Question

Fill out the blanks of the figure above and answer the questions

hon motion periode Epigenetic Tags Fill in the blanks of the figure above and then answer the following questions is the original zygote shown above male or female? Which chromosome in the somatic cell was marked with methyl groups, male or female? What is this diploid male or female gamete called? When did methyl group erasure occur? Why isn't the gamete methylated?

Answer 1

1. Male.

2. "X" chromosome was methylated. Male.

3. Spermatocytes

4. The methyl groups are erased (demethylation) just before the onset of meosis.

5. The gamete is not methylated because, the chromosome further splits into two haploid daughter cells, which subsequently become mature spermatozoa from spermatids.