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Meiosis Flashcards

1
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What is meiosis?

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It produces haploid cells with genetic material for sexual reproduction.

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2
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What does diploid mean?

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There are two copies of every chromosome, maternal and paternal.

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3
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What does haploid mean?

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One copy of each chromosome.

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4
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What is a gamete?

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A sperm or egg cell.

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5
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What is a zygote?

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When two gametes fuse.

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What happens in meiosis 1?

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The homologous chromosomes segregate.

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7
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What happens in meiosis 2?

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The sister chromatids segregate.

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8
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What is homologous recombination?

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When the maternal and paternal DNA mixes up.

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9
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When does homologous recombination occur?

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In the first round of meiosis.

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10
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What are the phases in meiosis 1?

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Interphase, prophase, metaphase 1, anaphase 1 and telophase 1.

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What happens in meiosis 2?

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Interphase 2, metaphase 2, anaphase 2, telophase 2 and cytokinesis.

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What are the stages in prophase 1?

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Leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene and diakinesis.

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What happens in leptotene?

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There is condensation of sister chromatids - they look like thin threads.

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What happens in zygotene?

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When homologous chromosomes pair up.

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What happens in pachytene?

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When pairing is complete and homologous chromosomes begin to exchange genetic material.

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What happens in diplotene?

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When pairing becomes less tight and sister chromatid pairs are visible and there is evidence of crossing over.

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What happens in diakinesis?

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The chromatid pairs begin to separate and the nuclear envelope breaks down and spindle forms.

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18
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How do chromosomes pair?

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Via complementary DNA sequences.

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19
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What is synapsis?

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When two pairs of sister chromatids form a four-chromosome bivalent.

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What is a synaptonemal complex?

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When two pairs of sister chromatids form a four-chromosome bivalent.

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21
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What are the three elements of synaptonemal complexes?

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Cohesins, axial core and transverse fibers.

22
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What are heteroduplexes?

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DNA double helixes composed of strands that originate from the two different duplexes. There s rapid zippering when c

23
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How do homologous strands find eachother?

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It is a rare event, unless double stranded break occurs.

24
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Why is there a programmed double strand break in meiosis i?

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For recombination.

25
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What is an advantage of having two sets of each chromosome during meiosis?

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Broken DNA can be repaired.

26
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What does the meiosis-specific double strand break repair process favour?

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Maternal-paternal chromosome heteroduplexes.

27
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What is the first step in double strand break repair?

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Broken end processing: Nucleases chew broken ends to leave single stranded DNA overhangs.

28
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What is the second step in double strand break repair?

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Strand exchange: protein complexes bind the ssDNA and a double helix which it pulls apart. If the sequences match, pairing of different strands can occur.

29
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What is the third step in double strand break repair?

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DNA synthesis to fill in the gaps.

30
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What is the fourth step in DNA strand break repair?

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Cut and ligate the repaired strands.

31
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What is holiday junction?

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A cross-shaped structure that forms during recombination.

32
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What are the two ways in which holiday junctions can be re-sealed?

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Cut and re-seal along the V axis or cut and re-seal along the H axis. (horizontal or vertical).

33
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What is it called when the holiday junction is cut and resealed along the vertical axis?

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Crossover.

34
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What is it called when the holiday junction is cut and resealed along the horizontal axis?

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Conversion.

35
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What are chiasmata?

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Where the strands of DNA cross and intersect during crossing over.

36
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How often does crossing over occur?

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10% of the time.

37
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How many crossing overs are there per chromosome?

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At least one.

38
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What is gene conversion?

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When part of a maternal strand is copied into the paternal (or vice versa). There may be some mis-matched bases due to differences in the DNA sequences (cut along the horizontal axis).

39
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When are sister chromatid kinetochores fused?

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Meiosis 1.

40
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When is the synaptonemal complex degraded?

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Prophase 1.

41
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What are cohesins near kinetochores protected by in meiosis 1?

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Separase.

42
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When do sister chromatid pairs move to poles?

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Anaphase 1.

43
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What does the reorientation of kinetochores involved in metaphase 1 and 2?

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Cohesin depletion and the pulling force from microtubules in metaphase 2.

44
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What is Sgo1?

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A target of the APC in meiosis 2. It is also involved in sensing tension at kinetochores.

45
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What factors play into genetic diversification?

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Independent assortment of maternal and paternal chromosomes, crossing over, gene conversion and non-disjunction.

46
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How many possible combinations of chromosomes are there for independent assortment?

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2^23.

47
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What is crossing over?

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Swapping large segments of homologous chromosomes.

48
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What is gene conversion?

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Non-crossing over homologous recombination. Mis-match repair may copy maternal sequence into the paternal chromosome or vice versa.

49
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What is non-disconjunction?

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When chromosome segregation goes wrong.

50
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What are some conditions in which non-disconjunction occurs?

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Down syndrome, trisomy 28 or 13, turner syndrome, klinefelter syndrome or where there are XYY chromosomes present.

51
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How many haploid sperm are produced per meiosis?

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4.

52
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How many egg cells are produced per meiosis?

A

1.

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