RE: Selfish Gene Theory
February 1, 2014 at 9:37 pm
(This post was last modified: February 1, 2014 at 9:37 pm by Mudhammam.)
(February 1, 2014 at 9:31 pm)pineapplebunnybounce Wrote:(February 1, 2014 at 9:25 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: Ah, gotcha. In spermatogenesis, is it random which genes will end up in the 23 chromosomes? Or are they selected for some reason? Also, during this process, is there a different process for regulatory genes as opposed to specialized genes?
They all end up in the 23 chromosomesyou have more than 1 sperm I assume? Basically 4 sperms per meiosis, so to speak. Chromosomes are sequestered into each sperm as a whole, so whatever gene is on it goes with it. Each chromosome has loads of genes, we still do not know all of their functions.
What do you mean by regulatory and specialized genes?
Oh I see.
By regulatory genes I mean a gene "involved in controlling the expression of one or more other gene," like hox or pax genes. These are the genes that make all mammals vertebrates, with four limbs, two eyes, etc.
And specialized genes would include features like eye color, hair color, fitness, etc.
