Cell and Molecular Chapter 13 PDF

Chapter 13 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles Overview: Variations on a Theme Living organisms are distinguished by their ability to reproduce their own kind Genetics is the scientific study of heredity and variation Heredity is the transmission of traits from one generation to the nex...

Chapter 13 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles Overview: Variations on a Theme Living organisms are distinguished by their ability to reproduce their own kind Genetics is the scientific study of heredity and variation 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-1  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  Inheritance of Genes Genes are the units of heredity, and are made up of segments of DNA Genes are passed to the next generation through reproductive cells called gametes (sperm and eggs) Each gene has a specific location called a locus on a certain chromosome Most DNA is packaged into chromosomes One set of chromosomes is inherited from each parent Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  Comparison of Asexual and Sexual Reproduction In asexual reproduction, one parent produces genetically identical offspring by mitosis 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-2 0.5 mm Parent Bud (a) Hydra (b) Redwoods  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  Sets of Chromosomes in Human Cells Human somatic cells (any cell other than a gamete) 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 carry genes controlling the same inherited characters Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-3 APPLICATION TECHNIQUE 5 µm Pair of homologous replicated chromosomes Centromere Sister chromatids Metaphase chromosome  The sex chromosomes 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 22 pairs of chromosomes that do not determine sex are called autosomes Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  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) Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  In a cell in which DNA synthesis has occurred, each chromosome is replicated Each replicated chromosome consists of two identical sister chromatids Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-4 Key Maternal set of chromosomes (n = 3) 2n = 6 Paternal set of chromosomes (n = 3) Two sister chromatids of one replicated chromosome Centromere Two nonsister Pair of homologous chromatids in chromosomes a homologous pair (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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-5 Key Haploid gametes (n = 23) Haploid (n) Egg (n) Diploid (2n) Sperm (n) MEIOSIS FERTILIZATION Ovary Testis Diploid zygote (2n = 46) Mitosis and development Multicellular diploid adults (2n = 46)  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  In animals, meiosis produces gametes, which undergo no further cell division before fertilization Gametes are the only haploid cells in animals Gametes fuse to form a diploid zygote that divides by mitosis to develop into a multicellular organism Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-6a Key Haploid (n) Diploid (2n) n Gametes n n MEIOSIS FERTILIZATION Zygote 2n 2n Diploid multicellular Mitosis organism (a) Animals  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-6b Key Haploid (n) Diploid (2n) Haploid multi- cellular organism (gametophyte) Mitosis n Mitosis n n n n Spores Gametes MEIOSIS FERTILIZATION 2n 2n Diploid Zygote multicellular Mitosis organism (sporophyte) (b) Plants and some algae  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-6c Key Haploid (n) Haploid unicellular or Diploid (2n) multicellular organism Mitosis n Mitosis n n n Gametes n MEIOSIS FERTILIZATION 2n Zygote (c) Most fungi and some protists  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  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 sets of 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  The Stages of Meiosis In the first cell division (meiosis I), homologous chromosomes separate Meiosis I results in two haploid daughter cells with replicated chromosomes; it is called the reductional division In the second cell division (meiosis II), sister chromatids separate Meiosis II results in four haploid daughter cells with unreplicated chromosomes; it is called the equational division Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-7-3 Interphase Homologous pair of chromosomes in diploid parent cell Chromosomes replicate Homologous pair of replicated chromosomes Sister chromatids Diploid cell with replicated chromosomes Meiosis I 1 Homologous chromosomes separate Haploid cells with replicated chromosomes Meiosis II 2 Sister chromatids separate Haploid cells with unreplicated chromosomes  Meiosis I is preceded by interphase, in which chromosomes are replicated to form sister chromatids The sister chromatids are genetically identical and joined at the centromere The single centrosome replicates, forming two centrosomes Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  Division in meiosis I occurs in four phases: – Prophase I – Metaphase I – Anaphase I – Telophase I and cytokinesis Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-8a Telophase I and Prophase I Metaphase I Anaphase I Cytokinesis Centrosome (with centriole pair) Sister chromatids remain attached Centromere Sister Chiasmata (with kinetochore) chromatids Spindle Metaphase plate Homologous Homologous Cleavage chromosomes chromosomes furrow separate Fragments Microtubule of nuclear attached to envelope kinetochore Prophase I Prophase I typically occupies more than 90% of the time required for meiosis Chromosomes begin to condense In synapsis, homologous chromosomes loosely pair up, aligned gene by gene Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  In crossing over, nonsister chromatids exchange DNA segments Each pair of chromosomes forms a tetrad, a group of four chromatids Each tetrad usually has one or more chiasmata, X-shaped regions where crossing over occurred Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Metaphase I In metaphase I, tetrads 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Anaphase I In anaphase I, pairs of homologous chromosomes separate One chromosome moves toward each pole, guided by the spindle apparatus Sister chromatids remain attached at the centromere and move as one unit toward the pole Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-8d Telophase II and Prophase II Metaphase II Anaphase II Cytokinesis Sister chromatids Haploid daughter cells separate forming 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Telophase II and Cytokinesis In telophase II, the chromosomes arrive at opposite poles Nuclei form, and the chromosomes begin decondensing Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  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 The mechanism for separating sister chromatids is virtually identical in meiosis II and mitosis Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-9a MITOSIS MEIOSIS Chiasma MEIOSIS I Parent cell Chromosome Chromosome Prophase replication replication Prophase I Homologous chromosome Replicated chromosome 2n = 6 pair Metaphase Metaphase I Anaphase Anaphase I Telophase Telophase I Haploid n=3 Daughter cells of meiosis I 2n 2n MEIOSIS II Daughter cells n n n n of mitosis Daughter cells of meiosis II Fig. 13-9b SUMMARY Property Mitosis Meiosis DNA Occurs during interphase before Occurs during interphase before meiosis I begins replication mitosis begins Number of One, including prophase, metaphase, Two, each including prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and divisions anaphase, and telophase telophase Synapsis of Does not occur Occurs during prophase I along with crossing over homologous between nonsister chromatids; resulting chiasmata chromosomes hold pairs together due to sister chromatid cohesion Number of Two, each diploid (2n) and genetically Four, each haploid (n), containing half as many chromosomes daughter cells identical to the parent cell as the parent cell; genetically different from the parent and genetic cell and from each other composition Role in the Enables multicellular adult to arise from Produces gametes; reduces number of chromosomes by half animal body zygote; produces cells for growth, repair, and introduces genetic variability among the gametes and, in some species, asexual reproduction  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 – At the metaphase plate, there are paired homologous chromosomes (tetrads), instead of individual replicated chromosomes – At anaphase I, it is homologous chromosomes, instead of sister chromatids, that separate Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  Sister chromatid cohesion allows sister chromatids of a single chromosome to stay together through meiosis I Protein complexes called cohesins are responsible for this cohesion 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) Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-10 EXPERIMENT Shugoshin+ (normal)+ Shugoshin– Spore case Fluorescent label Metaphase I Anaphase I Metaphase II OR ? ? Anaphase II ? ? Mature ? ? spores ? ? Spore Two of three possible arrange- ments of labeled chromosomes RESULTS Spore cases (%) 100 80 60 40 20 0 Shugoshin+ Shugoshin–  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  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 homologues into daughter cells independently of the other pairs Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-11-3 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  Crossing Over Crossing over produces recombinant chromosomes, which combine genes inherited from each parent Crossing over begins very early in prophase I, as homologous chromosomes pair up gene by gene Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  In crossing over, homologous portions of two nonsister chromatids trade places Crossing over contributes to genetic variation by combining DNA from two parents into a single chromosome Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Fig. 13-12-5 Prophase I Nonsister of meiosis chromatids Pair of held together homologs during synapsis Chiasma Centromere TEM Anaphase I Anaphase II Daughter cells Recombinant chromosomes  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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings  Crossing over adds even more variation Each zygote has a unique genetic identity Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings 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 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings