PPT-CHROMOSOMES and MEIOSIS

EQ What is the importance of meiosis in providing genetic variation SPECIALIZED CELLS You have many specialized cells in your body that can be divided into two groups 1 SOMATIC body cells make up most of your . Homologous chromosomes . – identical chromosomes. . …same length, . centromere. , same staining pattern. . …exception…males sex chromosome. 1-22 . autosomes. . sex . chromsomes. Homologous chromosomes. Chromosome number. Phases of meiosis. Meiosis and genetics. Gamete formation. Comparing mitosis and meiosis. Chromosome number. A cell in adult . drosphilia. (fruit fly) has 8 chromosomes, 4 of which came from the fly’s male parent, and 4 of which came from the fly’s female parent.. Chapter 13. Vocabulary. heredity. variation. gene. gamete. somatic cell. asexual . vs. sexual reproduction. autosomes. sex chromosomes. allele. dominant . vs. recessive. diploid . vs. haploid. parental generation. Sexual Reproduction. SEXUAL REPRODUCTION. Sex cells formed by meiosis. Requires 2 parents. Offspring not identical. The process that results in the formation of . gametes. Sex cells, egg or sperm, which have . Sexual Life Cycles. modes of reproduction. diploid/haploid and meiosis. meiosis I and meiosis II phases. key differences between mitosis and meiosis. variation in position of meiosis in life cycles. why sex?. Mrs. Stewart. Biology I . Stewarts Creek High School. Objectives:. Differentiate between the process of mitosis and meiosis. Demonstrate the movement of chromosomes throughout meiosis. Analyze how meiosis leads to genetic variation. diploid. Sex cells (gametes/germ cells) have only one set of chromosomes . . = . haploid. . That means when fertilization . occurs, the new individual will. have the correct number of chromosomes.. 1. Introductory Vocabulary. 2. Heredity. .  . t. he . transmission of traits from one generation to the next . Variation. .  when o. ffspring . differ somewhat from their parents and . siblings. Key Concepts:. What happens during the process of meiosis?. How is meiosis different from mitosis?. Types of . Reproduction. Section 11-4. ASEXUAL. SEXUAL. 1. One Parent. 2. Binary fission (in prokaryotes) or mitosis in (eukaryotes).. Review of Mitosis. Mitosis is a form of . asexual reproduction. This means that it . only requires 1 organism . (ex. Skin cells dividing). For growth and repair in . somatic. (body) cells!. Results in 2 cells identical to the original (parent) cell. Cells Alive- . http://. cellsalive.com/meiosis.htm. . Meiosis animation. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVMb4Js99tA. . Meiosis Practice Test. Answer the following questions on the back of your review sheet.. a single . DNA molecule complexed with histone . proteins. DNA is organized within the nucleus as chromosomes. Each chromosome is comprised of subunits called nucleosomes: DNA + proteins. Chromosome numbering/naming. 1. MEIOSIS AND SEXUAL LIFE . CYCLES. Heredity. = Continuity of biological traits from one generation to the . next. Variation. = Inherited differences among individuals of the same . species. Genetics. Learning objective This learning material is about the life cycle of a cell and the series of stages by which genetic materials are duplicated and partitioned to produce two daughter cells with the