The pure awesome

of…

DNA!!
Before-
After, + GFP
Oh my, Meiosis!
Remember- meiosis?

Meiosis is the division of a diploid cell into

four haploid cells

wait…what are haploid cells?

 Haploid vs. Diploid
Diploid cells - 2 sets of HOMOLOGUS
chromosomes, made through mitosis
Haploid cells - 1 set of chromosomes,
(also called ‘gametes’ ), made through
meiosis

So, if a sex cell has 4 chromosomes,

what would the diploid cell have?
Meiosis is sort-of like mitosis.
But not.
HOW is it different?

3) In the first stage of meiosis-

homologous chromosomes form
tetrads and “cross over”
Crossing over?
 HUGE DIFFERENCE:

Mitosis = 2 genetically identical diploid

cells

Meiosis = 4 genetically different haploid

cells
 SO…
Drosophila have 8 chromosomes in a
diploid autosomal cell. (2n=8)
SO- IF
There are how many chromosomes in a
sex cell?

Are all of these chromosomes the same?

 What is DNA??

Deoxyribonucleic
acid!