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6112899932mitosis-functions in growth and repair -produces two genetically identical diploid daughter cells -chromosome number(2n) remains the same 2n=2n+2n -consists of phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase0
6112899933kinetochoredisk-shaped protein that attaches chromatid to the mitotic spindle1
6112899934centromerespecialized region that holds two sister chromatids together2
6113168811sister chromatidstwo strands of DNA; one is a replica of the other3
6113172526interphase-consists of G1, S, and G2 phase4
6113173515g1 phaseintense growth and biochemical activity phase5
6113174603s phasesynthesis or replication of DNA6
6113175719g2 phase-cell continues to grow and prepare for division -most of a cell's life is spent in interphase nucleolus is visible7
6113177915mitosisdivision of nucleus8
6113181302cytokinesisdivision of the cytoplasm9
6113184331ratio of volume to the surface area and capacity of the nucleustwo factors limit cell size and promote cell division10
6113186332checkpointsbuilt-in ________ in G1, G2, and M phase halt or trigger cell division11
6113187610restriction point-most important checkpoint -occurs in G1 phase -without the go ahead signal, the cell becomes a non-dividing cell(G0). -Ex: muscle and nerve cells12
6113268270cyclins and cyclin dependent kinases(CDKs)timing of cell division is also controlled by cyc______ and cyc_____________________(CDKs)13
6113270432cyclinsare synthesized in response to various molecular signals, including growth factors14
6113275322prophase-nuclear membrane disintegrates -strands of chromosomes condense and become visible -nucleolus disappears15
6113277436metaphase-chromosomes line up SINGLE FILE on the metaphase plate -centrioles are at opposite ends of the cell -spindle fibers run from centrioles to kinetochores16
6113280322anaphase-sister chromatids separate as spindle fibers pull them apart -shortest phase of mitosis17
6113281520telophase-chromosomes cluster at opposite ends of the cell -nuclear membrane reforms -supercoiled chromosomes unravel and become invisible again -spindle fibers may still be visible18
6113284531animal cell cytokinesis-division of the cytoplasm -forms a cleavage furrow19
6113291502plant cell cytokinesis-division of the cytoplasm -forms a cell plate20
6113293320cleavage furrow-forms down the middle of dividing ANIMAL CELLS ONLY -actin and myosin microfilaments pinch in the cytoplasm, enabling the cell to break in two21
6113295200cell plate-forms down the middle of dividing plant cells only -formed by fusion of vesicles from the golgi apparatus22
6113296827contact inhibition-phenomenon in which cells cease dividing when they become crowded -also called density-dependent inhibition -a property of normal cells grown in culture -cancer cells do not exhibit this characteristic; their growth is uncontrolled23
6113304422meiosis-produces gametes in gonads -2n=n+n -consists of two divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II24
6113306838meiosis I-reduction division -SYNAPSIS and CROSSOVER occur -homologous chromosomes separate25
6113308724meiosis II-like mitosis in that chromosome number remains the same -sister chromatids separate; they uncouple at the centromere26
6113310449synapsis-occurs during prophase of meiosis I -homologous chromosomes pair up in a tetrad, bivalent, or synaptonemal complex -preparation for crossover27
6113313137chiasmata-the site of crossover of nonsister chromatids -appears as an X-shaped region under the microscope28
6113314715crossing over-occurs during prophase I of meiosis -exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids -increases variation in offspring -produces recombinant chromosomes consisting of combined genes from two parents -occurs after synapsis29
6113335008metaphase (mitosis vs. meiosis)-in MITOSIS, sister chromatids separate; in MEIOSIS I, homologous pairs separate -mitotic daughter cells are identical to each other and to the parent cell -because of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis(cross over), gametes are very different from each other30

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