\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{molly.hsu} \pdfinfo{ /Title (sexual-and-asexual-reproduction.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (molly.hsu) /Subject (Sexual and Asexual Reproduction Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{74D6D6} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{EDF9F9} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Sexual and Asexual Reproduction Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{molly.hsu} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/46393/cs/13485/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}molly.hsu \\ \uline{cheatography.com/molly-hsu} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 11th November, 2017.\\ Updated 12th November, 2017.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.28942 cm} x{2.68758 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Asexual Reproduction}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Cell Cycle & How eukaryotic cells divide asexually \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Binary Fission & How prokaryotic cells divide asexually \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Spore Formation & Parent cell produces spores that grow and develop under favourable conditions (i.e. yeast) \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} DNA Replication & DNA replicates, unwinds with the help of an enzyme, then attaches to a new base \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} DNA Location & Nucleus; in the form of chromatin \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Nucleotide Pattern & AxT, CxG \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Stages of Cell Cycle & Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Asexual Reproduction Disadvantages & Negative mutations/bad conditions can wipe out colonies; offspring can compete for food/space \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 5) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Asexual Reproduction Advantages & Lots of offspring, quickly; Colonies can form quickly and compete with others; No energy to find a mate \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.23965 cm} x{2.73735 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sexual Reproduction}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Sexual Reproduction Advantages & Genetic variety; ext. means little energy used to find a mate; Intrnl. means protection given to embryo/zygote \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Sexual Reproduction Disadvantages & Intrnl.= more energy to find a mate; Intrnl.=less offspring; ext.= \seqsplit{gametes/embryos/zygotes} aren't protected \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Gametes & Use meiosis to reproduce; have 23 chromosomes; are sex cells \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Morula & Embryo at the end of week 1; a ball of cells \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Blastula & embryo at the end of week 2; hollow ball of cells; these cells turn into gastrula later \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Gastrula & 3 layers of cells: ectoderm (skin/nerves), mesoderm (muscle/bones), endoderm \seqsplit{(lungs/liver/digestive} system lining) \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 6) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Differentiation & Formation of organs and tissues from the cell layers of gastrula \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Meiosis & How gametes reproduce; makes 4 cells \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 2) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.23965 cm} x{2.73735 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sexual Reproduction (cont)}} \tn % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Embryo & The stage of a multi-cellular organism that develops from a zygote \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Embryonic Development & The early development of an organism \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Homologous Chromosomes & A pair of matching chromosomes (eye color, skin colour, etc.) \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} Fertilization & When an egg cell is penetrated by a sperm cell and the haploid genetic information of both male and female gametes combines \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 6) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Angiosperms & Flowering plants that have seeds protected by an ovary or fruit \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 3) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} Gymnosperms & A plant with seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit (i.e. conifers) \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 4) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Crossing Over & Chromatids of chromosomes pairs cross over and exchange DNA segments, producing genetic variation (during prophase I) \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 6) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} Independent Assortment & Homologous pairs separate independently, creating different combinations of chromosomes in the daughter cells (during Metaphase I) \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.4931 cm} x{3.4839 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Genes}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Gene Mutation & Substitution, deletion, addition; mutagens or viruses can cause them \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Genetic Disorders & A disease caused by failed separation of chromosomes in Meiosis \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Karyotype & How geneticists view someone's chromosomes \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.14471 cm} x{3.83229 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Stages of Meiosis}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Meiosis I & Homologous chromosomes are involved \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Prophase I & Spindle fibres form, pushing centrioles apart; nuclear membrane/nucleus dissolves; homologous chromosomes pair; crossing over occurs \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Metaphase} I & Spindle fibres guide chromosomes to the equator of the cell; homologous pairs line up on 2 sides of the equator \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Anaphase I & Homologous pairs separate to opposite poles of the cell \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Telophase} I & 2 nuclei/nuclear membrane forms; spindle fibres disappear; one chromosome from each homologous pair is at each pole of the cell \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Meiosis II & 2 cells separate again, resulting in 4 cells \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Prophase II & Spindle fibres form; nuclear membrane/nucleus dissolves; There is 1 homologous pair in the cell (2 chromosomes in total) \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 4) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Metaphase} II & X-shaped chromosomes form 1 line at the equator of the cell \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Anaphase II & Sister chromatids move to opposite poles of cell; sister chromatids are now considered a chromosome \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 4) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.14471 cm} x{3.83229 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Stages of Meiosis (cont)}} \tn % Row 9 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Telophase} II & Spindle fibres disappear; nuclear membranes form around each set of chromosomes \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}