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Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction No More Clones! Isn’t Love Grand? Objectives • Understand the meaning of “SEX” • Understand the process of meiosis • Understand the need to undergo meiosis as sexual organisms – to produce change or variation Need For Sex = Need for Change • Sex: results in the new genetic combinations. • Babies look different than parents • New babies = new gene combinations • Meiosis is key to enhancing this variation Sex Terms to Know • Diploid: having 2 sets of each chromosome type – You are a Diploid or 2N critter! • Haploid: having 1 set of chromosome type – Egg / Sperm are Haploid • Homologous chromosomes: – Daddy chromosome and Mummy chromosome – Each is a copy. You send either mummy or daddy chromosome into your sex cell (egg or sperm) How they Match Up: • Mitosis – produces 2 daughter cells – daughters are clones of the parent – daughter cells are diploid – growth, replacement, repair • Meiosis – produces up to 4 daughter cells – daughters are distinct from parents – daughter cells are haploid – generation of gametes (sex cells): egg & sperm Meiosis (the process) • • • Meiosis: nuclear division with a reduction in chromosome number by half Goal: make 4 sex cells Process: 1. Double all DNA Chromosomes doubled 2. First Division • 2N 1N 3. Second Division • 1N 1N Meiosis Overview Essentially, Double, then Divide Twice then Package 1N (set) of Chromosomes into Egg or Sperm Cell Genetic Variation due to Eggs and Sperm Happening to Meet and Fall in Love • Variation in the DNA of a zygote • Random fertilization: 8+ million possible combinations of sperm and egg = 70,368,744,000,000 possible combinations Variation #2 -- Choosing Mommy or Daddy Chromosome for Egg or Sperm Cell Variation #3 Cross Over -- Mummy and Daddy Chromosomes Hold Hands and Swap Genes • New chromosomes end up in the egg or sperm cells (4,951,760,200,000,000,000,000,000,000 different zygotes with a single crossover)