MODULE 4 Flashcards
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the basic unit of life
Cell
smallest structure that exhibits almost all known properties or
attributes of being alive
cell
cells arise from the
division of other pre-existing cells
cell theory
two cell cycle
mitosis and meiosis
process where cell grows, synthesize
mRNA and proteins
Gap phase 1 (G1)
DNA synthesis occurs
S (synthesis) phase
cell continues to grow further; makes proteins and organelles (i.e.
centrosomes); cell reorganizes its contents as
preparation
G2 phase
DNA wraps around
histones to develop a more compact
shape
chromosome
same
genetic information
sister chromatids
useful for equal
separation
kinetochore
holds the sister
chromatids together
centromere
produces microtubules
centrosome
DNA starts to condense; from chromatins into
chromosomes and centrosomes extend their microtubules
Prophase
late prophase
prometaphase
nuclear envelope starts to break apart;
extending microtubules attaches to the kinetochore
prometaphase
chromosomes lines up in the middle along the mitotic plate
metaphase
chromosomes move apart;
each sister chromatid have the same genetic information content;
resulting chromatids, now called chromosomes, move at the end of each pole
anaphase
chromosomes pulled to the opposite ends of the cell
telophase
chromosomes decondense; mitotic spindle breaks
down, nuclear membranes reform
telophase
nucleus is formed
telophase
cleavage furrow separates the cell into two daughter cells
cytokinesis
overlaps with anaphase and telophase
cytokinesis
resting phase
G0 phase
cellular state outside the repetitive cell cycle;
cells no longer need to divide or have not
received any signals that they must divide
nerve cells and heart cells no longer need to
divide again
G0 phase