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CAMPBELL
BIOLOGY
TENTH
EDITION
Reece • Urry • Cain • Wasserman • Minorsky • Jackson
13
Meiosis and
Sexual Life
Cycles
Lecture Presentation by
Nicole Tunbridge and
Kathleen Fitzpatrick
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Variations on a Theme
 Living organisms are distinguished by their ability
to reproduce their own kind
 Heredity is the transmission of traits from one
generation to the next
 Variation is demonstrated by the differences in
appearance that offspring show from parents and
siblings
 Genetics is the scientific study of heredity and
variation
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Figure 13.1
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Figure 13.1a
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Concept 13.1: Offspring acquire genes from
parents by inheriting chromosomes
 In a literal sense, children do not inherit particular
physical traits from their parents
 It is genes that are actually inherited
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Inheritance of Genes
 Genes are the units of heredity and are made up of
segments of DNA
 Genes are passed to the next generation via
reproductive cells called gametes (sperm and eggs)
 Most DNA is packaged into chromosomes
 Humans have 46 chromosomes in their somatic cells,
all cells of the body except gametes and their
precursors
 A gene’s specific position along a chromosome is
called the locus
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Comparison of Asexual and Sexual
Reproduction
 In asexual reproduction, a single individual
passes all of its genes to its offspring without the
fusion of gametes
 A clone is a group of genetically identical
individuals from the same parent
 In sexual reproduction, two parents give rise to
offspring that have unique combinations of genes
inherited from the two parents
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Figure 13.2
0.5 mm
Parent
Bud
(a) Hydra
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(b) Redwoods
Figure 13.2a
0.5 mm
Parent
Bud
(a) Hydra
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Video: Hydra Budding
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Figure 13.2b
(b) Redwoods
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Concept 13.2: 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
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Sets of Chromosomes in Human Cells
 Human somatic cells have 23 pairs of
chromosomes
 A karyotype is an ordered display of the pairs of
chromosomes from a cell
 The two chromosomes in each pair are called
homologous chromosomes, or homologs
 Chromosomes in a homologous pair are the same
length and shape and carry genes controlling the
same inherited characters
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Figure 13.3
Application
Technique
Pair of homologous
duplicated chromosomes
Centromere
Sister
chromatids
Metaphase
chromosome
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5 µm
Figure 13.3a
Application
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Figure 13.3b
5 µm
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 The sex chromosomes, which determine the sex
of the individual, are called X and Y
 Human females have a homologous pair of X
chromosomes (XX)
 Human males have one X and one Y chromosome
 The remaining 22 pairs of chromosomes are
called autosomes
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 Each pair of homologous chromosomes includes
one chromosome from each parent
 The 46 chromosomes in a human somatic cell are
two sets of 23: one from the mother and one from
the father
 A diploid cell (2n) has two sets of chromosomes
 For humans, the diploid number is 46 (2n = 46)
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 In a cell in which DNA synthesis has occurred,
each chromosome is replicated
 Each replicated chromosome consists of two
identical sister chromatids
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Figure 13.4
Key
2n = 6
Maternal set of
chromosomes (n = 3)
Paternal set of
chromosomes (n = 3)
Sister chromatids
of one duplicated
chromosome
Centromere
Two nonsister
chromatids in
a homologous pair
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Pair of homologous
chromosomes
(one from each set)
 A gamete (sperm or egg) contains a single set of
chromosomes and is haploid (n)
 For humans, the haploid number is 23 (n = 23)
 Each set of 23 consists of 22 autosomes and a
single sex chromosome
 In an unfertilized egg (ovum), the sex
chromosome is X
 In a sperm cell, the sex chromosome may be
either X or Y
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Behavior of Chromosome Sets in the Human
Life Cycle
 Fertilization is the union of gametes (the sperm
and the egg)
 The fertilized egg is called a zygote and has one
set of chromosomes from each parent
 The zygote produces somatic cells by mitosis and
develops into an adult
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 At sexual maturity, the ovaries and testes produce
haploid gametes
 Gametes are the only types of human cells
produced by meiosis, rather than mitosis
 Meiosis results in one set of chromosomes in each
gamete
 Fertilization and meiosis alternate in sexual life
cycles to maintain chromosome number
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Figure 13.5
Key
Haploid gametes (n = 23)
Haploid (n)
Egg (n)
Diploid (2n)
Sperm (n)
MEIOSIS
Ovary
FERTILIZATION
Testis
Diploid
zygote
(2n = 46)
Mitosis and
development
Multicellular diploid
adults (2n = 46)
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The Variety of Sexual Life Cycles
 The alternation of meiosis and fertilization is
common to all organisms that reproduce sexually
 The three main types of sexual life cycles differ in
the timing of meiosis and fertilization
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Figure 13.6
Key
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
n
Haploid multicellular organism
(gametophyte)
Gametes
n
n
MEIOSIS
2n
FERTILIZATION
Zygote
2n
Mitosis
Mitosis
n
n
n
n
n
Spores
Gametes
MEIOSIS
FERTILIZATION
2n
Mitosis
n
2n
Diploid
multicellular
organism
Diploid
multicellular
organism
(sporophyte)
(a) Animals
(b) Plants and some algae
Mitosis
n
n
n
Gametes
MEIOSIS
Zygote
Mitosis
Mitosis
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Haploid unicellular or
multicellular organism
n
FERTILIZATION
2n
Zygote
(c) Most fungi and
some protists
 Gametes are the only haploid cells in animals
 They are produced by meiosis and undergo no
further cell division before fertilization
 Gametes fuse to form a diploid zygote that divides
by mitosis to develop into a multicellular organism
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Figure 13.6a
n
Gametes
n
n
MEIOSIS
2n
FERTILIZATION
Zygote
2n
Mitosis
Diploid
multicellular
organism
(a) Animals
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Key
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
 Plants and some algae exhibit an alternation of
generations
 This life cycle includes both a diploid and haploid
multicellular stage
 The diploid organism, called the sporophyte,
makes haploid spores by meiosis
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 Each spore grows by mitosis into a haploid
organism called a gametophyte
 A gametophyte makes haploid gametes by mitosis
 Fertilization of gametes results in a diploid
sporophyte
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Figure 13.6b
Haploid multicellular organism
(gametophyte)
Mitosis
Mitosis
n
n
n
n
n
Spores
Gametes
MEIOSIS
FERTILIZATION
2n
2n
Zygote
Mitosis
Diploid
multicellular
organism
(sporophyte)
(b) Plants and some algae
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Key
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
 In most fungi and some protists, the only diploid
stage is the single-celled zygote; there is no
multicellular diploid stage
 The zygote produces haploid cells by meiosis
 Each haploid cell grows by mitosis into a haploid
multicellular organism
 The haploid adult produces gametes by mitosis
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Figure 13.6c
Haploid unicellular or
multicellular organism
Mitosis
n
Mitosis
n
n
n
Gametes
MEIOSIS
n
FERTILIZATION
2n
Zygote
(c) Most fungi and
some protists
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Key
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
 Depending on the type of life cycle, either haploid
or diploid cells can divide by mitosis
 However, only diploid cells can undergo meiosis
 In all three life cycles, the halving and doubling
of chromosomes contributes to genetic variation
in offspring
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Concept 13.3: Meiosis reduces the number of
chromosome sets from diploid to haploid
 Like mitosis, meiosis is preceded by the replication
of chromosomes
 Meiosis takes place in two consecutive cell
divisions, called meiosis I and meiosis II
 The two cell divisions result in four daughter cells,
rather than the two daughter cells in mitosis
 Each daughter cell has only half as many
chromosomes as the parent cell
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The Stages of Meiosis
 Chromosomes duplicate during interphase
 The resulting sister chromatids are closely
associated along their lengths
 This is called sister chromatid cohesion
 The chromatids are sorted into four haploid
daughter cells
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Figure 13.7
Interphase
Pair of
homologous
chromosomes
in diploid
parent cell
Chromosomes
duplicate
Pair of duplicated
homologous
chromosomes
Sister
chromatids
Diploid cell with
duplicated
chromosomes
Meiosis I
1
Homologous
chromosomes
separate
Haploid cells with
duplicated chromosomes
Meiosis II
2 Sister chromatids
separate
Haploid cells with unduplicated chromosomes
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Figure 13.7a
Interphase
Pair of
homologous
chromosomes
in diploid
parent cell
Pair of duplicated
homologous
chromosomes
Sister
chromatids
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Chromosomes
duplicate
Diploid cell with
duplicated
chromosomes
Figure 13.7b
Meiosis I
1
Homologous
chromosomes
separate
Haploid cells with
duplicated chromosomes
Meiosis II
2 Sister chromatids
separate
Haploid cells with unduplicated chromosomes
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Figure 13.8
MEIOSIS II: Separates
sister chromatids
MEIOSIS I: Separates
homologous chromosomes
Prophase I
Metaphase I
Centrosome
(with
centriole
Sister pair)
chroma- Chiasmata
tids
Spindle
Anaphase I
Telophase I
and
Cytokinesis
Metaphase II Anaphase II
Telophase II
and
Cytokinesis
Centromere
(with
Sister
kinetochromatids
chore)
remain
Meta- attached
phase
plate
Homologous Cleavage
Homochromofurrow
logous
somes
chromoseparate
somes Fragments
of nuclear Microtubules
envelope attached to kinetochore
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Prophase II
Sister
chromatids
separate
Haploid
daughter
cells
forming
 Division in meiosis I occurs in four phases
 Prophase I
 Metaphase I
 Anaphase I
 Telophase I and cytokinesis
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Prophase I
 In early prophase I each chromosome pairs
with its homolog and crossing over occurs
 X-shaped regions called chiasmata are sites
of crossover
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Metaphase I
 In metaphase I, pairs of homologs line up at the
metaphase plate, with one chromosome facing
each pole
 Microtubules from one pole are attached to the
kinetochore of one chromosome of each tetrad
 Microtubules from the other pole are attached
to the kinetochore of the other chromosome
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Anaphase I
 In anaphase I, pairs of homologous
chromosomes separate
 One chromosome of each pair moves toward
opposite poles, guided by the spindle apparatus
 Sister chromatids remain attached at the
centromere and move as one unit toward the
pole
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Telophase I and Cytokinesis
 In the beginning of telophase I, each half of the
cell has a haploid set of chromosomes; each
chromosome still consists of two sister chromatids
 Cytokinesis usually occurs simultaneously,
forming two haploid daughter cells
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 In animal cells, a cleavage furrow forms; in plant
cells, a cell plate forms
 No chromosome replication occurs between the
end of meiosis I and the beginning of meiosis II
because the chromosomes are already replicated
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Figure 13.8a
MEIOSIS I: Separates
homologous chromosomes
Prophase I
Metaphase I
Centrosome
(with
centriole
Sister pair)
chroma- Chiasmata
tids
Spindle
Anaphase I
Telophase I
and
Cytokinesis
Centromere
(with
Sister
kinetochromatids
chore)
remain
attached
Metaphase
plate
Homologous Cleavage
Homochromofurrow
logous
somes
chromoseparate
somes Fragments
of nuclear Microtubules
envelope attached to kinetochore
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BioFlix: Meiosis
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Video: Meiosis I in Sperm Formation
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 Division in meiosis II also occurs in four phases
 Prophase II
 Metaphase II
 Anaphase II
 Telophase II and cytokinesis
 Meiosis II is very similar to mitosis
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Prophase II
 In prophase II, a spindle apparatus forms
 In late prophase II, chromosomes (each still
composed of two chromatids) move toward the
metaphase plate
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Metaphase II
 In metaphase II, the sister chromatids are
arranged at the metaphase plate
 Because of crossing over in meiosis I, the two
sister chromatids of each chromosome are no
longer genetically identical
 The kinetochores of sister chromatids attach to
microtubules extending from opposite poles
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Anaphase II
 In anaphase II, the sister chromatids separate
 The sister chromatids of each chromosome now
move as two newly individual chromosomes
toward opposite poles
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Telophase II and Cytokinesis
 In telophase II, the chromosomes arrive at
opposite poles
 Nuclei form, and the chromosomes begin
decondensing
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 Cytokinesis separates the cytoplasm
 At the end of meiosis, there are four daughter
cells, each with a haploid set of unreplicated
chromosomes
 Each daughter cell is genetically distinct from the
others and from the parent cell
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Figure 13.8b
MEIOSIS II: Separates
sister chromatids
Prophase II
Metaphase II
Anaphase II
Sister
chromatids
separate
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Telophase II
and
Cytokinesis
Haploid
daughter
cells
forming
Crossing Over and Synapsis During Prophase I
 After interphase the sister chromatids are held
together by proteins called cohesins
 The nonsister chromatids are broken at precisely
corresponding positions
 A zipper-like structure called the synaptonemal
complex holds the homologs together tightly
 DNA breaks are repaired, joining DNA from one
nonsister chromatid to the corresponding segment
of another
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Figure 13.9
DNA
breaks
DNA
breaks
Centromere
Cohesins
1
Pair of
homologous
chromosomes:
Paternal
sister
chromatids
Maternal
sister
chromatids
Crossover
3
Chiasmata
Synaptonemal
complex forming
2
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Crossover
4
Figure 13.9a
DNA
breaks
DNA
breaks
Centromere
Cohesins
1
Pair of
homologous
chromosomes:
Paternal
sister
chromatids
Maternal
sister
chromatids
Synaptonemal
complex forming
2
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Figure 13.9b
Crossover
Crossover
3
Chiasmata
4
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A Comparison of Mitosis and Meiosis
 Mitosis conserves the number of chromosome
sets, producing cells that are genetically identical
to the parent cell
 Meiosis reduces the number of chromosomes sets
from two (diploid) to one (haploid), producing cells
that differ genetically from each other and from the
parent cell
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Figure 13.10a
MITOSIS
MEIOSIS
Parent cell
Chiasma
MEIOSIS I
Prophase I
Prophase
Duplicated
chromosome
Chromosome
duplication
2n = 6
Individual
chromosomes
line up.
Metaphase
Sister
chromatids
separate.
Anaphase
Telophase
2n
2n
Daughter cells
of mitosis
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Homologous
chromosome
pair
Chromosome
duplication
Pairs of
homologous
chromosomes
line up.
Metaphase I
Anaphase I
Telophase I
Homologs
separate.
Sister
chromatids
separate.
Daughter
cells of
meiosis I
MEIOSIS
II
n
n
n
n
Daughter cells of meiosis II
Figure 13.10aa
MITOSIS
MEIOSIS
Parent cell
Prophase
Duplicated
chromosome
Chromosome
duplication
2n = 6
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Chiasma
Chromosome
duplication
Metaphase
Individual
chromosomes
line up.
MEIOSIS I
Pairs of
homologous
chromosomes
line up.
Prophase I
Homologous
chromosome
pair
Metaphase I
Figure 13.10ab
MITOSIS
Anaphase
Telophase
MEIOSIS
Sister
chromatids
separate.
2n
2n
Daughter cells
of mitosis
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Anaphase I
Telophase I
Homologs
separate.
Sister
chromatids
separate.
Daughter
cells of
meiosis I
MEIOSIS
II
n
n
n
n
Daughter cells of meiosis II
Figure 13.10b
SUMMARY
Property
Mitosis (occurs in both diploid
and haploid cells)
Meiosis (can only occur in diploid cells)
DNA
replication
Occurs during interphase
before mitosis begins
Occurs during interphase before
meiosis I begins
Number of
divisions
One, including prophase,
prometaphase, metaphase,
anaphase, and telophase
Two, each including prophase, metaphase,
anaphase, and telophase
Synapsis of
homologous
chromosomes
Does not occur
Occurs during prophase I along with
crossing over between nonsister
chromatids; resulting chiasmata hold
pairs together due to sister chromatid
cohesion
Number of
daughter cells
and genetic
composition
Two, each genetically
identical to the parent
cell, with the same number
of chromosomes
Four, each haploid (n); genetically different
from the parent cell and from each other
Role in the
animal or
plant body
Enables multicellular animal
or plant (gametophyte or
sporophyte) to arise from a
single cell; produces cells
for growth, repair, and, in
some species, asexual
reproduction; produces
gametes in the gametophyte
plant
Produces gametes (in animals) or spores
(in the sporophyte plant); reduces number
of chromosomes sets by half and introduces
genetic variability among the gametes or
spores
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Figure 13.10ba
Property
Mitosis (occurs in both diploid
and haploid cells)
DNA
replication
Occurs during interphase
before mitosis begins
Number of
divisions
One, including prophase,
prometaphase, metaphase,
anaphase, and telophase
Does not occur
Synapsis of
homologous
chromosomes
Number of
daughter cells
and genetic
composition
Role in the
animal or
plant body
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Two, each genetically
identical to the parent
cell, with the same number
of chromosomes
Enables multicellular animal
or plant (gametophyte or
sporophyte) to arise from a
single cell; produces cells
for growth, repair, and, in
some species, asexual
reproduction; produces
gametes in the gametophyte
plant
Figure 13.10bb
Property
Meiosis (can only occur in diploid cells)
DNA
replication
Occurs during interphase before
meiosis I begins
Number of
divisions
Two, each including prophase, metaphase,
anaphase, and telophase
Occurs during prophase I along with
Synapsis of
homologous crossing over between nonsister
chromosomes chromatids; resulting chiasmata hold
pairs together due to sister chromatid
cohesion
Number of
Four, each haploid (n); genetically different
daughter cells from the parent cell and from each other
and genetic
composition
Role in the
animal or
plant body
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Produces gametes (in animals) or spores
(in the sporophyte plant); reduces number
of chromosomes sets by half and introduces
genetic variability among the gametes or
spores
 Three events are unique to meiosis, and all three
occur in meiosis l
 Synapsis and crossing over in prophase I:
Homologous chromosomes physically connect and
exchange genetic information
 Homologous pairs at the metaphase plate
 Separation of homologs during anaphase I
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 Sister chromatid cohesion allows sister chromatids
to stay together through meiosis I
 In mitosis, cohesins are cleaved at the end of
metaphase
 In meiosis, cohesins are cleaved along the
chromosome arms in anaphase I (separation of
homologs) and at the centromeres in anaphase II
(separation of sister chromatids)
 Meiosis I is called the reductional division because
it reduces the number of chromosomes per cell
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Concept 13.4: Genetic variation produced in
sexual life cycles contributes to evolution
 Mutations (changes in an organism’s DNA) are the
original source of genetic diversity
 Mutations create different versions of genes called
alleles
 Reshuffling of alleles during sexual reproduction
produces genetic variation
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Origins of Genetic Variation Among Offspring
 The behavior of chromosomes during meiosis and
fertilization is responsible for most of the variation
that arises in each generation
 Three mechanisms contribute to genetic variation
 Independent assortment of chromosomes
 Crossing over
 Random fertilization
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Independent Assortment of Chromosomes
 Homologous pairs of chromosomes orient
randomly at metaphase I of meiosis
 In independent assortment, each pair of
chromosomes sorts maternal and paternal
homologs into daughter cells independently of the
other pairs
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 The number of combinations possible when
chromosomes assort independently into gametes
is 2n, where n is the haploid number
 For humans (n = 23), there are more than 8 million
(223) possible combinations of chromosomes
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Figure 13.11-1
Possibility 2
Possibility 1
Two equally probable
arrangements of
chromosomes at
metaphase I
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Figure 13.11-2
Possibility 2
Possibility 1
Two equally probable
arrangements of
chromosomes at
metaphase I
Metaphase II
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Figure 13.11-3
Possibility 2
Possibility 1
Two equally probable
arrangements of
chromosomes at
metaphase I
Metaphase II
Daughter
cells
Combination 1 Combination 2
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Combination 3 Combination 4
Crossing Over
 Crossing over produces recombinant
chromosomes, which combine DNA inherited
from each parent
 Crossing over contributes to genetic variation by
combining DNA from two parents into a single
chromosome
 In humans an average of one to three crossover
events occurs per chromosome
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Figure 13.12-1
Prophase I
of meiosis
Pair of
homologs
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Nonsister chromatids
held together
during synapsis
Figure 13.12-2
Prophase I
of meiosis
Pair of
homologs
Chiasma
Centromere
TEM
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Nonsister chromatids
held together
during synapsis
1 Synapsis and
crossing over
Figure 13.12-3
Prophase I
of meiosis
Pair of
homologs
Chiasma
Nonsister chromatids
held together
during synapsis
1 Synapsis and
crossing over
2 Movement to
the metaphase
I plate
Centromere
TEM
Anaphase I
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Figure 13.12-4
Prophase I
of meiosis
Pair of
homologs
Chiasma
Nonsister chromatids
held together
during synapsis
1 Synapsis and
crossing over
2 Movement to
the metaphase
I plate
Centromere
TEM
Anaphase I
Anaphase II
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3 Breakdown of
proteins holding
sister chromatid
arms together
Figure 13.12-5
Prophase I
of meiosis
Pair of
homologs
Chiasma
Nonsister chromatids
held together
during synapsis
1 Synapsis and
crossing over
2 Movement to
the metaphase
I plate
Centromere
TEM
Anaphase I
3 Breakdown of
proteins holding
sister chromatid
arms together
Anaphase II
Daughter
cells
Recombinant chromosomes
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Animation: Genetic Variation
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Figure 13.12a
Chiasma
Centromere
TEM
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Random Fertilization
 Random fertilization adds to genetic variation
because any sperm can fuse with any ovum
(unfertilized egg)
 The fusion of two gametes (each with 8.4 million
possible chromosome combinations from
independent assortment) produces a zygote with
any of about 70 trillion diploid combinations
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 Crossing over adds even more variation
 Each zygote has a unique genetic identity
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The Evolutionary Significance of Genetic
Variation Within Populations
 Natural selection results in the accumulation of
genetic variations favored by the environment
 Sexual reproduction contributes to the genetic
variation in a population, which originates from
mutations
 Animals that always reproduce asexually are quite
rare
 Organisms like the bdelloid rotifer increase their
genetic diversity through horizontal gene transfer
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Figure 13.13
200 µm
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Figure 13.UN01a
Time After Induction (hours)
Average Amount of DNA per
Cell (fg)
0.0
24.0
1.0
24.0
2.0
40.0
3.0
47.0
4.0
47.5
5.0
48.0
6.0
48.0
7.0
47.5
7.5
25.0
8.0
24.0
9.0
23.5
9.5
14.0
10.0
13.0
11.0
12.5
12.0
12.0
13.0
12.5
14.0
12.0
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Figure 13.UN01b
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Figure 13.UN02
Prophase I: Each homologous pair
undergoes synapsis and crossing over
between nonsister chromatids with the
subsequent appearance of chiasmata.
Metaphase I: Chromosomes line up
as homologous pairs on the metaphase
plate.
Anaphase I: Homologs separate from
each other; sister chromatids remain
joined at the centromere.
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Figure 13.UN03
F
H
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Figure 13.UN04
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