The Reproductive Process…

1. The Reproductive Process… Donna May dela Cruz-Papa College of Science University of Santo Tomas

2. “Omne vivum ex ovo” “all life developed from the egg” - W. Harvey

3. Nature of the reproductive process A. Mechanisms 1. Asexual reproduction - involves only one parent - no special reproductive organs or cells involved - Genetically identical offspring are produced - Production of offspring is simple, direct and rapid 2. Sexual reproduction - involves two parents - gametes unite to form a zygote - Unique offspring = genetic material from both parents - Sexual reproduction recombines parental characters and makes possible a richer and more diversified population.

4. Mutation Asexual : - mutations are expressed and selected quickly Sexual : - a normal gene on the homologous chromosome may mask a gene mutation

5. Asexual reproduction Reproduction Without Gametes • Neither eggs nor sperm are involved • Unless mutations occur, all offspring have the same genotype and are called Clones • widespread in - bacteria - unicellular eukaryotes - invertebrates • ensures rapid increase in numbers

6. Asexual reproduction • Binary fission • Budding • Gemmulation • Fragmentation

7. Binary fission • common among bacteria and protozoa • parent divides by mitosis into two parts; each grows into an individual similar to the parent • can be lengthwise or transverse • In multiple fission - nucleus divides repeatedly; cytoplasmic division produces many daughter cells • Sporogony is spore formation, a form of multiple fission in parasitic protozoa.

8. Budding • unequal division of an organism • bud - an outgrowth of the parent -develops organs and then detaches • Cnidarians and some other animal phyla

9. Gemmulation • formation of a new individual from an aggregation of cells from the parent individual surrounded by a resistant capsule (gemmule) • Freshwater sponges survive winter in the dried or frozen body of the parent • In good conditions, the enclosed cells become active, emerge and grow a new sponge

10. Fragmentation • involves a multicellular animal breaking into many fragments that become a new animal • seen in many anemones and hydroids

11. sexual reproduction • Reproduction With Gametes Bisexual reproduction Hermaphroditism Parthenogenesis

12. Bisexual reproduction • Aka biparental • produces offspring from union of gametes from two genetically different parents

13. Offspring therefore have a genotype different from either parent • Male = spermatozoa ; female = ova • Ovum - large with stored yolk and is nonmotile. • spermatozoon - small, motile and much more numerous • Dioecious – separate sexes (vertebrates & inverts) • Monoecious / hermaphrodites – both male and female organs • Meiosis (duplication and two divisions) produces four haploid cells • Fertilization - 2 haploid cells combine to restore the diploid chromosome # • Zygote divides by mitosis for all somatic (body) cells • Conjugation - When sexual parents merely join together to exchange nuclear material

14. Organs that produce germ cells are gonads; testes produce sperm and ovaries produce eggs • Gonads - primary sex organs • Additional accessory sex organs include penis, vagina, uterine tubes and uterus.

15. Hermaphroditism • have both male and female organs in the same individual • Many sessile, burrowing and/or endoparasitic invertebrate animals and a few fish are hermaphroditic • Each individual is reproductive, in contrast to dioecious species where about half is male Simultaneous hermaphrodites

16. In sequential hermaphroditism, a fish starts life as one sex and is genetically programmed to change to the other sex later CLOWNFISH have both male and female sex organs, but they develop and mature at different points in the lifecycle. Most species only change sex once in their development. As a result, these organism still need another individual at the opposite stage for fertiliZation

17. Parthenogenesis • development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg • Male and female nuclei may fail to unite after fertilization • ameiotic parthenogenesis - no meiosis occurs ; the egg forms by mitotic division • meiotic parthenogenesis - haploid ovum is formed by meiosis and develops without fusion with the male nuclei Reasons : - Sperm may be absent or they may only activate development - in some species, haploid egg returns to a diploid condition by chromosomal duplication

18. Haplodiploidy occurs in bees, wasps and ants - The queen controls whether the eggs are laid fertilized or unfertilized - Fertilized eggs become female workers or queens - the unfertilized eggs become drones (male)

19. Why do so many animals reproduce sexually rather than asexually?Inferred to be highly advantageous? a. Sexual reproduction is more common among animals b. The costs of sexual reproduction are greater 1) more complicated, requires more time & uses more energy than asexual 2) The cost of meiosis to the female is passage of only half of her genes to offspring 3) Production of males reduces resources for females that could produce eggs c. Sexual organisms produce more novel genotypes to survive in times of environmental change d. Asexual organisms can have more offspring in a short time to colonize new environments e. In crowded habitats, selection is intense and diversity prevents extinction f. On a geological time scale, asexual lineages with less variation are prone to extinction g. Many invertebrates with both sexual and asexual modes enjoy the advantages of both

20. Origin and Maturation of Germ Cells • Somatic cells are non-reproductive body cells; they differentiate, function and die before or with the animal • Germ cells form gametes; the germ cell line provides a continuous line between generations • Somatic cells support, protect and nourish the germ cell line • The germ cell lineage may be traceable; in some invertebrates, the germ cells develop from somatic cell

21. Migration of Germ Cells • Vertebrate gonads arise from a pair of genital ridges that grows into the coelom • Primordial germ cells - future stock of gametes for an animal • Germ plasm from the vegetal pole of the uncleaved egg mass moves to gut endoderm and migrates by ameboid movement to genital ridges

22. Sex Determination • Human males - SRY (sex determining region Y) on Y chromosome - organizes the gonad into a testis • Testis - secretes testosterone with dihydrotestosterone (DHT),masculinizes the fetus  dev’t of penis, scrotum and male glands • In the brain, testosterone is enzymatically converted to Estrogen, which determines brain organization for male-typical behavior • DDS (dosage sensitive sex reversal) or SRVX (sex reversing X) - region of X chrom. promote ovary formation • Absence of testosterone in a genetic female embryo  dev’t of vagina, clitoris and uterus • Despite levels of estrogen, the female brain does not become masculinized perhaps due to low estrogen receptors

23. Gametogenesis • Gametogenesis is the series of transformations that result in gametes. • Testes carry out spermatogenesis; ovaries carry out oogenesis

24. Spermatogenesis • The wall of seminiferous tubules contains germ cells five to eight cells deep • Sertoli (sustentacular) cells extend from the periphery to nourish germ cells c. Outermost layers are spermatogonia - diploid cells increased by mitosis d. spermatogonium - becomes primary spermatocyte e. 1° - undergoes M1 = two 2° f. Each 2° enters M2 = produce 4 haploid spermatids g. Spermatids transform into mature spermatozoa (sperm)

26. How are sperms formed, really? 1) Most cytoplasm is lost. 2) The haploid nucleus condenses into a head 3) A midpiece forms containing mitochondria. 4) The whiplike flagellar tail provides locomotion. 5) The sperm head contains an acrosome (except for some fishes and invertebrates). ***Often the acrosome contains lysins to clear an entrance through layers surrounding the egg

27. In mammals, one lysin is hyaluronidase - allows sperm to penetrate follicular cells around egg • Most invertebrate sperm, an acrosome filament extends suddenly upon contact with egg • Fusion of egg and sperm plasma membranes is the initial event for fertilization. • Sperm greatly outnumber eggs.

28. Oogenesis Oogonia are early germ cells in the ovary; they are diploid and increase by mitosis  primary oocytes  Larger daughter cell or 2° oocyte receives most of the cytoplasm; the rest goes to the first polar body M2 - 2° oocyte forms a large ootid and a small polar body polar body also divides = three polar bodies that eventually disintegrate  ootid forms a functional ovum with sufficient yolk oogenesis forms one haploid ovum **Most vertebrateand some invertebrate eggs wait for fertilization to complete the last meiotic divisions.

29. Development is arrested in prophase I in the primary oocyte phase; meiosis resumes at ovulation or after fertilization - Human ova begin M1 at the 13th week of fetal dev’t - Human ova arrest development in prophase I until puberty - After puberty, some oocytes develop into 2° oocytes - M2 is completed only after penetration by a spermatozoon.

30. Egg Yolk 1) Egg maturation involves deposition of yolk. 2) Yolk is stored as granules of lipid, protein or both. 3) Yolk may be synthesized internally or supplied from follicle cells. • Accumulation of yolk granules and nutrients cause eggs to grow massively beyond normal cell size

31. Reproductive Patterns Oviparous animals lay eggs in the env’t for dev’t • Fertilization may be internal (before eggs are laid) or external (after laid) • Some animals abandon eggs; others provide extensive care Ovoviviparous animals retain eggs in their body • Essentially all nourishment is derived from the yolk • Common in some invertebrate groups and certain fishes and reptiles • Fertilization is internal Viviparous animals give live birth • Eggs develop in an oviduct or uterus. • Embryos continuously derive nourishment from the mother • Fertilization is internal • occurs in mammals & some fishes;provides more protection to offspring.

32. Structure of Reproductive Systems Components • Primary organs - the gonads that produce sperm, eggs and sex hormones • Accessory organs - assist gonads in formation and delivery of gametes and may support embryos

33. Invertebrate Reproductive Systems • Invertebrates that transfer sperm for internal fertilization require complex organs • Invertebrates that release sperm into water for external fertilization may be simple - Polychaete annelids have no permanent reproductive organs; gametes are cells from the body cavity - Mature gametes may be released through ducts or spill out through ruptures

34. Insects • separate sexes • accomplish internal fertilization using complex systems - Sperm - stored in seminal vesicles before ejaculated - Female have ovaries in a series of egg tubes - Mature ova pass to a common genital chamber and short vagina - Sperm inserted by male are stored in a seminal receptacle in female - One mating may provide enough sperm to last the reproductive life of a female insect

35. Vertebrate Reproductive Systems Urogenital system - show close connections of reproductive and excretory systems Mesonephric duct - drains the kidney and carries sperm in male fishes and amphibians - composed of the vas deferens - a separate ureter develops in male reptiles, birds and mammals Cloaca - common chamber for intestinal, reproductive and excretory canals, except in mammals Uterine duct of the oviduct - has an independent duct opening into cloaca when present

36. 1. Paired testes - sites of sperm production Testes contain numerous seminiferous tubules where sperm develop. 3. Sperm are surrounded by Sertoli cells that nourish developing sperm 4. Between tubules are interstitial cells (leydig cells) that produce testosterone. Male Reproductive System

37. 5. A sac-like scrotum suspends testes outside the warm body cavity; lower temperature of scrotum is vital to normal sperm production 6. Sperm pass from the testes to vasa efferentia and to coiled epididymis for maturation. 7. The vas deferens carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra, where it exits the penis. 8. The penis is a copulatory organ used to introduce spermatozoa into the female vagina. 9. Seminal vesicles, prostate gland and bulbourethral glands form seminal fluid. a. Seminal vesicles secrete a thick fluid containing nutrients for use by sperm. b. The prostate gland secretes a milky, slightly alkaline solution that counters acidity. c. Bulbourethral glands release mucus secretions that provide lubrication.

38. Female Reproductive System 1. Ovaries - produce ova and sex hormones; estrogen and progesterone 2. Jawed vertebrates - mature ova from ovaries enter funnel-like uterine tubes or oviducts 3. Terminal end of uterine tube is specialized in cartilaginous fishes, reptiles and birds to produce shelled eggs; special regions produce albumin and shell 4. The terminal portion uterine tube expands into a muscular uterus. • Shelled eggs may be retained • Embryos may complete their development • Placental mammals use the walls of the uterus to intermingle vascular tissue as a placenta. 5. Ovaries are paired and slightly smaller than male testes

39. **Unless fertilization occurs, women release about 13 oocytes per year, 300–400 per a 30-year reproductive lifetime **300–400 primary oocytes reach maturity while the rest degenerate and are absorbed

40. Uterus • specialized to house the embryo for nine months • has thick muscular walls and is stretchable • endometrium is the specialized lining rich in blood vessels. vagina - muscular tube that receives the male’s penis and serves as birth canal cervix - end of the uterus that extends into the vagina vulva - external genitalia in human females • a.Labia majora and labia minora enclose urethral and vaginal openings. • b.The clitoris is a small erectile organ equivalent to the glans penis of male.

41. Endocrine Events that Orchestrate Reproduction Hormonal Control of Timing of Reproductive Cycles 1. Vertebrate reproduction is seasonal or cyclic to align with food supply and survival of young 2. Sexual cycles are controlled by hormones that respond to food intake, photoperiod, rainfall, temperature or social cues 3. The hypothalamus region of the forebrain regulates the release of anterior pituitary gland hormones, which stimulate tissues of the gonads

42. Estrous Cycles (in heat) a. Females are receptive to males only during brief periods of estrus or “heat.” b. The estrous cycle ends with uterine lining reverting to original state; there is no menstruation Menstrual Cycles a. This cycle occurs in monkeys, apes and humans b. Females are receptive to males throughout the cycle. c. At the end of the menstrual cycle the endometrium (uterine lining) is discharged

43. Gonadal Steroids and Their Control 1. Ovaries produce estrogens and progesterone. 2. The three estrogens : estradiol, estrone and estriol Estrogen Functions a. develop female accessory sex structures: oviducts, uterus and vagina b. stimulate female reproductive activity c. Secondary non-reproductive characteristics include 1) skin or feather coloration 2) bone development 3) body size, and • initial development of mammary glands in mammals Both estrogen and progesterone prepare the uterus to receive an embryo • The hypothalamus produces gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) - governs pituitary release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)

44. Testosterone a. Interstitial cells - manufacture testosterone. b. Testosterone and its metabolite dihydrotestosterone (DHT) are required for growth of the penis, sperm ducts, and glands, and secondary sexual traits c. Secondary non-reproductive characteristics include 1) male plumage and pelage coloration, 2) bone and muscle growth, 3) antlers in deer, and 4) vocal cord growth in humans d. Testosterone and DHT feedback to hypothalamus and anterior pituitary to keep secretion of GnRH, FSH and LH in check e. Sertoli cells of testes secrete inhibin; regulates FSH of anterior pituitary

45. The Menstrual Cycle Ovary has two phases: a. follicular (release – ovulation, day 13-14) b. luteal – endometrium degeneration (menstrual discharge) Menstruation, shedding of the uterine lining, signals the menstrual phase

46. Hormones of Human Pregnancy and Birth • Preparation of mammary glands to secrete milk requires two additional hormones • Prolactin (PRL) & lactogen (hPL) - aids PRL in preparing the mammary glands for secretion • hPL - stimulates an increase in nutrients in the mother • -endorphin - regulate appetite and mood during pregnancy • Relaxin - dilates the cervix in preparation for delivery

47. Birth or parturition begins with rhythmic contractions of uterus called labor • Placental corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) appears to initiate the birth process • Estrogen secreted before birth stimulates contractions • Progesterone levels, which inhibit contraction, decline • Prostaglandin hormones increase, making the uterus more irritable • Oxytocin stimulates uterine smooth muscle contractions

48. Childbirth 1) First stage: the cervix enlarges and the amniotic sac will rupture. 2) Second stage: the baby is forced out of the uterus and through the vagina. 3) Third stage: the placenta or afterbirth is expelled.

49. Milk Production 1) triggered when infant sucks on the mother’s nipple 2) Oxytocin causes contraction of smooth muscles lining ducts of mammary glands 3) Suckling also stimulates release of prolactin, which continues milk production.

50. Multiple Births • Many mammals are multiparous, giving birth to many offspring at one time 2. Some give birth only to one at a time; they are uniparous. 3. Exceptions occur; the armadillo gives birth to four young, all male or all female, derived from one zygote 4. Monozygotic, or identical, twins are derived from one zygote; they have identical genomes 5. Fraternal, dizygotic or nonidentical, twins are from two zygotes and may not resemble each other any more than other siblings.