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homologous pairs

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chromosomes that are derived from each parent

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homologous pairs of chromosomes are organized according to

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  • size of autosome
  • position of the centromere
  • the sex chromoosme
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Autosomes

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chromosomes other than sex chromosomes (44 in humans,22 pairs)

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Somatic cells

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diploid body cells where sex chromosomes are found

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Mitosis

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nuclear Division of cells in eukaryotes for growth + repair

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Prophase

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  • chromosomes are already duplicated
  • centrioles move to opposite pole of cell
  • chromosomes become more visible
  • nuclear membrane disintegreates
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Metaphase

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  • spindle fibres attach to chromosomes

- chromosome lines up along the equator

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Anaphase

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chromatids are pulled apart by spindle fibres, forming 2 sets of chromosomes

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Telophase

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nuclear membrane forms around the new sets of chromosomes

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cytokinesis

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division of cytoplasm that follows mitosis

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Inputs of Mitosis

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1 diploid cell - 2 sets of chromosomes

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Output of mitosis

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2 diploid daughter cells - genetically identical to parent

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Process overview of mitosis

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  • DNA replicates + chromatids separate = nuclear division
  • Cytokineses = cytoplasmsic division
  • Only 1 nuclear division
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Why is the root tip often used in mitosis?

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as it is still growing, therefore still cell division

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Advantages of Asexual reproduction

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  • if the conditions are suitable + stable in a not changing environment,, the organism can produce many genetically identical offspring
  • doesn’t need a mate
  • well suited to environment
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Disadvantages of Sexual reproduction

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if the environmental condition changes, then the whole species will be come extinct, as all genetically identical

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3 main parts of the Cell Cycle

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  1. Interphase = G1,2,G2
  2. Mitosis = nuclear division
  3. Cytokinesis = cytoplsmic division
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Gap 1?

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  • cell growth
  • cell is functioning
  • producing proteins which some will be enzymes of DNA replication
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Synthesis

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DNA replication occurs here in readiness for mitosis

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Gap 2

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  • continued cell growth

- producing proteins necessary for mitosis

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What happens when there is a problem after DNA replication?

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the check point G2 would detect the problem, then the DNA maybe repaired or undergo apoptosis of the cell

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What happens when check points don’t function properly?

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the faulty cell may continue to divide which leads to cancers

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Apoptosis

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programmed cell death for the benefit of the whole organism, as it saves energy and resources

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Meiosis

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call reproduction (division) for the production of gametes needed for sexual reproduction
- can also be called reduction division, as the no. of chromosomes in the daughter cells is half of the chromosomes in the original parent diploid cell
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Sexual reproduction
requires cell division celled meiosis and it only occurs in specialized diploid cells found in gonads (testes and ovaries)
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Why is it important or the gametes to be haploid in meiosis
so that the diploid chromosome number can be restored at fertilization eg. 23 chromosomes in each gamete, therefore, 46 chromosomes in zygote resulting human
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Meiosis 1
lining up of homologous pairs and crossing over occurs in prophase 1
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Crossing over
In prophase 1, homologous pairs can exchange genetic material resulting in a genetical variety in gamete
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Synapsis
pairing of homologous chromosomes
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Chiasma
point of exchange of genetic material between homologous pairs
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Independent assortment of chromosomes
homologous pairs separate, 2 cells produce - the separation of one homologous has no influence on the separation of another homologous pair, resulting in the mixing of m +p chromosomes ie. more genetic variety in gamete
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Independent assortment of homologous pairs of chromosomes
occurs in meiosis 1
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Independent assortment of homologous pairs of chromatids
occurs in meiosis 2 when the chromatids are separating
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Meiosis 2
chromatids separate, 2 cells produced from each cell from meiosis 1, total of 4 haploid daughter cells that are genetically different from each other and parent cells.
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Purpose of Mitosis
to make daughter cells identical to the parent cells for growth and repair
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Purpose of Meiosis
to produce sex cell (gametes)
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Where does mitosis take place?
in all cells apart from gametes
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Where does meiosis take place?
in the ovaries and testes
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How many cells does mitosis produce?
2 daughter cells
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how many cells does meiosis produce?
4 gametes
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What happens to the number of chromosomes in mitosis?
same number as parent cell
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What happens to the number of chromosomes in meiosis ?
half as many as in parent cell
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How do parent and daughter cells differ genetically in mitosis?
not at all, identical to parent
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How do parent and daughter cells differ genetically in meiosis?
contain a mixture of chromosomes from 2 parent gametes
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Is there a variation between daughter cells in mitosis?
no, they're clones
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Is there a variation between daughter cells in meiosis
yes, genetically different from each other because chromosomes get shuffled up during division
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Aneupoidy
results in one chromosome too many or few | - caused by non-disjunction of chromatids or chromosomes during meiosis
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Nondisjunction
when a pair of chromosomes fail to dis-join so that 2 copies of a chromosome are present in the gamete , instead of usually one
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Trisomy
union of a gamete with 2 copies of one chromosome, with a normal gamete leads to 3 copies of the chromosome - down syndrome, 47 XX, XY 21
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Monosomy
union of gamete without one chromosome with a normal gamete leads to only 1 copy of the chromosome. Zygote usually dies unless missing chromosome is sex chromosome ie. 45 XO
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Mitosis daughter cell
identical as they're diploid and somatic
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meiosis daughter cell
genetically different as genetic recombination of chromosomes occur
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Why are the daughter cells different?
as in meiosis 1. Crossing over - Where there is exchange of genetic material (alleles) between non-sister chromatids of homologous pairs, therefore, different alleles (PROPHASE I) 2. Independent assortment of chromosomes - Where the separation of one homologous pair has no influence over another, therefore, mixing maternal and paternal chromosomes (ANAPHASE I)
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Chromosome
threadlike structure made up of DNA and protein, only visible during cell division
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Haploid
cells with one set of chromosomes (n) eg. eggs sperm and gametes. - these cells are produced by gametes - in humans the haploid number is 23
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Diploid
cells with two sets of chromosomes (2n) - one set derived from each parent - includes all somatic cell- skin, muscle, wbc - in humans diploid number is 46
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Gametes
eggs, sperm | haploid cells which fuse during fertilization
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Genome
all of the genes in a cell which every cell has the same of
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Chromatid
copy of a duplicated chromosome, joined to the other copy by the centromere. Required for both cell division and is produced in the S phase of the cell cycle
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Somatic cells
Diploid body cells | aka all bosy cells except gametes
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Alleles
different variations of genes
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Chromatin
chromosomes when not in mitosis or meiosis ie when NOT dividing - made up of protein and DNA
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homologous pairs of chromosomes
2 chromosomes with the same genes but different alleles
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sex chromosomes
chromosome in the genome that is involved in the determination of sex
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genes
the basic unit of heredity
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centromere
where chromatids are held and the point of attachment for spindle fibers
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autosomes
non-sex chromosomes

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