Cell Division, Diversity And Organisation Flashcards
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Mitosis is the type of nuclear division that produces _________ __________________ daughter cells
Genetically identical
Meiosis is the type of cell division that produces ___________ ________________ daughter cells
Genetically different
____________ is used to produce gametes in humans
Meiosis
___________ produces new tissue in the human body
Mitosis
All cells produced by mitosis will have the _______ number of chromosomes as the parent cell
Same
All cells produced by meiosis will have ___________ the number of chromosomes as the parent cell
Half
Define somatic cell
Anything that isn’t a gamete
What is a haploid
A cell with half the number of chromosomes
What is a diploid
A cell with paired chromosomes
Name three uses of mitosis
Growth of tissues
Replacement of cells (repair tissue)
Proliferation of white blood cells
What does proliferation mean
Reproduce
How many chromosomes in a:
Haploid
Zygote
Somatic cell
23
46
46
Define homologous chromosomes
A pair of chromosomes: one paternal and one maternal
What is a centromere
A point that holds the two chromosomes together
Why is it that we can see chromosomes through a microscope
Because the chromosome has replicated and have become supercoiled (coiled around a histone protein)
What. Happens in the first growth phase of the cell cycle
Protein synthesis
Organelles replicate
Growth of cells
What happens during the synthesis phase of the cell cycle
DNA replication
What happens during the second growth phase of the cell cycle
Cell continues to grow in size
ATP is made and duplicated
DNA is checked for errors
What happens during the mitotic phase of the cell cycle
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
What is G0
The name given to the phase when the cell leaves the cell cycle ( either temporarily or permanently)
For what reason could a cell go into G0
- There is a mutation in the DNA
- DNA has been damaged
- Once the cell has differentiated (the cell is specialised to carry out a specific function so is no longer able to divide- it will permanently leave the cell cycle)
Are somatic cells:
A) haploid cells
B) diploid cells
Diploid
What type of reproduction is mitosis used in
Asexual
What must the cell have in order to divide
What is involved to ensure this
Be the right size
Replicated DNA is error free
The chromosomes are in correct positions
Checkpoints