EK B2 Reproduction system and development COPY Flashcards
Mitosis

Mitosis is a clonal division (means two cells identical to parent, two daughter cells diplioid how we replicate somatic tissue most of tissue of body except for egg adn sperm cells)
Produces two diploid cells identical to the diploid parent
Used for cell replication in somatic tissues

Two mechanisms for passing down genetic information:
mitosis and meiosis
meiosis
Meiosis is a reductional division- means start with diploid get haploid
Produces four haploid gametes from a diploid parent
Takes place only in the gonad ONLY TAKES PLACE HERE
Process for producing egg and sperm cells
Fusion of haploid gametes during fertilization reconstitutes diploid zygote organism** which allows offspring to be diploid again

Cell cycle
- Cells move through a cell cycle
- Four phases of the cell cycle: G1, S, G2, M
- First three phases are “interphase”
- S phase is synthesis, when DNA replication occurs
- During G1 and G2 phases, cell growth and protein synthesis
- M phase is mitosis
- Non-dividing cells (e.g., neurons) are permanently arrested in G0 phase (before S)
- Loss of cell cycle control can lead to cancer
diploid
2n= 46 chromosomes in humans
n= 23 pairs** but if took a skin cell it would have 2 x n= 46 chromosomes two copies of chromosome 1, two copies of chromosome 2 and 2 copies of chromosome 3….
haploid
n= 23
- chromosome 23 is X in a female always, and X or Y in a male*
- NO PAIRS
pairs 1-22 chromosomes
autosomes
pair 23 chromsome
sex chromosome
female: XX
male: XY
so 23 is XX or XY
cell cycle 2
- a sliver of cell cycle is mitosis, but then the whole rest of this is interphase, everything except for Mitosis, M section*
- interphase broken up into: G1, S, G2
- G1= cell growth
- S= stands for DNA synthesis which is the same as replication* when doubling amount of dna in preparation for cell division*
- G2= another growth period
- M= actual division Mitosis

G0
- not all cells dividing all the time, some in dormant phase called G0 offramp called G0
- this is like neurons* for exampe are not actively dividng they are at rest in G0 so that is a way that they can not be actively going around and around the cell cycle
- cells can go into G0 for a little while and then go back out again, but neurons are permanetly in G0
- they are considered postmitotic cell not going around cell cycle and dividing, why neuron damage is os bad no cell cycle to create new cells easily
- not all cells divide with same frequency= NEURONS DO NOT DIVIDE* but then have cells that get a ot of wear and tear adn dividing a lot liek skin cels dividing all the time, lining of our GI tract food passing through those cells divide a lot so epithelial linings internal or external on surface of body tend ot be rapidly dividing or consistently dividing*

who does cell cycle the most
- skin cells, GI inner cells/lining of GI tract
- BUT THE MOST IS CANCER** this the key underpining for why they are so deadly
- very rapidly dividing but unregulated BAD* cell division not normal its bad*
- neurons- non dividing
centrioles, centrosomes and mitoic spindle
Each cell has a centrosome
Centrosome duplicates in S phase (now two)
In mitosis, the centrosomes organize microtubules and the spindle
Kinetochore microtubules attach to kinetochores of chromosomes
Polar microtubules overlap with each other (do not attach to kinetochores)
Aster microtubules help support spindle

homologous chromosomes vs. sister chromatid
Homologous chromosomes are non-identical maternal and paternal copies of a pair
Sister chromatids are identical chromosome copies from DNA replication
Sister chromatids are linked at their centromere

mitosis card 2
5 phases of mitosis
• Interphase: DNA has already replicated, but chromatin is decondensed
• Prophase: nucleus breaks down, chromosomes condense
• Metaphase: chromosomes align on metaphase plate
• Anaphase: sister chromatids separate and are pulled towards poles
• Telophase: chromosomes decondense, cytokinesis divides cytoplasm to daughter cells
Motor proteins are critical for chromosome separation
Kinetochore microtubules lose tubulin subunits, pulling chromosomes to poles
Polar microtubules push against each other, pushing the spindle ends apart
metaphase

- chromosomes align on metaphase plate
- chromosomes line up single file on metaphsae plate, 2n=4
- get daughter cells when pulled apart with 4 each, 2n each* and it will have all the same alleles so genetically identical to original diploid cell that entered into mitosis

sister chromatids

- daughter cells right at end of mitosis do not have same amoutn of dna as parent cell in metaphase
- sister chromatids are two lines together, genetically identifcal to each other all the same alleles*
- in mitosis sister chromatids separate, anaphase they pull apart, what separates during anaphase its the sister chromatids*
- if look at daughter cells in order for them to undergo mitosis again and make 2 daugher cells of its own has to go around cell cycle, duurign S phase whole deal with replication is go from one chromosome to sister chromatids, so replication doubles the amount of DNA but does not change the numebr of chromosoems***
- BOTH 1 CHROMOSOME, middle point on chromosome called centromere** so formal way of saying this to count numebr of chromosomes ocunt numebr of centromeres**** if think abotu X like picture with sister chromatids one centromere, one belly button, not total amount of DNA number of centromeres that defines number of chromosoems*

centrosomes
those are microtubule organizing centers for the cell*
questions on mcat- think about centrosome, these spindles made of microtubules, microtubule organziing centers are centrosome, command center for microtubules spindles that have to attach to centromeres of each of these chromosomes
if cell needs to organize microtubules for some other purpose, cell can also make use of centrosome, which part of the cell is in charge of organzing other microtubules for some othe rprocess they tell you about, if process governing where cells beign set up that is the centrosome* even if not talkign about mitosis some other thing cel using microtubules for*

centrioles 1
- centrioles help centrosomes do their job
- animals do have centrioles* centrosomes contain centrioles
- centrosome is organizing microtubules**

centromere
each chromosome has 1 centromere the belly button, how we count dna**
like glycolysis, etc names words sound the same and come up in mc questions

Interphase:
Interphase: DNA has already replicated, but chromatin is decondensed
Prophase:
Prophase: nucleus breaks down, chromosomes condense
Anaphase
Anaphase: sister chromatids separate and are pulled towards poles
meiosis part 1
Meiosis is a reductional division
One diploid cell → two cell divisions → four haploid gametes
DNA replication before meiosis I
Prophase I: nucleus breaks down, chromosomes condense
Homologous chromosomes synapse (form synaptonemal complex)
Recombination (crossing over) occurs
Metaphase I: tetrads line up on metaphase plate, held together by crossovers
Anaphase I: crossovers are resolved, homologous chromosomes separate
Telophase I: daughter cells form and cytokinesis takes place
• Sister chromatids are still joined

prophase 1
meiosis

nucleus breaks down, chromosomes condense
Homologous chromosomes synapse (form synaptonemal complex)
Recombination (crossing over) occurs
where you get crossing over*** the mechanism for getting recombination in gametes the time when that is occuring is prophase 1*
if cell is 2n, total of 4 chromosomes, in mitosis ignore fat chromosomes exist as pairs, now pairs find each other; say these are the two copies of chromosome 1, same genes but not necessarily same alleles, when crossing over occurs allele for blue eyes swapping over with allele for brown eyes* still gene for eye what defines pairs, genes for eye color here is the gene for ear wax etc












































