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What is Totipotent?
What is Totipotent?
Where are genes primarily found?
Where are genes primarily found?
What characterizes a Missense Mutation?
What characterizes a Missense Mutation?
What is a characteristic of Multipotency?
What is a characteristic of Multipotency?
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What happens during Prophase I?
What happens during Prophase I?
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What is the result of a Frameshift Mutation?
What is the result of a Frameshift Mutation?
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What does Cell Differentiation refer to?
What does Cell Differentiation refer to?
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What type of mutation results in a premature end to protein translation?
What type of mutation results in a premature end to protein translation?
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Which of the following describes Inversion?
Which of the following describes Inversion?
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What does a Stem Cell refer to?
What does a Stem Cell refer to?
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What describes somatic cells?
What describes somatic cells?
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What does diploid mean?
What does diploid mean?
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What occurs during crossing over?
What occurs during crossing over?
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What is the final product of Meiosis I?
What is the final product of Meiosis I?
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During which phase of meiosis does nondisjunction occur?
During which phase of meiosis does nondisjunction occur?
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Which structure is responsible for pulling apart the genetic material during cell division?
Which structure is responsible for pulling apart the genetic material during cell division?
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How can you distinguish between Meiosis I and Meiosis II?
How can you distinguish between Meiosis I and Meiosis II?
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What results from nondisjunction?
What results from nondisjunction?
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Study Notes
Somatic vs. Gametes
- Somatic cells are any cell in an organism except reproductive cells.
- Gametes are reproductive cells (e.g., sperm, egg).
Ploidy Levels
- Diploid cells have two sets of chromosomes (one from each parent).
- Haploid cells have one set of chromosomes.
Chromosomes & Karyotypes
- Homologous chromosomes are chromosome pairs—one from each parent—with the same genes in the same order but potentially different alleles.
- A karyotype is a visual representation of an individual's complete set of chromosomes.
Meiosis
- Meiosis is specialized cell division that results in four haploid gametes from one diploid cell.
- Stages of meiosis are detailed below.
- Crossing over (exchange of DNA segments between homologous chromosomes) occurs in Prophase I, increasing genetic variation.
- Nondisjunction is the failure of chromosomes to separate properly during meiosis (specifically anaphase I), leading to gametes with abnormal chromosome numbers.
Meiosis I & II: Key Differences
- Meiosis I: Produces two haploid daughter cells from one diploid parent cell. Separation of homologous chromosomes.
- Meiosis II: Produces four haploid daughter cells from two haploid parent cells. Separation of sister chromatids.
Cellular Structures in Cell Division
- Spindle fibers are protein structures that move chromosomes during cell division.
- Centrioles are organelles that help organize spindle fibers.
- Centromeres are the region of a chromosome where spindle fibers attach.
- Sister chromatids are identical copies of a chromosome.
- Tetrad: a structure consisting of two homologous chromosomes (each with two chromatids).
Cell Differentiation & Stem Cells
- Cell differentiation is the process where immature cells become specialized.
- Stem cells have the potential to develop into various cell types.
- Totipotent stem cells have the ability to differentiate into any cell type, while pluripotent stem cells have the ability to differentiate into multiple but limited cell types. Multipotent stem cells have the ability to differentiate into multiple closely related lineages.
Genes & Mutations
- Genes are hereditary units located in the nucleus that control the production of proteins.
- Mutations are changes in DNA sequences. Mutations in gametes can be inherited.
- Mutations can occur due to errors during DNA replication.
- Point mutations (missense, nonsense, silent) alter single nucleotides, with missense changing amino acids, nonsense truncating proteins, and silent having no impact.
- Frameshift mutations occur due to insertions or deletions of nucleotides, altering the reading frame.
- Chromosomal mutations (deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation) involve larger segments of chromosomes.
Prophase I vs. II
Prophase I: Homologous chromosomes pair up. Prophase II: Sister chromatids separate.
Metaphase I vs. II
Metaphase I: Homologous chromosome pairs line up. Metaphase II: Individual chromosomes line up.
Anaphase I vs. II
Anaphase I: Homologous chromosomes separate. Anaphase II: Sister chromatids separate.
Telophase I vs. II
Telophase I: Homologous chromosome pairs complete their movement. Telophase II: Sister chromatids complete their movement.
Translocation and Inversion
- Translocation is the movement of a chromosome segment to another.
- Inversion is the reversal of a chromosome segment.
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Test your knowledge on somatic cells, gametes, and the process of meiosis. This quiz covers key concepts such as ploidy levels, homologous chromosomes, and karyotypes. Dive deep into genetic variation and chromosome behavior during cell division!
