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Generally, what determines sex?

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Which chromosome is inherited from the father

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How did mapping of SRY occur?

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By analyzing DNA of XX men and XY women

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What conclusions were made in mice regarding SR Y function

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It is necessary, sufficient, and expressed

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True or false germ cell migration is identical in males and females

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True

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Describe primordial germ cells

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Bipotential stem cells that divide while migrating

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What determines whether PGC’s develop as eggs or sperm?

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The gonad

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True or false PGC‘s have their own migrating niche

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True

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Why is it important that PGC migrating niches have SCF secreting cells?

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SCF is necessary for PGC motility and survival

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Describe the migration of PGC’s

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Originate in the hindgut and migrate through the dorsal mesentery into the gonad

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When does spermatogenesis begin?

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At puberty

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How many sperm can be produced per second?

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Over 1000

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Outline the three phases of spermatogenesis.

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Mitotic proliferation
Meiotic division
Differentiation

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What are the cells called in spermatogenesis that undergo?Mitotic proliferation.

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Spermatogonia

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What type of cells undergo meiotic division

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Spermatocytes

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What cells undergo differentiation in spermatogenesis?

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Spermatids

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Outline the two ways in which meiosis differs from mitosis

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Meiosis reduces chromosome number by half
And meiosis involves the recombination of maternal and paternal genetic material

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Where does spermatogenesis take place?

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In the seminiferous tubules

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Outline the process of spermatogenesis

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  1. Spermatogonia undergo Mitotic proliferation.
  2. Primary spermatocytes undergo the first meiotic division
  3. Secondary spermatocytes undergo the second meiotic division
  4. Spermatids differentiate into sperm.
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How many spermatids are produced from one spermatogonium?

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4

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Describe the chromosome complement of spermatogonium

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2n, 4c

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Describe the chromosome complement of a primary spermatocyte.

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2n, 4c

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Describe the chromosome complement of the secondary spermatocyte

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1n, 2c

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Describe the chromosome complement of spermatids

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1n, 1c

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Describe the chromosomal complement of spermatozoa

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1n, 1c

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What are spermatids?
Immature haploid gametes
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What are spermatozoa?
Haploid gametes
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What is spermiogenesis?
Differentiation of sperm
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List the five main events of spermiogenesis
Nuclear shaping and condensation Formation of flagellum Formation of the acrosome Rearrangement of organelles And shedding of the residual body
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Describe the nuclear shaping and condensation phase of spermiogenesis
Changes in chromatin packaging from somatic histones to sperm specific protamines
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Describe how the flagella is formed in spermiogenesis
Elongation of microtubules from the centriole at the base of the nucleus
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Why is the acrosome important?
Contains enzymes needed for fertilization
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Describe organelle rearrangement in spermiogenesis
Mitochondria form a ring at the base of the flagellum that will then fuel beating
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Describe the shedding of the residual body in spermiogenesis
Most of the cytoplasm is absorbed by sertoli cells
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Why is shedding of the residual body in spermiogenesis important
It makes sperm as aerodynamic as possible
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How long does a spermatogenesis cycle take?
About 64 days
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How long does spermatogonia mitosis take?
16 days
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How long does the first meiotic division of spermatogenesis take?
24 days
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How long does the second meiotic division of spermatogenesis take?
A few hours
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How long does spermiogenesis take?
24 days
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How many sperm are made in each testicle daily?
100 million
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How many sperm are released in one ejaculation?
200 million
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What happens to unused sperm?
It is re-absorbed or eliminated through urine
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How much sperm can a human male produce in his lifetime?
10^13
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What meiotic events occur in the oval during the foetal period?
The oogonium undergoes mitosis
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What is the chromosome complement of the oogonium?
2n, 2c
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What does Mitotic division of the oogonium produce
A primary oocyte
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What is the chromosome complement of the primary oocyte?
2n, 4c
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When does meiosis begin on the primary oocyte?
Before or at birth
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What is the state of the primary oocyte after birth? Including chromosome complement.
Arrested in the diplotene stage of the first meiotic division, 2n, 4c
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When does the primary oocyte complete the first meiotic division and begin the second?
After puberty
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What is produced after the first meiotic division of the primary oocyte is complete?
Second oocyte and the first polar body
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What is the chromosome complement of the secondary oocyte?
1n, 2c
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In which stage of meiosis two is the secondary oocyte arrested in following ovulation?
Metaphase two
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What does fertilization produce?
A fertilized ovum in the second polar body
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When does the second meiotic division of the ovum take place?
After fertilization
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What is the chromosome complement of the fertilized ovum?
1n, 1c from ovum and sperm
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What is oogenesis?
The unequal meiotic divisions that release polar bodies without diminishing egg cytoplasm
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What do follicle cells surround?
The differentiated egg
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Why are follicle cells important
Critical for cell survival and fertilization
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What are polar bodies?
Non-germ, daughter cells that receive DNA and not much else
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What is the developmental role of polar bodies?
To reduce the genetic complement of the egg
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What ends up happening to the polar bodies?
They may die off or be re-absorbed by the egg or embryo
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What happens to unused oogonium?
They undergo atresia
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What happens to oogonium between the second and fifth month of pregnancy?
Their numbers increase from a few thousand to 7,000,000, representing the maximum number of germ cells ever found in the ovaries
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How is initiation of oogenesis different from initiation of spermatogenesis?
00, Genesis is initiated once in a finite cell population Spermatogenesis is initiated continuously in a mitotically dividing stem cell population
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How many gametes are formed in male and female gametogenesis per meiosis?
One in females 4 in males
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How is completion of oogenesis different from completion of spermatogenesis?
Completion of OO Genesis is delayed for months or years Completion of spermatogenesis is completed in days or weeks
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How is gamete differentiation different in males and females?
Males: differentiation occurs while haploid, after meiosis ends Female : differentiation occurs while diploid, in the first meiotic prophase
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How was the first meiotic prophase different between males and females
In females, all chromosomes exhibit, equivalent, transcription, and recombination In males, sex chromosomes are excluded from recombination and transcription
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How many conceptions are estimated to abort spontaneously
1/3
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About how many spontaneous abortions occur before pregnancy detection
1/4
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How much of spontaneous abortions do chromosome abnormalities count for?
40 to 50%
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Describe gamete’s resulting from non-disjunction
Have missing or extra chromosomes, or chromosomes with duplicated,, deleted, or rearranged segments
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Define monosomy
Absence of a chromosome in a gamete
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What is trisomy?
Two of the same chromosome in a gamete
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What four things happen after gametogenesis
Final changes to sperm occur in the female body Transport of gametes within the reproductive tract Sperm and egg communicate to determine compatibility Fertilization and zygote formation
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