The tetrad, which divides into non-sister chromatids, exchanges genetic information in order to make the genetic pool more variant, and result in combinations of phenotypic traits that can occur outside of linked genotypic coding. During prophase I, homologous chromosomes pair with each other and exchange genetic material in a process called chromosomal crossover. The exchange occurs in segments over a small region of homology similarity in sequence, ie. The new combinations of DNA created during crossover provide a significant source of genetic variation.
Crossing over is a phenomenon that happens during Meiosis I in the attempt to create genetic diversity. Crossing over typically occurs between which of the following structures? Crossing over occurs when chromosomal homologs exchange information during metaphase of Meiosis I.
During this stage, homologous chromosomes line up on the metaphase plate and exchange genetic information. Crossing over occurs during prophase I when parts of the homologous chromosomes overlap and switch their genes. If you've found an issue with this question, please let us know.
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Louis, MO We are open Saturday and Sunday! Subject optional. Email address: Your name:. Example Question 1 : Understanding Crossing Over. Possible Answers: Metaphase I. Correct answer: Prophase I. Explanation : During prophase I homologous chromosomes will line up with one another, forming tetrads. Report an Error.
What is the evolutionary purpose of cells that undergo crossing over? Possible Answers: To produce gametes that are genetically identical. Correct answer: To increase genetic diversity. Explanation : Crossing over is a process that happens between homologous chromosomes in order to increase genetic diversity. Example Question 3 : Understanding Crossing Over. During which step of cell division does crossing over occur?
Possible Answers: Metaphase II. Explanation : When chromatids "cross over," homologous chromosomes trade pieces of genetic material, resulting in novel combinations of alleles, though the same genes are still present.
Example Question 4 : Understanding Crossing Over. What structures exchange genetic material during crossing over? Possible Answers: Egg and sperm chromosomes. Correct answer: Nonsister chromatids.
Meiosis II resembles a mitotic division, except that the chromosome number has been reduced by half. Thus, the products of meiosis II are four haploid cells that contain a single copy of each chromosome. In mammals, the number of viable gametes obtained from meiosis differs between males and females. In males, four haploid spermatids of similar size are produced from each spermatogonium. In females, however, the cytoplasmic divisions that occur during meiosis are very asymmetric.
Fully grown oocytes within the ovary are already much larger than sperm, and the future egg retains most of this volume as it passes through meiosis. As a consequence, only one functional oocyte is obtained from each female meiosis Figure 2. The other three haploid cells are pinched off from the oocyte as polar bodies that contain very little cytoplasm.
Prophase I is the longest and arguably most important segment of meiosis, because recombination occurs during this interval. For many years, cytologists have divided prophase I into multiple segments, based upon the appearance of the meiotic chromosomes. Thus, these scientists have described a leptotene from the Greek for "thin threads" phase, which is followed sequentially by the zygotene from the Greek for "paired threads" , pachytene from the Greek for "thick threads" , and diplotene from the Greek for "two threads" phases.
In recent years, cytology and genetics have come together so that researchers now understand some of the molecular events responsible for the stunning rearrangements of chromatin observed during these phases. Recall that prophase I begins with the alignment of homologous chromosome pairs. Historically, alignment has been a difficult problem to approach experimentally, but new techniques for visualizing individual chromosomes with fluorescent probes are providing insights into the process.
Recent experiments suggest that chromosomes from some species have specific sequences that act as pairing centers for alignment. In some cases, alignment appears to begin as early as interphase, when homologous chromosomes occupy the same territory within the interphase nucleus Figure 5.
The formation of DSBs is catalyzed by highly conserved proteins with topoisomerase activity that resemble the Spo11 protein from yeast. Genetic studies have shown that Spo11 activity is essential for meiosis in yeast, because spo11 mutants fail to sporulate. As the invading strand is extended, a remarkable structure called synaptonemal complex SC develops around the paired homologues and holds them in close register, or synapsis.
The stability of the SC increases as the invading strand first extends into the homologue and then is recaptured by the broken chromatid, forming double Holliday junctions. Investigators have been able to observe the process of SC formation with electron microscopy in meiocytes from the Allium plant Figure 6.
Bridges approximately nanometers long begin to form between the paired homologues following the DSB. Only a fraction of these bridges will mature into SC; moreover, not all Holliday junctions will mature into crossover sites.
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Mitosis and Cell Division. Genetic Mechanisms of Sex Determination. Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination. Absence of one copy of a chromosome in an otherwise diploid zygote is likely fatal. Having an extra copy of a chromosome trisomy also causes problems. The ability of homologous chromosomes to be paired during the first phase of meiosis is fundamental to the success of this process, which maintains a correct haploid set of chromosomes in the germ cell.
Recombination is an integral part of the pairing of homologous chromosomes. It occurs between non-sister chromatids during the pachytene stage of meiosis I the first stage of meiosis and possibly before, when the homologous chromosomes are aligned in zygotene Figure 8.
The crossovers of recombination are visible in the diplotene phase. During this phase, the homologous chromosomes partially separate, but they are still held together at joints called chiasmata ; these are likely the actual crossovers between chromatids of homologous chromosomes. The chiasmata are progressively broken as meiosis I is completed, corresponding to resolution of the recombination intermediates.
During anaphase and telophase of meiosis I, each homologous chromosome moves to a different cell, i.
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