\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{pokemonsz} \pdfinfo{ /Title (chromosomal-basis-of-heredity.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (pokemonsz) /Subject (Chromosomal Basis of Heredity 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}{2A9CE8} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F1F8FD} \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{Chromosomal Basis of Heredity Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{pokemonsz} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/44231/cs/13104/}}} \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}pokemonsz \\ \uline{cheatography.com/pokemonsz} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 16th October, 2017.\\ Updated 11th October, 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{0.9154 cm} x{3.2039 cm} p{0.4577 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Meiosis I}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Prophase} I & Chromosomes condense, homologous pairs align, {\bf{synapsis}} (precise alignment, ensires 1 copy of each gene in a daughter cell). Synapsed set called a {\bf{tetrad}} (4 chromatids). Then, {\bf{crossing-over}} occurs (exchange of chromosome segments between pairs of {\emph{homologous}} chromosomes, or {\emph{nonsister chromatids}}). {\bf{Chiasma}} forms, visible structure from crossover. X and Y chromosomes pair and synapse thru terminal ends ({\emph{PARs}}). & 2N \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 16) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Metaphase} I & Nucleoli and envelope broken down, centroiles w/ spinde enternuclear area, {\emph{kinetechore microtubules}} attach to sister kinetochores, tetrads align at {\emph{metaphase plate}}. & 2N \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Anaphase} I & Chromosomes of tetrad separate (now {\bf{dyads}}). Sister chromatids remain attached at centromeres. {\emph{DNA content is halved.}} & 2N-N \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Telophase} I & Spindles dissasemble, cytokinesis forms two {\bf{haploid}} cells. & N \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Meiosis}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/pokemonsz_1507731860_meiosis.jpg}}} \tn \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}{Meiosis II}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Prophase II & Chromosomes condense and spindles form, kinetochores attach to tubules.. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Metaphase} II & Alignment on metaphase plate. \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Anaphase II & Centromeres separate, daughter chromosomes (still haploid) pulled to opposite sides. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Telophase} II & Chromosomes decondense, nuclear envelope forms, cytokinesis. {\emph{Four haploid cells produced, each with one chromosome from each homologous pair}}. \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Meiosis Results}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{fa-heart\}\} Generates {\emph{haploid}} nuclei with {\emph{half}} the number of chromosomes found in diploid cell. (2N -\textgreater{} N) Diploid number restored in fertilization. \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 4) \{\{fa-heart\}\} {\bf{Independent assortment of genes}} paternal and maternal chromosomes have an equal chance of aligning on one side of metaphase plate. \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 3) \{\{fa-heart\}\} Number of chromosome arrangements is 2\textasciicircum{}n-1\textasciicircum{}, n= \# chromosomes pairs (haploid number). \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2) \{\{fa-heart\}\} Number of chromosome combinations resulting from {\emph{independent assortment}} is 2\textasciicircum{}n\textasciicircum{} (number of different {\emph{gametes}}). \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 3) \{\{fa-heart\}\} Number of {\emph{kinds}} of genotypes is 3\textasciicircum{}n\textasciicircum{}.% Row Count 14 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.44333 cm} x{3.53367 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Ploidy}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Haploid & ONE copy of each chromosome. (N) \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Diploid & TWO copies (homologues) of each chromosome. (2N) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Homologous pairs & Same gene loci, structure, and pair during meiosis. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.64701 cm} x{4.32999 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Genes}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Allele} & Alternative forms of a single gene on the same locus that determine the same trait, but can produce different phenotypes. \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}