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Summary list for 10.1 Meiosis
Crossing over
- DNA replication makes a second chromatid in each chromosome in interphase before meiosis.
- Crossing over exchanges pieces of DNA between non-sister homologous chromatids and forms new combinations of alleles on the chromosomes formed in meiosis.
- Chiasmata are the crossing over points.
Chromosomes movements
- Details of chromosome movements in meiosis.
- Homologous chromosomes separate in meiosis I.
- Sister chromatids separate in meiosis II.
- Random orientation of homologous chromosomes in meiosis I leads to independent assortment of alleles.
Student skills and applications
- Drawing diagrams to show chiasmata formed by crossing over.
- show sister chromatids still closely aligned, except at the point where crossing over occurred and a chiasma was formed.
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Exam style question about meiosis
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Describe crossing over and the formation of a chiasma. Credit will be given to labelled diagrams. [4]
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Multiple choice questions
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Independent assortment during meiosis creates genetic variation.
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Prophase 1 equator second centromere randomly Prophase II sister centre separated gamete homologous
In of meiosis, chromosomes pair and become attached by their . The pairs of homologous chromosomes then associate into a bivalent of chromosomes.
In Metaphase 1 of meiosis, the bivalents line up on the spindle at the . Each tertrad orientates and independently of any other set of bivalents.
In Anaphase 1, the bivalents are , any pair can be drawn to either pole independently. The pairs of chromatids later separate during the division of meiosis giving different combinations of chromatids in the .
Homologous chromosomes have identical alleles, inherited from on of the parents. Sister chromosomes have identical genes but may have different alleles and are inherited from the other parent.
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