This document contains information about an genetics course, including important dates for tests and assignments, as well as content on mitosis, meiosis, crossing over, and the Holliday model. It provides an overview of mitosis and meiosis, explaining that mitosis produces two genetically identical daughter cells while meiosis results in four genetically unique haploid cells. It also describes the process of crossing over during prophase I of meiosis, including the role of the Holliday model in facilitating genetic recombination between homologous chromosomes.
2. IMPORTANT DATES..!
1. Test 1- Week 6 (20th – 24th MAC 2017)
2. Test 2- Week 11 ( 24th – 28th APR 2017)
3. Assignment 2- 3rd May 2017 (Week 12)
4. Study Break- Week 15 (22nd – 26th MAY
2017)
5. Exam- Week 16 & 17 (29th MAY – 9th JUN
2017)
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• Overview of Mitosis and
Meiosis
• Crossing over
• Holliday model
By the end of this chapter
you should be able to:
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5. 3.1 Overview of Mitosis and
Meiosis
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Cell cycle
1. Interphase
2. Mitosis
Diagram adopted from Genetics for Genetics- Conceptual Approach,
Benjamin A. Pierce
8. Cell cycle & Mitosis
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Diagram adopted from Genetics for Genetics- Conceptual Approach, Benjamin A. Pierce
9. Mitosis
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Diagram adopted from Genetics for Genetics- Conceptual Approach, Benjamin A. Pierce
11. Meiosis
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Diagram adopted from Genetics for Genetics-
Conceptual Approach, Benjamin A. Pierce
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Diagram adopted from Genetics for
Genetics- Conceptual Approach, Benjamin A.
Pierce
13. Comparison of mitosis & meiosis
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Diagram adopted from Genetics for Genetics- Conceptual
Approach, Benjamin A. Pierce
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Crossing over
• The process of crossing over (recombination)
between homologs depends on the breakage and
rejoining of the DNA strands.
• This results in the exchange of genetic
information between DNA molecules to increase
genetic diversity.
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Crossing over
• The genetic exchange may happen between any
two homologous double stranded DNA
molecules
• Virus chromosomes
• Bacterial chromosomes
• Eukaryotic homologs during meiosis
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Why do chromosomes undergo
crossing over?
• Include roles in specialized DNA repair systems.
• Specialized activities in DNA replication
• Regulation of expression of certain genes.
• Facilitation of proper chromosome segregation
during eukaryotic cell division.
• Maintenance of genetic diversity
• Implementation of programmed genetic
rearrangements during embryonic development.
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• Figure: The homologous chromosomes
of a grasshopper are shown during
prophase I of meiosis.
• Many points of joining (chiasmata) are
evident between the two homologous
pairs of chromatids.
• These chiasmata are the physical
manifestation of prior homologous
recombination (crossing over) events.
Recombination in Grasshopper
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Holliday model
• By Robin Holliday and Harold L. K. Whitehouse in 1964
• How to defines Holliday model?
I. Start with the formation of heteroduplex DNA;
the creation of a cross bridge
II. Cross bridge migrates along the two heteroduplex
strands (branch migration)
III. Resolution or splicing, of the intermediate
structure to yield different types of recombinant
molecules.*
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Holliday model
• Two homologous double helices (duplexes) are
shown.
• Each pair represents a chromatid and the two pairs
represent two non-sister chromatids.
• The helices are aligned so that the bottom strand of
the first helix has the same polarity as the top strand
of the second helix.
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Holliday model
• Two parallel or two antiparallel strands are cut by
endonuclease.
• The free ends become associated with the
complementary strands in the homologous double
helix.
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Holliday model
• Ligation creates hybrid duplexes called heteroduplex
DNA molecules, held together by a cross-bridge
structure.
• The position of this cross bridge can then move
down the chromosome by a process referred to as
branch migration.
• This occurs as a result of a zipper-like action as
hydrogen bonds are broken and then re-formed
between complementary bases of each duplex.
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Two possible outcomes.. How?
A Better View
Diagram adopted from Internet
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Diagram adopted from: Concepts of Genetics,
Klug, Cummings, Spencer, Palladino, 2012
III. Resolution of the Holliday
structure.
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III. Resolution of the Holliday
structure.
Isomerization
Diagram adopted from: Concepts of Genetics, Klug, Cummings, Spencer, Palladino, 2012
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III. Resolution of the Holliday
structure.
Endonuclease
nicking
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Resolution
Horizontal Vertical
No exchange Exchange
Non-recombinant
product/ patch
Recombinant
product/ splice
III. Resolution of
the Holliday
structure.
Diagram adopted from Internet
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE 2
• Build a plastisin clay model for holliday model in a
group
Diagram adopted from Internet