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AP Biology Mitosis and Meiosis Flashcards

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6247410980twoHow many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?0
6247410981genome-consists of all the DNA in a cell -holds specific genetic traits1
6247410982chromosomes-packages in a cell which contain DNA molecules -humans have 46 -each species has a specific number2
6247410983chromatin-makes up chromosomes -complex of DNA and protein3
6247410984somatic cells-have two sets of chromosomes -go through mitosis -nonreproductive4
6247410985gametes-have half as many chromosomes as somatic cells -go through meiosis -reproductive cells5
6247410986sister chromatids-each duplicated chromosome has two -separate during cell division6
6247410987centromere-narrow waist of the duplicated chromosome -where the two chromatids are most closely attached7
6247410988cytokinesis-division of the cytoplasm8
6247410989interphase-where 90% of a cell's life is spent -cell growing and chromosomes coping -3 subphases: -G1 -Synthesis -G2 -cell is growing9
6247410990G2In which subphase of interphase are the chromosomes duplicated?10
6247410991prophase-first stage of mitosis -spindle fibers start to forms -nucleus thins -sister chromatids combine to make chromosomes11
6247410992prometaphase-second stage of mitosis -the nuclear envelope fragments -the spindle microtubules attach to the kinetochores of the chromosomes12
6247410993metaphase-third phase of mitosis -chromosomes line up in the center of the cell -spindle fibers attach to the kinetochores of each sister chromatid13
6247410994anaphase-fourth phase of mitosis -sister chromatids separate and move toward opposite ends of the cell14
6247410995telophase-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
6247410996mitotic spindle-apparatus of microtubules that control chromosome movement during mitosis16
6247410997centrosome-microtubule organizing center -replicates, each set goes to opposite ends -spindle fibers grow out from them17
6247410998kinetochores-protein complexes that assemble on sections of DNA at centromeres -where spindle fibers and microtubules attach18
6247410999metaphase plate-midway point between the spindles two poles -where chromosomes line up in metaphase19
6247411000cleavage furrow-formed during late telophase and cytokinesis20
6247411001cell plateforms in plant cells during cytokinesis21
6247411002binary fission-prokaryotic method of reproduction and cell division -chromosome replicates and the two daughter chromosomes actively more apart22
6247411003cell cycle control system-directs sequential event of the cell cycle -regulated by internal and external force -receives signals from the cytoplasm23
6247411004checkpoints-where the cell cycle stops until a go ahead signal is received -G1 is the most important for many cells24
6247411005G0-the nondividing stage of the cell if it does not pass the G1 checkpoint25
6247411006growth factorsproteins released by certain cells that stimulate other cells to divide26
6247411007density dependent inhibitioncrowded cells stop dividing27
6247411008cancer cells-cells that exhibit neither density dependent inhibition nor anchorage dependence -escape the usual control system -do not need growth factors to divide28
6247411009tumors-masses of abnormal cells within otherwise normal tissue -formed by cancer cells29
6247411010benign tumor-lump of abnormal cells remaining only at the original site of the cancer30
6247411011malignant tumorinvade surrounding tissue31
6247411012metastasizeexporting cancer cells to other parts of the body, where they may form secondary tumors32
624741101346What is the chromosome number for humans?33
6247411014homologous chromosomes-2 chromosomes in each pair -same length and shape -carry genes controlling the same inherited characters34
6247411015diploid cell-has two sets of chromosomes -human # is 46 -2n35
6247411016haploid-gamete -contains a single set of chromosomes -n36
6247411017fertilizationthe union of gametes (sperm and egg)37
6247411018zygote-fertilized egg -one set of chromosomes from each parent -diploid cell produces somatic cells by mitosis38
6247411019prophase I-occupies more than 90% of the time required for meiosis -chromosomes condense -synapse and crossing over -tetrads and chiasmata39
6247411020synapsis-homologous chromosomes loosely pair up -align gene by gene -get together with homologous pair40
6247411021crossing overnonsister chromatids exchange DNA segments41
6247411022metaphase Ihomologous pairs line up in the middles of the cell and the spindle fibers attach to them42
6247411023anaphase I-chromosomes move toward each pole -sister chromatids move as one unit toward the pole43
6247411024telophase I-beginning: each half of the cell has a haploid set of chromosomes -each chromosome consists of two sister chromatids44
6247411025prophase IIspindle apparatus forms45
6247411026metaphase II-because of crossing over the sister chromatids are no longer genetically identical -kinetochores of sister chromosomes attach to microtubules extending from opposite poles46
6247411027anaphase II-sister chromatids of each chromosome move as two newly individual chromosomes toward opposite poles47
6247411028telophase II-chromosomes arrive at opposite poles -nuclei form and the chromosomes begin decondensing48
6247411029independent 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 number49
6247411030crossing 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 chromosome50
6247411031random 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 identity51

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