Bio: Ch 2, 6 Flashcards
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diploid (2n) cells have…
two copies of each chromosome
haploid (n) cells have…
one copy of each chromosome
cell cycle stages
- interphase
- G1
- S
- G2
- M
- G0

interphase
inlcudes G1, S, G2
DNA is uncoiled in the form of chromatin
longest part of cell cycle, cells spend 90% of their time in this phase
cell cycle
phases during which a cell grows, synthesizes DNA, and divides
G0 phase
cell is living and carrying out its functions
without preparing for division
G1 phase
presynthetic gap
cells create organelles for energy and protein production, and increase their size
need to pass G1 checkpoint before going to S phase
G1 check point/restriction point
need to pass into S phase
DNA checked for quality
if fails: cell cycle arrests until DNA is repaired
S phase
synthesis
DNA is replicated (each daughter cell will have identical copies)
each chromosome will have two identical chromatids bound by centromere
chromatid is composed of
complete double stranded molecule of DNA
sister chromatids
identical copies of the same DNA held together at the centromere
G2 phase
postsynthetic gap
further cell growth and replication of organelles in prep for mitosis
checkpoint to enter M phase
G2 checkpoint
must pass to enter M phase
checks that there’s enough organelles and cytoplasm for two daughter cells
checks that DNA replication proceeded correction (to avoid passing on error to daughter cell)
M phase
mitosis
mitosis and cytokinesis occur
cytokinesis
occurs at end of telophase
splitting of the cytoplasm and organelles between the two daughter cells
p53
plays important role in the two major checkpoints of cell cycle (G1 and G2 checkpoints)
cyclins and cyclin dependent kinases (CDK) during cell cycle
rise and fall
cyclins bind to CDKs, phosphorylating and activating transcription factors for the next stage
transcription factors during cell cycle
promote transcription of genes required for the next stage of cell cycle
in order to be activated, CDKs require…
presence of the right cyclins
cancer
occurs when cell cycle control becomes deranged, allowing damaged cells to under mitosis without regard to quality or quantity of the new cells produced
cancerous cells may begin to produce factors that allow them to delocalize and invade adjacent tissues or metastasize elsewhere
common mutations found in cancer and what happens
mutation of the gene that produces p53, called TP53
cell cycle is not stopped to repair damaged DNA –> allows mutations to accumulate, resulting in cancerous cell that divides continuously
mitosis
two identical daughter cells are created from a single cell
only occurs in somatic cells
somatic cells
cells that are not involved in sexual reproduction
mitosis phases
- prophase
- metaphase
- anaphase
- telophase



























