Meiosis 3D Animation

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoJCer_acIQ

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TLDRThis video explains why children do not look exactly like their parents, focusing on the process of meiosis in gamete formation. Meiosis is the division process in germ cells that results in haploid gametes, leading to genetic diversity. Unlike mitosis, meiosis involves two rounds of division, producing four genetically distinct haploid daughter cells. The key processes contributing to this diversity include synapsis, crossing over, and independent assortment. These processes ensure that siblings inherit different genetic combinations. Additionally, due to the inherent randomness in gamete fusion during fertilization, children are genetically unique and not identical to their parents or siblings.

Punti di forza

  • 🌱 Meiosis generates genetic diversity, explaining why children don't look identical to parents.
  • 🔄 Meiosis involves two rounds of cell division, unlike mitosis.
  • 🔗 Crossing over during meiosis increases genetic diversity.
  • 🧬 Independent assortment randomly aligns homologous chromosomes adding to diversity.
  • 👥 Meiosis results in four haploid cells from a diploid cell.
  • 💡 Siblings' differences are due to genetic recombination processes.
  • 🎲 Random gamete fusion during fertilization contributes to unique offspring.
  • 📊 In meiosis 1, homologous chromosomes separate; in meiosis 2, sister chromatids separate.
  • 🚨 Synapsis and crossing over are unique to meiosis compared to mitosis.
  • 🧪 Each human can produce over a million unique gametes.

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    Meiosis is a key process in generating genetic diversity, explaining why children and siblings don't look exactly alike. Meiosis differs from mitosis by producing four haploid cells instead of two diploid cells. It occurs in germ cells and involves two divisions: meiosis 1 and meiosis 2. The process begins similarly to mitosis, but two unique events during prophase 1—synapses forming tetrads and crossing over—lead to genetic diversity. Homologous chromosomes align and exchange segments, then separate during anaphase 1. The process concludes with four haploid cells capable of forming gametes, which combine randomly during fertilization to contribute to genetic uniqueness.

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Video Domande e Risposte

  • Why don't children look exactly like their parents?

    Due to genetic diversity arising from meiosis, which produces genetically unique gametes.

  • What process generates gametes for reproduction?

    Meiosis is the process that generates gametes.

  • How many cell divisions occur in meiosis?

    Two rounds of divisions occur in meiosis: meiosis 1 and meiosis 2.

  • What is the outcome of meiosis compared to mitosis?

    Meiosis results in four haploid cells, whereas mitosis results in two diploid cells.

  • What is crossing over during meiosis?

    Crossing over is a physical exchange between chromosome segments of non-sister chromatids increasing genetic diversity.

  • What contributes to genetic diversity during meiosis?

    The genetic diversity arises from synapsis, crossing over, and independent assortment during meiosis.

  • Why are siblings not identical?

    Siblings are not identical due to genetic diversity from crossing over, independent assortment, and random gamete fertilization.

  • How does independent assortment occur in meiosis?

    Independent assortment occurs when homologous chromosome pairs randomly align along the metaphase plate during meiosis 1.

  • What happens to chromosomes during meiosis 2?

    Sister chromatids separate during meiosis 2 to form four haploid daughter cells.

  • How many unique gametes can humans form?

    Humans can form over a million different possible combinations of gametes due to genetic recombination processes.

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    have you ever wondered why children do
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    not look exactly like their parents or
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    why some siblings look so different from
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    each other the answer lies in the
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    process of meiosis which generates the
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    gametes for reproduction meiosis is the
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    process by which haploid cells are
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    produced from a diploid cell for this to
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    occur the chromosomes must be correctly
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    sorted and distributed in a manner to
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    create genetically unique cells with
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    half the number of chromosomes as the
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    original cell meiosis occurs in special
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    cells called germ cells within the
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    gonads of males and females for the
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    successful reduction in the number of
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    chromosomes to occur in the new haploid
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    daughter cells two rounds of divisions
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    are necessary these divisions are termed
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    meiosis 1 and meiosis 2 although the
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    processes of mitosis and meiosis look
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    similar there are a few major
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    differences one obvious difference is
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    that mitosis results in two diploid
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    daughter cells and meiosis results in
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    four haploid cells
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    as in mitosis meiosis begins after a
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    cell has successfully completed the g1 s
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    and g2 stages of interphase during the S
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    phase of interphase the DNA is
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    replicated producing two copies of each
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    chromosome called sister chromatids the
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    paired centrioles in the cytoplasm
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    duplicate and begin extending
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    microtubules that will form the mitotic
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    spindle sister chromatids remain
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    attached at the centromere and condense
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    as the cell enters prophase one of
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    meiosis up to this point the cell looks
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    similar to mitosis but two events occur
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    in meiosis that do not occur in mitosis
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    and lead to genetic diversity
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    the first event occurs during prophase 1
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    when homologous pairs of sister
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    chromatids lie side by side in a process
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    called synapses forming a tetrad or
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    bivalent the homologous chromosomes
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    share similar but not necessarily
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    identical genes once this structure is
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    formed the second event called crossing
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    over can occur during crossing over a
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    physical exchange between chromosomes
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    segments of non sister chromatids occurs
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    increasing genetic diversity prophase
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    one concludes with the fragmentation of
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    the nuclear envelope as the duplicated
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    centriole pairs move to opposite poles
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    of the cell as they move the centrioles
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    extend spindle fibers forming the
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    mitotic spindle in prometaphase one with
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    the paired centrioles in place the
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    mitotic spindle is fully formed the
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    sister chromatids attached to the
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    spindle fibers by their kinetic horse
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    hear another key difference between
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    mitosis and meiosis occurs because of
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    synapses and crossing over in meiosis
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    homologous chromosomes remain aligned so
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    that a pair of sister chromatids is
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    attached to only one pole by the
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    kinetochore microtubules in mitosis each
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    sister chromatid is attached to a
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    spindle fiber the fibers originate from
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    opposite poles
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    during metaphase 1 by valence randomly
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    aligned along the metaphase plate due to
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    independent assortment this alignment is
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    random and adds to genetic diversity in
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    anaphase 1 the homologous chromosomes
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    separate and move toward opposite poles
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    meiosis 1 ends with telophase 1 when the
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    chromosomes D condense and the nuclear
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    envelope reforms cytokinesis separates
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    the cytoplasmic material and the 2
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    daughter cells are separated by a
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    cleavage furrow since the final product
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    of meiosis 1 is 2 haploid cells meiosis
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    2 begins without the chromosomes going
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    through another round of DNA replication
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    centrioles
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    again duplicate and begin moving to
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    opposite poles of each cell in prophase
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    2 the sister chromatids condense while
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    the spindle starts to form as the
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    nuclear envelope disappears in
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    prometaphase 2 the sister chromatids
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    attached to the spindle by kinetochore
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    microtubules with sister chromatids
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    attached to opposite poles the spindle
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    aligns the sister chromatids along the
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    metaphase plate during metaphase 2
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    during anaphase two sister chromatids
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    separate and individual chromosomes move
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    toward the poles the entire process ends
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    with telophase 2 as the chromosomes D
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    condense and the nuclear envelope
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    reforms cytokinesis occurs and cleavage
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    furrow separate the two daughter cells
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    into four haploid daughter cells the
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    haploid daughter cells will specialized
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    into gametes either sperm or egg these
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    fuse in fertilization to form a zygote
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    which will grow into a child the child
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    receives half its chromosomes from its
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    mother and half from its father because
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    men and women produce millions of
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    gametes and the selection of gametes in
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    fertilization is random this contributes
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    to genetic diversity this explains why a
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    child isn't identical to either parent
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    but why aren't siblings identical the
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    diversity comes from several sources
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    in prophase 1 nan sister chromatids can
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    exchange DNA through crossing over
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    increasing the genetic diversity of
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    individual chromatids in addition to
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    crossing over in metaphase 1 the pairs
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    of homologous chromosomes align
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    independently along the metaphase plate
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    and sort independently into the daughter
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    cells this process called independent
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    assortment produces four genetically
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    distinct haploid gametes as the total
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    number of chromosomes increases in an
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    organism the number of genetically
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    distinct gametes increases by 2 to the
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    nth power this means an organism with N
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    equals 3 can produce eight unique
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    gametes for humans where N equals 23
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    there are 2 to the 23rd power unique
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    gametes formed or over a million
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    different possible combinations
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    the combination of independent
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    assortment crossing over and the random
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    pairing of gametes during sexual
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    reproduction increases genetic diversity
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    and explains why a child will not look
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    exactly like his or her parents or
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    siblings
Tag
  • meiosis
  • genetic diversity
  • gametes
  • crossing over
  • independent assortment
  • chromosomes
  • sister chromatids
  • haploid cells
  • fertilization
  • genetics