneuploidy”
Many effects
-- reduced intellectual development
-- heart and kidney defects
-- often fatal
-- early onset Alzheimer's
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10. How does meiosis create genetic diversity?
1) crossing over
2) random assortment of chromosomes
and later …
3) random pairing of gametes
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