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Meiosis

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

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  1. Meiosis 6.1, 6.2, 6.6

  2. 6.1 – Chromosomes & Meiosis • Key Concept: • Gametes have half the number of chromosomes that body cells have.

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. Mitosis makes identical diploid cells.

  8. Meiosis makes different haploid cells from diploid cells.

  9. 6.2 – Process of meiosis • Key Concept: • During meiosis, diploid cells undergo two cell divisions that result in haploid cells.

  10. Cells go through two rounds of division in meiosis. • Meiosis reduces chromosome number and creates genetic diversity.

  11. 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

  12. Meiosis I • Occurs after DNA has been replicated (copied) • Divides homologous chromosomes in four phases.

  13. Meiosis I • (1) Prophase I • Chromosomes condense • Homologous chromosomes pair up • Nuclear envelope (membrane) breaks down • Spindle fibers form

  14. Meiosis I • (2) Metaphase I • Homologous chromosomes are lined up along the middle of the cell (along the cell equator) by spindle fibers

  15. Meiosis I • (3) Anaphase I • Homologous chromosomes move apart to opposite sides of the cell • Sister chromatids remain attached

  16. Meiosis I • (4) Telophase I & Cytokinesis • Spindle fibers fall apart • Nuclear membranes reform • Cytoplasm splits

  17. Meiosis II • Divides sister chromatids in four phases. • DNA is not replicated between Meiosis I and Meiosis II.

  18. Meiosis II • (5) Prophase II • Nuclear envelope (membrane) breaks down • Spindle fibers form

  19. Meiosis II • (6) Metaphase II • Spindle fibers line chromosomes up along the middle of the cell

  20. Meiosis II • (7) Anaphase II • Sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite sides of the cell

  21. Meiosis II • (8) Telophase II & Cytokinesis • Nuclear membranes form around chromosomes • Chromosomes begin to uncoil • Spindle fibers fall apart • Cytoplasm splits

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 6.6 – Meiosis & Genetic Variation • Key Concept: • Independent assortment and crossing over during meiosis result in genetic diversity.

  25. 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)

  26. 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

  27. 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)

  28. 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

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