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General Biology
•  Overview: Hereditary Similarity and Variation
•  Living organisms
Course No: BNG2003"
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–  are distinguished by their ability to reproduce
their own kind
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9. Meiosis and Life Cycles
Prof. Dr. Klaus Heese
•  Genetics
•  Heredity
–  is the transmission of traits from one generation to
the next
–  is the scientific study of heredity and hereditary
variation
•  Offspring acquire genes from parents by inheriting
chromosomes
Inheritance of Genes
•  Variation
–  shows that offspring differ somewhat in
appearance from parents and siblings
•  Genes
–  are the units of heredity
–  are segments of DNA
•  Each gene in an organism’s DNA has a specific locus on a
certain chromosome
•  We inherit one set of chromosomes from our mother and
one set from our father
Comparison of Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
•  In asexual reproduction
–  one parent produces genetically identical
offspring by mitosis
•  In sexual reproduction
–  Two parents give rise to offspring that have unique
combinations of genes inherited from the two parents
•  Fertilization and meiosis alternate in sexual life cycles
•  A life cycle
–  is the generation-to-generation sequence of stages in
the reproductive history of an organism
Sets of Chromosomes in Human Cells
Parent
Bud
•  in humans
–  each somatic cell has 46 chromosomes, made up of
two sets
0.5 mm
–  one set of chromosomes comes from each parent
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What is an Allele?
Homologous Chromosomes
•  Alleles are alternative forms of a gene
•  The two chromosomes, one from each of your
parents, which carry the information for similar
genes
•  One allele for a gene carried on one
chromosome
–  Chromosome can have many, many genes
•  Example:
•  We get 23 from mom, 23 from dad
–  If you have type AB blood, you got the A allele
from one parent, the B allele from another
Diploid vs. Haploid
Trick Question
•  Most human somatic (body) cells have 46
chromosomes
•  We get 23 chromosomes from our mom, and
23 from our dad. Which 23 does each of us
pass on to our children?
–  This is called the diploid condition
–  2n = 46
•  Gametes (sperms and eggs) are an exception:
they only have 23 chromosomes
–  This is the haploid condition
–  n = 23
Answer
•  The 23 that we pass on to our offspring, are
each a medley of the 23 pairs of chromosomes
that we have.
•  Hence, we pass on parts of both!
•  Meiosis allows us to do this
•  In a cell in which DNA synthesis has occurred
–  all the chromosomes are duplicated and thus each
consists of two identical sister chromatids
Key
2n = 6
Maternal set of
chromosomes (n = 3)
Paternal set of
chromosomes (n = 3)
Two sister chromatids
of one replicated
chromosome
Two nonsister
chromatids in
a homologous pair
Centromere
Pair of homologous
chromosomes
(one from each set)
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•  A Karyotype
Karyotyping
–  is an ordered, visual representation of the
chromosomes in a cell
•  literally, a picture
of your
chromosomes
Pair of homologous
chromosomes
5 µm
Centromere
•  can be used to
detect some
genetic
abnormalities
–  too many, or too
few
chromosomes
Sister
chromatids
•  Homologous chromosomes
Trisomy 21: Down’s syndrome
–  are the two chromosomes composing a pair
•  3 copies of chromosome #21 present
–  have the same characteristics
•  Many symptoms
–  may also be called autosomes
–  Round face
•  Sex chromosomes
–  Flattened nose
–  are distinct from each other in their characteristics
–  Small, irregular teeth
–  are represented as X and Y
–  Short stature
–  determine the sex of the individual, XX being female,
XY being male
•  A diploid cell
–  has two sets of each of its chromosomes
–  in a human has 46 chromosomes (2n = 46)
–  Heart defects
–  Respiratory infection
–  Leukemia
–  Alzheimer’s disease (APP on chr21) / similar
symptoms
XYY
Metafemale
•  Extra Y chromosome
•  XXX
•  Often taller
•  Reduced fertility
•  Produces an otherwise normal male
•  Otherwise normal female
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•  Unlike somatic cells
•  The human life cycle
–  gametes, sperm and egg cells are haploid cells,
containing only one set of chromosomes
Key
•  At sexual maturity
–  the ovaries and testes produce haploid gametes by
meiosis
Haploid gametes (n = 23)
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
Behavior of Chromosome Sets in the Human Life Cycle
Ovum (n)
during meiosis
meiocytes produce
haploid cells
Sperm
Cell (n)
FERTILIZATION
MEIOSIS
•  During fertilization
Ovary
–  these gametes, sperm and ovum, fuse, forming a
diploid zygote
Diploid
zygote
(2n = 46)
Testis
Mitosis and
development
•  the zygote
–  develops into an adult organism
Multicellular diploid
adults (2n = 46)
The Variety of Sexual Life Cycles
•  The three main types of sexual life cycles
during meiosis
meiocytes produce
haploid cells
–  differ in the timing of meiosis and fertilization
•  In animals
–  Meiosis occurs during gamete formation
Key
–  Gametes are the only haploid cells
Haploid
Diploid
n
during meiosis
meiocytes produce
haploid cells
n
MEIOSIS
FERTILIZATION
Zygote
2n
Diploid
multicellular
organism
•  Plants and some algae
n
Gametes
2n
Mitosis
(a) Animals
•  In most fungi and some protists
–  Exhibit an alternation of generations
–  The life cycle includes both diploid and haploid
multicellular stages
Haploid multicellular
organism (gametophyte)
–  Meiosis produces haploid cells that give rise to a
haploid multicellular adult organism
–  The haploid adult carries out mitosis, producing cells
that will become gametes
Haploid multicellular
organism
n
Mitosis
n
Mitosis
n
n
n
n
n
Gametes
FERTILIZATION
MEIOSIS
Diploid
multicellular
organism
(sporophyte)
2n
(b) Plants and some algae
Mitosis
n
Gametes
MEIOSIS
n
Mitosis
Spores
2n
Mitosis
Zygote
n
FERTILIZATION
2n
Zygote
(c) Most fungi and some protists
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Meiosis Basic Concepts
Two Parts of Meiosis
•  Two things achieved:
•  Meiosis I
–  Recombines the chromosomes your parents
gave you
•  Meiosis II
–  Produces haploid gamete cells, having only 23
chromosomes
•  Both are similar to, but also different from
mitosis (---> see cell cycle, cell proliferation)
Meiosis II
Meiosis I
•  Starts with two haploid cells
•  This step reduces chromosomes
•  Produces four haploid cells
–  Starts with diploid (2n = 46) cell
–  These are 4 sperms or 4 eggs
–  Produces two haploid (n = 23) cells
•  Also is where recombination occurs
•  Meiosis reduces the number of chromosome sets from
diploid to haploid
•  Meiosis takes place in two sets
•  Interphase and meiosis I
Interphase
Homologous pair
of chromosomes
in diploid parent cell
MEIOSIS I: Separates homologous chromosomes
INTERPHASE
of divisions,
PROPHASE I
meiosis I and meiosis II
METAPHASE I
ANAPHASE I
Chromosomes
replicate
Homologous pair of replicated chromosomes
Centrosomes
(with centriole pairs)
The Stages of Meiosis
Sister
chromatids
Diploid cell with
replicated
chromosomes
•  An overview of meiosis
Sister
chromatids
Chiasmata
Sister chromatids
remain attached
Centromere
(with kinetochore)
Spindle
Metaphase
plate
Meiosis I
•  Meiosis I reduces the
number of chromosomes
from diploid to haploid
1 Homologous
chromosomes
separate
Haploid cells with
replicated chromosomes
Meiosis II
•  Meiosis II produces four
haploid daughter cells
2 Sister chromatids
separate
Nuclear
Homologous
Microtubule
envelope
chromosomes
Tetrad
attached to
Chromatin
separate
replicated (homologous) kinetochore
Pairs of homologous
Chromosomes duplicate
Tetrads
line
up
chromosomes
chromosomes split up
Homologous chromosomes
(red and blue) pair and exchange
segments; 2n = 6 in this example
Haploid cells with unreplicated chromosomes
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A Comparison of Mitosis and Meiosis
•  Telophase I, cytokinesis, and meiosis II
•  Meiosis and mitosis can be distinguished from mitosis
–  by three events in Meiosis l
MEIOSIS II: Separates sister chromatids
TELOPHASE I AND
CYTOKINESIS
PROPHASE II
METAPHASE II
ANAPHASE II
TELOPHASE II AND
CYTOKINESIS
•  Synapsis and crossing over
–  Homologous chromosomes physically connect and
exchange genetic information
•  Tetrads on the metaphase plate
Cleavage
furrow
Two haploid cells
form; chromosomes
are still double
Sister chromatids
separate
Haploid daughter cells
forming
–  at metaphase I of meiosis, paired homologous
chromosomes (tetrads) are positioned on the
metaphase plates
•  Separation of homologues: at anaphase I of meiosis,
homologous pairs move toward opposite poles of the cell;
in anaphase II of meiosis, the sister chromatids separate
During another round of cell division, the sister chromatids finally separate;
four haploid daughter cells result, containing single chromosomes
replicated
chromosomes
•  A comparison of mitosis and meiosis
MITOSIS
MEIOSIS
Chiasma (site of
crossing over)
Parent cell
(before chromosome replication)
MEIOSIS I
Prophase I
Prophase
Chromosome
replication
Duplicated chromosome
(two sister chromatids)
Chromosome
replication
Tetrad formed by
synapsis of homologous
chromosomes
2n = 6
diploid cell
Chromosomes
positioned at the
metaphase plate
Metaphase
Sister chromatids
separate during
anaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
2n
Tetrads
positioned at the
metaphase plate
Metaphase I
Homologues
separate
during
anaphase I;
sister
chromatids
remain together
Anaphase I
Telophase I
Haploid
n=3
haploid cells
with replicated chr
Daughter
cells of
meiosis I
2n
MEIOSIS II
Daughter cells
of mitosis
n
diploid cells
n
n
Daughter cells of meiosis II
n
n=3
haploid cells
Sister chromatids separate during anaphase II
Independent Assortment of Chromosomes
•  Homologous pairs of chromosomes
–  orient randomly at metaphase I of meiosis
•  In independent assortment
– 
each pair of chromosomes sorts its maternal and paternal
homologues into daughter cells independently of the other pairs
Key
Maternal set of
chromosomes
Paternal set of
chromosomes
Possibility 1
Possibility 2
Two equally probable
arrangements of
chromosomes at
metaphase I
Metaphase II
Daughter
cells
Combination 1
Combination 2
Combination 3
Combination 4
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Crossing Over
Random Fertilization
•  Crossing over
•  the fusion of gametes will produce a zygote with any of
about 64 trillion diploid combinations
– 
Produces recombinant chromosomes that carry genes derived
from two different parents
Prophase I
of meiosis
Nonsister
chromatids
Evolutionary Significance of Genetic Variation Within
Populations
•  Genetic variation
Tetrad
Chiasma,
site of
crossing
over
Metaphase I
–  is the raw material for evolution by natural selection
•  Mutations
–  are the original source of genetic variation
Metaphase II
•  Sexual reproduction
–  produces new combinations of variant genes, adding
more genetic diversity
Daughter
cells
Recombinant
chromosomes
•  Genetic variation produced in sexual life cycles
contributes to ‘evolution’
•  Reshuffling of genetic material in meiosis
–  produces genetic variation
Origins of Genetic Variation Among Offspring
•  In species that produce sexually
–  the behavior of chromosomes during meiosis and
fertilization is responsible for most of the variation that
arises each generation
Taking home message:
Epigenetics
In biology, and specifically genetics, epigenetics is the study of
inherited changes in phenotype (appearance) or gene
expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the
underlying DNA sequence, hence the name epi- (Greek: επίover, above) -genetics. These changes may remain through cell
divisions for the remainder of the cell's life and may also last for
multiple generations. However, there is no change in the
underlying DNA sequence of the organism; instead, nongenetic factors cause the organism's genes to behave or
express themselves differently.
The hypermethylation of CpG islands in the promoter regions of
tumor suppressor genes is a common hallmark of human
cancer, and it is associated with inactivation of these genes.
p60TRP is particularly interesting due to its location on the X
chromosome (Xq23), one copy of which is randomly inactivated
by DNA methylation in females.
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