Genbio w3 (cell cycle and mitosis) Flashcards
An integral part of the cell cycle
Cell division
Key roles of cell division
-The ability of organisms to reproduce distinguishes living things from nonliving matter
-continuity of life is based on reproduction of cells or cell division
In unicellular organisms, division of one cell reproduces the entire organism. Multicellular organisms depend on cell division for:
-development from a fertilized cell
-growth
-repair
DNA molecules in a cell are packaged into what
chromosomes
Every eukaryotic species has a certain number of chromosomes in each nucleus. Humans have how many chromosomes
46 (23 pairs)
nonreproductive cells that have 2 sets of chromosomes.
i.e. body cells
Somatic cells
Reproductive cells (sperm and eggs) have half as many chromosomes as somatic cells
Gametes
Eukaryotic chromosomes consist of ______, a complex of DNA and protein that condenses during cell division
chromatin
Half a number of chromosomes
Haploid
Complete set of chromosomes
Diploid
Genetic information
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
DNA + Histones (proteins)
chromatin
coiled chromatin fibers
chromosome
one of the duplicated chromosome
chromatid
most cell division results in daughter cells with identical genetic information. DNA
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-All the DNA in a cell constitutes the cell’s _______
-consist of a single DNA molecules (common in prokaryotic cells) or a number of DNA molecules (common in eukaryotic cells)
-entirety of DNA identity
Genome
The narrow “waist” of the duplicated chromosome, where the two chromatids are most closely attached
centromere
-The division of nucleus
-for cell regeneration, growth and development
Mitosis
The division of cytoplasm
Cytokinesis
Yields nonidentical daughter cells that have only one set of chromosomes, half as many as the parent cell (gametes, sperm cell and egg cell)
Meiosis
About 90% of the cell cycle
Interphase
Subphases of interphase
G1 phase (“first gap”)
S phase (synthesis)
G2 phase (second gap)
What happens in G1 phase
-RNA and protein synthesis
-cell size increases for the preparation for cell division
- other terms are post-mitotic phase or pre synthetic phase
-longest phase
What happens in S phase
DNA synthesis/duplication