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4.3 Meiosis Flashcards

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How many nucleur divisions occur before meiosis

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What is meiosis always preceded by, and what effect does this have

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  • DNA Replication
  • 2 sister chromatids held together by the centromere
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Describe what happens during prophase I of meiosis

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  • Chromosomes condense and become visible
  • Homologous chromosomes attach to each other at chiasmata, forming bivalents
  • Spindle fibres begin to form
  • Crossing over
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When does Crossing-Over occur

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Prophase I

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Describe how crossing-over during Prophase I results in gentic variation

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  • Bivalents form from homologous chromosomes associating with each other
  • They are joined at the chiasmata
  • Lengths of non-sister chromatids are exchanged
  • They twist and break off
  • They recombine one another non-sister chromatid
  • Results in new combinations of alleles on the chromatids
  • And therefore genetic variation
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Describe what happens during metaphase I of meiosis

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  • Homologous pairs of chromosomes line up at equator of cell
  • Spindle fibres attach to centromeres
  • Independant segregation of homologous chromosomes
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When does independant segregation of homologous chromosomes occur

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Metaphase I

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Describe how independant segregation of homologous chromosomes results in genetic variation

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  • Maternal and paternal chromosomes can be at either side of the equator
    * Maternal and paternal chromosomes are re-shuffled in any order
  • Independant for each pair
    * Different combination of alleles
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Describe what happens during anaphase I of meiosis

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  • Homologous pairs of chromosomes seperate as i ndividual chromosomes are pulled to poles of cell
  • Spindle fibres contract and shortern
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Describe what happens during telophase I of meiosis

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  • Chromosomes uncoil
  • Spindle fibres break down
  • Daughter nuclei are haploid
  • Cytokenisis occurs
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Describe what happens during prophase II of meiosis

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  • Chromosomes condense and become visible
  • Spindle fibres form
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Describe what happens in metaphase II of meiosis

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  • Chromosomes line up at equator of cell
  • Spindle fibres attach to centromeres
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Describe what happens during anaphase II of meiosis

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  • Chromosomes seperate as sister chromatids are pulled to poles of the cell
  • Spindle fibres contract and shortern
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Describe what happens in telophase II of meiosis

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  • Chromosomes uncoil
  • Spindle fibres break down
  • Daughter nuceli have formed
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Describe the final stage of meiosis

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  • Cytokenisis
  • 4 genetically different daughter cells
  • That are haploid
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Describe how random fertilisation results in genetic variation

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  • Each gamete is **genetically varied **
  • In each fertilisation there is an equal probability of any female gamete fusing with any male gamete
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What is non-disjunction

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When chromosomes do not seperate during anaphase in meiosis

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Equation for number of gamete chromosome combinations with independant segregation of homologous chromosomes

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Equation for number of gamete chromosome combinations with independant segregation of homologous chromosomes AND random fertilisation

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Define a mutation

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The change in the DNA base sequence of a chromosome

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When do mutations occur

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Spontaneously during DNA replication

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What increases the chance of a mutation

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Exposure to mutagenic agents (ionising radiation, and chemicals)

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Describe a substitution mutation

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  • Bases substituted
  • Pinpoint mutation
  • May have no effect, as DNA is degenerate
  • Could change amino-acid produced and therefore tertiary structure
  • Or introduce a stop codon
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Describe a deletion/addition mutation

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  • Bases removed or added
  • Frameshift mutation
  • All triplets after mutation are changed
  • Change in amino-acid production and therefore change in tertiary structure
  • As DNA is read in triplets
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Define a ‘homologous chromosome’

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2 chromosomes that carry the same genes

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