BIO 311D Chapter 13: Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles (Handout 1)

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Locus a gene"s specific location along the length of a chromosome. In humans each somatic cell has 46 chromosomes and 23 homologous pairs. Homologous pairs = two chromosomes that have the same length, centromere positions, and staining pattern. Any cell with two chromosome sets is called a diploid cell and has 2n chromosomes. Sister chromatids only exists after dna is duplicated. Types of life cycles: gametes are the only haploid cells; meiosis occurs in germ cells during the production of gametes. After fertilization, the diploid zygote divides by mitosis, producing diploid organism: alternation of generations: both diploid and haploid stages can be multicellular. Haploid spore does(cid:374)(cid:859)t fuse (cid:449)ith a(cid:374)other spore (cid:271)ut di(cid:448)ides (cid:373)itoti(cid:272)ally, ge(cid:374)eratio(cid:374) a (cid:373)ulti(cid:272)ellular haploid stage called gametophyte. Fertilization then occurs that results in diploid zygote: fungi and protists: ager gametes fuse and for diploid zygote, meiosis occurs without multicellular diploid offspring developing, meiosis produces haploid cells that divide by mitosis.

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