Lecture : Biology Ch 9 Notes

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Humans, like most other large animals, practice sexual reproduction two parent pass chromosomes to their offspring. Why are the genetic and physical characteristics different between siblings: meiosis, daughter cells received the haploid number of chromosomes in varied combination. Meiosis serves two major functions: 1. Shuffling the chromosomes and genes to produce genetically different gametes (sperm and eggs) We cannot predict which sperm fertilizes a given egg. Introduces a level of genetic variation: so, each offspring is unique and has a different combination of chromosomes (and genes) than either parent. Chromosomes can be visualized by taking a picture of sorts (karyotype) Chromosomes come in pairs: because we inherit one from each parent. Both males and females normally have 23 of chromosomes: 22 sets of autosomes, 1 set of sex chromosomes. 2 different types of sex chromosomes: x - larger chromosomes, y - smaller chromosomes. 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 total) constitute the diploid - (2n) number.

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