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Meiosis and VariationWhy is meiosis required and why do we need to halve the chromosome number ?
During sexual reproduction fuse during fertilisation offspring (
zygote )
two
gametes to
give rise to
•
a new .
Hence in order maintain constant number of in adults of of
to chromosomes the species the
-
a a
,
number
chromosomes must be halved at some stage -
this occurs as a result of meiosis .
Definitions
→ A is length of DNA that codes for
polypeptide
gene a a .
→ Locus is the position of a chromosome DNA molecule
gene on a or .
→ An allele is of the different forms of
one a particular gene .
Homologous
→
chromosomes are a pair of chromosomes , one maternal
and have the
one
paternal ,
that same
gene loci .
The process of meiosis
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Meiosis 1 ( First Division )
1
Homologous chromosomes pair up and their chromatids
wrap around each other .
2
Equivalent portions of the chromatids are
exchanged during crossing over .
3 The
homologous pairs have separated ,
with one chromosome from each pair going into one of the two daughter cells .
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Meiosis 2 ( second division )
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1-
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Chromatids are separated .
paternal 23
2 Four cells are formed each with a
single chromatid .
chromosome
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3 In humans ,
each of these cells contains 23 chromosomes .
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function of meiosis 23
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Meiosis halves the number chromosomes so when
chromosome
two haploid gametes fuse at fertilisation ,
the diploid a
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number of chromosomes is restored . -•-
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Meiosis produces genetic variation among
the offspring ,
which
may
lead to adaptations
that
improve survival chances .
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Independent
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segregation
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when the 23 homologous pairs of chromosomes themselves in a line
they do so at random
arrange
, .
One of each will to
daughter cell
-
pair pass each .
since the random combination of chromosomes of maternal and paternal
the
origin
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are
pairs ,
1 matter of
that
go into the daughter cell at meiosis is a chance .
different of
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Independent assortment is the production of combinations alleles in daughter cells due to
the random
alignment of homologous pairs along the equator of the
spindle during metaphase .
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