Reproduction & genetics Donald Winslow 16 September 2010 Readings from Hoefnagels Biology, McGraw-Hill, New York. Ch. 8 pp (cell cycle & mitosis) Ch. 9 pp (meiosis & sex) Ch. 10 pp (Mendelian genetics)
Reproduction Cellular reproduction Somatic Genome, genes in DNA in nucleus Cell cycle G 1, S, G 2, Mitosis Gametic Meiosis Organismal reproduction
The cell cycle G1G1 S G2G2 M
Organismal reproduction Types of reproduction Asexual Sexual Life cycles Genetics Costs of sexual reproduction Advantages of sexual recombination
Types of reproduction Asexual cloning binary fission budding Ameiotic & meiotic parthenogenesis sexual dioecy (separate sexes) monoecy (hermaphroditism)
Figure 7.1 From Hickman et al (13 th ed.)
Generalized sexual lifecycle femalemale Ovum sperm (gametes, 1N) meiosis 2N fertilization zygote (2N) embryo development
Genetics Gregor Mendel Alleles, genes, and genomes Genotype & phenotype Dominance relations among alleles Monohybrid & dihybrid crosses Segregation & independent assortment Human blood groups