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Meiosis. 6.1, 6.2, 6.6. 6.1 – Chromosomes & Meiosis. Key Concept: Gametes have half the number of chromosomes that body cells have. You have somatic cells and gametes. Somatic Cells: Are body cells Make up all cells in body except for egg and sperm cells Not passed on to children
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Meiosis 6.1, 6.2, 6.6
6.1 – Chromosomes & Meiosis • Key Concept: • Gametes have half the number of chromosomes that body cells have.
You have somatic cells and gametes. • Somatic Cells: • Are body cells • Make up all cells in body except foregg and sperm cells • Not passed on to children • Gametes: • Are egg or sperm cells • Passed on to children
Your cells have autosomes and sex chromosomes. • Somatic cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 total) • (1) Autosomes: pairs 1 – 22; carry genes not related to the sex of an organism • (2) Homologous chromosomes: pair of chromosomes; get one from each parent; carry the same genes but may have a different form of the gene (example: one gene for brown eyes and one gene for blue eyes) • (3) Sex chromosomes: pair 23; determines the sex of an animal; control the development of sexual characteristics
Somatic cells are diploid; gametes are haploid. • Diploid (2n) • Has two copies of each chromosome (1 from mother & 1 from father) • 44 autosomes, 2 sex chromosomes • Somatic cells are diploid • Produced by mitosis • Haploid (1n) • Has one copy of each chromosome • 22 autosomes, 1 sex chromosome • Gametes are haploid • Produced by meiosis
Chromosome number must be maintained in animals. • Many plants have more than two copies of each chromosome (can be tetraploid [4n] or hexaploid [6n]) • Mitosis and meiosis are types of nuclear division that make different types of cells.
6.2 – Process of meiosis • Key Concept: • During meiosis, diploid cells undergo two cell divisions that result in haploid cells.
Cells go through two rounds of division in meiosis. • Meiosis reduces chromosome number and creates genetic diversity.
Homologous chromosomes (sometimes called homologues) • Pair of chromosomes • Inherit one from each parent • Carry similar genes (code for different traits) • Separate during Meiosis I • Sister chromatids • Duplicates of each other • Each half of a duplicated chromosome • Attached together at the centromere • Separate in Meiosis II
Meiosis I • Occurs after DNA has been replicated (copied) • Divides homologous chromosomes in four phases.
Meiosis I • (1) Prophase I • Chromosomes condense • Homologous chromosomes pair up • Nuclear envelope (membrane) breaks down • Spindle fibers form
Meiosis I • (2) Metaphase I • Homologous chromosomes are lined up along the middle of the cell (along the cell equator) by spindle fibers
Meiosis I • (3) Anaphase I • Homologous chromosomes move apart to opposite sides of the cell • Sister chromatids remain attached
Meiosis I • (4) Telophase I & Cytokinesis • Spindle fibers fall apart • Nuclear membranes reform • Cytoplasm splits
Meiosis II • Divides sister chromatids in four phases. • DNA is not replicated between Meiosis I and Meiosis II.
Meiosis II • (5) Prophase II • Nuclear envelope (membrane) breaks down • Spindle fibers form
Meiosis II • (6) Metaphase II • Spindle fibers line chromosomes up along the middle of the cell
Meiosis II • (7) Anaphase II • Sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite sides of the cell
Meiosis II • (8) Telophase II & Cytokinesis • Nuclear membranes form around chromosomes • Chromosomes begin to uncoil • Spindle fibers fall apart • Cytoplasm splits
Mitosis Vs. Meiosis Mitosis Meiosis Two cell divisions Homologous chromosomes pair up (Metaphase I) Results in haploid cells Daughter cells are unique • One cell division • Homologous chromosomes do not pair up • Results in diploid cells • Daughter cells are identical to parent cell
Haploid cells develop into mature gametes. • Gametogenesis is the production of gametes. • Gametogenesis differs between males and females. • Sperm (spermatogenesis) • Become streamlined and motile (able to move) • Primarily contribute DNA to the embryo • Males produce over 250 million sperm per day • Egg (oogenesis) • Contribute DNA, cytoplasm, and organelles to the embryo • During meiosis, the egg gets most of the contents, the other 3 cells become polar bodies • Females produce a few hundred eggs over a lifetime
6.6 – Meiosis & Genetic Variation • Key Concept: • Independent assortment and crossing over during meiosis result in genetic diversity.
Sexual reproduction creates unique combinations of genes. • Fertilization • Random • Increases unique combinations of genes • In humans, the chance of getting any one combination of chromosomes from any one set of parents is one out of 223 x 223 (which is one out of over 64 trillion combinations)
Sexual reproduction creates unique combinations of genes. • Independent assortment of chromosomes • Homologous chromosomes pair randomly along the cell equator • Increases the number of unique combinations of genes • In human cells, about 223 (8 million) different combinations could result
Sexual reproduction creates unique combinations of genes. • Crossing over • Exchange of chromosome segments between homologous chromosomes • Increases genetic diversity • Occurs during Prophase I of Meiosis I • Results in new combinations of genes (chromosomes have a combination of genes from each parent)
Genetic linkage • Chromosomes contain many genes. • The farther apart two genes are located on a chromosome, the more likely they are to be separated by crossing over • Genetic linkage: genes located close to each other on the same chromosome tend to be inherited together