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AP Biology Mitosis and Meiosis Flashcards

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6125125209twoHow many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?0
6125125210genome-consists of all the DNA in a cell -holds specific genetic traits1
6125125211chromosomes-packages in a cell which contain DNA molecules -humans have 46 -each species has a specific number2
6125125212chromatin-makes up chromosomes -complex of DNA and protein3
6125125213somatic cells-have two sets of chromosomes -go through mitosis -nonreproductive4
6125125214gametes-have half as many chromosomes as somatic cells -go through meiosis -reproductive cells5
6125125215sister chromatids-each duplicated chromosome has two -separate during cell division6
6125125216centromere-narrow waist of the duplicated chromosome -where the two chromatids are most closely attached7
6125125217cytokinesis-division of the cytoplasm8
6125125218interphase-where 90% of a cell's life is spent -cell growing and chromosomes coping -3 subphases: -G1 -Synthesis -G2 -cell is growing9
6125125219G2In which subphase of interphase are the chromosomes duplicated?10
6125125220prophase-first stage of mitosis -spindle fibers start to forms -nucleus thins -sister chromatids combine to make chromosomes11
6125125221prometaphase-second stage of mitosis -the nuclear envelope fragments -the spindle microtubules attach to the kinetochores of the chromosomes12
6125125222metaphase-third phase of mitosis -chromosomes line up in the center of the cell -spindle fibers attach to the kinetochores of each sister chromatid13
6125125223anaphase-fourth phase of mitosis -sister chromatids separate and move toward opposite ends of the cell14
6125125224telophase-fifth and final stage of mitosis -genetically identical daughter nuclei form at opposite ends of the cell -nonkinetochore microtubules from opposite poles overlap and push each other elongating the cell15
6125125225mitotic spindle-apparatus of microtubules that control chromosome movement during mitosis16
6125125226centrosome-microtubule organizing center -replicates, each set goes to opposite ends -spindle fibers grow out from them17
6125125227kinetochores-protein complexes that assemble on sections of DNA at centromeres -where spindle fibers and microtubules attach18
6125125228metaphase plate-midway point between the spindles two poles -where chromosomes line up in metaphase19
6125125229cleavage furrow-formed during late telophase and cytokinesis20
6125125230cell plateforms in plant cells during cytokinesis21
6125125231binary fission-prokaryotic method of reproduction and cell division -chromosome replicates and the two daughter chromosomes actively more apart22
6125125233checkpoints-where the cell cycle stops until a go ahead signal is received -G1 is the most important for many cells23
6125125234G0-the nondividing stage of the cell if it does not pass the G1 checkpoint24
6125125235growth factorsproteins released by certain cells that stimulate other cells to divide25
6125125237cancer cells-cells that exhibit neither density dependent inhibition nor anchorage dependence -escape the usual control system -do not need growth factors to divide26
6125125238tumors-masses of abnormal cells within otherwise normal tissue -formed by cancer cells27
6125125239benign tumor-lump of abnormal cells remaining only at the original site of the cancer28
6125125240malignant tumorinvade surrounding tissue29
6125125241metastasizeexporting cancer cells to other parts of the body, where they may form secondary tumors30
612512524246What is the chromosome number for humans?31
6125125243homologous chromosomes-2 chromosomes in each pair -same length and shape -carry genes controlling the same inherited characters32
6125125244diploid cell-has two sets of chromosomes -human # is 46 -2n33
6125125245haploid-gamete -contains a single set of chromosomes -n34
6125125246fertilizationthe union of gametes (sperm and egg)35
6125125247zygote-fertilized egg -one set of chromosomes from each parent -diploid cell produces somatic cells by mitosis36
6125125248prophase I-occupies more than 90% of the time required for meiosis -chromosomes condense -synapse and crossing over -tetrads and chiasmata37
6125125249synapsis-homologous chromosomes loosely pair up -align gene by gene -get together with homologous pair38
6125125250crossing overnonsister chromatids exchange DNA segments39
6125125251metaphase Ihomologous pairs line up in the middles of the cell and the spindle fibers attach to them40
6125125252anaphase I-chromosomes move toward each pole -sister chromatids move as one unit toward the pole41
6125125253telophase I-beginning: each half of the cell has a haploid set of chromosomes -each chromosome consists of two sister chromatids42
6125125254prophase IIspindle apparatus forms43
6125125255metaphase II-because of crossing over the sister chromatids are no longer genetically identical -kinetochores of sister chromosomes attach to microtubules extending from opposite poles44
6125125256anaphase II-sister chromatids of each chromosome move as two newly individual chromosomes toward opposite poles45
6125125257telophase II-chromosomes arrive at opposite poles -nuclei form and the chromosomes begin decondensing46
6125125258independent assortment of chromosomes-mechanism contributing to genetic variation -homologous pairs of chromosomes orient randomly -metaphase I -each pair of chromosomes sorts maternal and paternal homologs into daughter cells independently of the other pairs -the number of combinations possible when chromosomes assort independently into gametes is 2^n where n is the haploid number47
6125125259crossing over-mechanism contributing to genetic variation -produces recombinant chromosomes -begins in early prophase I -homologous chromosomes pair up gene by gene -homologue portions of two nonsister chromatids trade places -combines DNA from two parents into a single chromosome48
6125125260random fertilization-any sperm can fuse with any ovum -the fusion of two gametes produces a zygote with any of about 70 trillion diploid combinations -each zygote has a unique genetic identity49

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