BIOL 1412 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Autosome, Homologous Chromosome, Cell Cycle

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The cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis: 2 cell types based on chromosome content, gametes: Includes ova (eggs) + sperm: somatic cells. Includes all cells of body except cells undergoing/resulting from mieosis eg: muscle cell, nerve cell, etc. Homologous chromosomes = a chromosome pair (1 from each parent) that are identical in length, centromere position, and have genes for the same trait (e. g. eye colour) in the same location (locus) o. Gene = a unit of heredity = a region of dna which contains information for synthesis of proteins. But may have different versions (alleles) of that gene that code for different versions of that trait. e. g. blue eyes (chromosome from dad), brown eyes (chromosome from mom) Each somatic cell contains 23 different chromosome pairs. 23 chromosomes from mom (ovum) paired with 23 chromosomes from dad (sperm) = 46 chromosomes (diploid/2n somatic cell) chromosomes and chromosome pairs are numbered 1-23: a)

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