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Only genetic information from Germ Cells can be passed to the next generation. [Wolpert Fig. 1.6]
Haploid
Products of Meiosis
Spermatogenesis takes place in the seminiferous tubules in the testis. [Gilbert Fig. 19.19]
Oogenic Meiosis Oocytes in the human ovary completed the rst meiotic prophase before birth. Puberty induces completion of meiosis 1. Each month, ovulation triggers development through metaphase of meiosis 2. Fertilization triggers completion of meiosis 2.
[Gilbert Fig. 19.30]
Regulation of Gametogenesis by hormones made in the Anterior Pituitary Gland FSH (= follicle stimulating hormone) LH (= Luteinizing hormone)
[Gilbert Fig. 19.30]
Regulated by
pituitary hormones: FSH and LH Testicular hormones testosterone and androgen binding protein