BIO 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Sister Chromatids, Asexual Reproduction, Meiosis

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Asexual reproduction- only one parent, offspring are genetically identical to parent. Sexual reproduction- gametes (egg and sperm) are from parents, offspring are genetically different from one another and from the parents. Specialized form of cell division in gonads to produce gametes. Reduced number of chromosomes in each cell by one half (zn---> n) Gametes are haploid (human gametes have 1 set of 23 chromosomes) When the egg and sperm nuclei fuse,they form a zygote, which is a diploid (23 pairs of chromosomes) Somatic cells (body cells) are also diploid. Gametes - have half as many chromosomes as somatic cells. There is only one version of every chromosome (there is no homologous pairs) Somatic cells (nonreproductive cells)- have homologous chromosomes (diploid)---> undergo mitosis. Each chromosome is part of a non-identical homologous pair. Gametes are the haploid cells in animals. They are produced by meiosis and undergo no further cell division before fertilization. Gametes fuse to form a diploid zygote.

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