BIOL 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Mendelian Inheritance, Sister Chromatids, Genetic Variation

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BIOL 1020

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Origins of genetic variation among offspring: the behaviour of chromosomes during meiosis and fertilization is responsible for most of the variation that arises in each generation sexual reproduction create a tremendous amount of variation. Three key mechanisms contribute to genetic variation: independent assortment of chromosomes crossing over random fertilization. Independent assortment of chromosomes: homologous pairs of chromosomes orient randomly at metaphase i of meiosis. In independent assortment, each pair of chromosomes sorts maternal and paternal homologous into daughter cells independently of the other pairs. 1. distinguish between the following terms: somatic cell and gamete, autosome and sex chromosomes, haploid and diploid describe the events that characterize each phase of meiosis. 2: name and explain the three events that contribute to genetic variation in sexually reproducing organisms. Mendel used the scientific approach to identify two laws of inheritance: mendel discovered the basic principles of heredity by breeding garden peas in carefully planned experiments.

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3)During Metaphase I of meiosis, microtubules called spindle fibers attach to the

	homologous pairs of each chromosome
	non-homologous pairs of each chromosome
	non-sister chromatids of each chromosome
	chiasmata of each chromosome
	centrosome of each chromosome

4)Which meiotic process generates genetic diversity?

	Independent assortment
	Transcription
	Mitosis
	Translation

5)Crossing over:

	Occurs between two homologous chromosomes in Meiosis
	Occurs only in Mitosis
	Can occur in Mitosis and Meiosis
	Involves the exchange of DNA between two chromosomes
	Involvs the exchange of centromeres between two chromosomes

Which statements pertaining to genetic variability are correct? Check all that apply (note that wrong answers will be deducted from right answers)!

Crossing over is defined by the exchange of chromosome pieces during metaphase one of meiosis.

If a germ cell (i.e. parent cell before meiosis) had only two pairs of homologous chromosomes (i.e. 4 chromosomes total) there are 2 possible combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes in gametes.

Siblings produced by sexual reproduction are different because sperms are different from one another and eggs are different from one another, and the combination of an egg and sperm is basically unique.

Random fertilization means that all possible combinations of eggs and sperm are equally likely, i.e. it is pure chance which sperm fuses with which egg.

Individual chromosomes contain thousands of genes. This means that during each crossing over event, more than one gene is exchanged between paternal and maternal chromosomes.

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1). Explain the significance of the fact that gametes contain half of the chromosome complement of somatic cells. Tell me something about variation, if you have a sibling (if you don't imagine you do) - how is your sibling's genetic make-up similar and/or different from yours? What about your mom and dad?

2). Explain the terms reductional division and equational division. What is reduced or kept equal? To which nuclear divisions do these terms refer?

3). What is the diploid number (2n = ?) of an organism if it has
a) 12 chromosomes at Anaphase of Mitosis?
b) 12 chromosomes at Anaphase I of Meiosis?
c) 12 chromosomes at Anaphase II of Meiosis?

4). Compare/contrast Metaphase I of Meiosis with Metaphase of Mitosis.

5). What are the two mechanisms of variation in Meiosis, and during which stage(s) does each occur?

6). Draw a diagram of a bivalent and label the following parts: centromere, sister chromatids, non-sister chromatids, homologous chromosomes, chiasma.

7). A diploid cell has 1 pair of acrocentric chromosomes (Chromosome 1) and 1 pair of submetacentric chromosomes (Chromosome 2).
Â· Gene X is on Chromosome 1. Gene Y is on the short arm of Chromosome 2 and Gene Z is on the long arm of Chromosome 2.
Â· The maternal chromosomes have the X, y, z alleles, whereas the paternal chromosomes have the x, Y, Z alleles.
Draw these chromosomes, labeling ALL alleles, as they might appear in Metaphase I of Meiosis.

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