I thought that the term "diploid" in humans always meant 46, 2n. Clearly that's not the case since secondary spermatocytes are 23,2n... I would've guessed they are 23,n.
Can someone explain?
Can someone explain?
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Step I Basic Embryo.. got confused
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This link makes sense to me and is what I expected.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatogenesis#Stages
HY Embryo (and my course notes) says otherwise though.. They both say:
Spermatogonia (46,2n)
Primary Spermatocytes (46,4n)
Secondary Spermatocytes (23,2n)
Spermatids (23,1n)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatogenesis#Stages
HY Embryo (and my course notes) says otherwise though.. They both say:
Spermatogonia (46,2n)
Primary Spermatocytes (46,4n)
Secondary Spermatocytes (23,2n)
Spermatids (23,1n)
Primary spermatocytes have 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes and a total of 92 sister chromatids. After the first meiotic division the total number of chromosomes is reduced to 23; however, these 23 chromosomes still have their sister chromatids for a total of 46 chromatids. After the second and final meiotic division the sister chromatids are separated. This leaves 23 single chromosomes per-spermatozoa.
Got it. Thank you.
