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AP Biology Mitosis and Meiosis Flashcards

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8307723014twoHow many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?0
8307723015genome-consists of all the DNA in a cell -holds specific genetic traits1
8307723016chromosomes-packages in a cell which contain DNA molecules -humans have 46 -each species has a specific number2
8307723017chromatin-makes up chromosomes -complex of DNA and protein3
8307723018somatic cells-have two sets of chromosomes -go through mitosis -sex cells4
8307723019gametes-have half as many chromosomes as somatic cells -go through meiosis -reproductive cells5
8307723020sister chromatids-each duplicated chromosome has two -separate during cell division6
8307723021centromere-narrow waist of the duplicated chromosome -where the two chromatids are most closely attached7
8307723022cytokinesis-division of the cytoplasm8
8307723023interphase-where 90% of a cell's life is spent -cell growing and chromosomes copying -3 subphases: -G1, Synthesis and G2 -cell is growing9
8307723024S-phaseIn which subphase of interphase are the chromosomes duplicated?10
8307723025prophase-first stage of mitosis -spindle fibers start to form -nucleus thins -sister chromatids combine to make chromosomes11
8307723026prometaphase-second stage of mitosis -the nuclear envelope fragments -the spindle microtubules attach to the kinetochores of the chromosomes12
8307723027metaphase-third phase of mitosis -chromosomes line up in the center of the cell -spindle fibers attach to the kinetochores of each sister chromatid13
8307723028anaphase-fourth phase of mitosis -sister chromatids separate and move toward opposite ends of the cell14
8307723029telophase-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
8307723030mitotic spindle-apparatus of microtubules that control chromosome movement during mitosis16
8307723031centrosome-microtubule organizing center -replicates, each set goes to opposite ends -spindle fibers grow out from them17
8307723032kinetochores-protein complexes that assemble on sections of DNA at centromeres -where spindle fibers and microtubules attach18
8307723033metaphase plate-midway point between the spindles two poles -where chromosomes line up in metaphase19
8307723034cleavage furrow-formed during late telophase and cytokinesis20
8307723035cell plateforms in plant cells during cytokinesis21
8307723036binary fission-prokaryotic method of reproduction and cell division -chromosome replicates and the two daughter chromosomes actively more apart22
8307723037cell cycle control system-directs sequential event of the cell cycle -regulated by internal and external force -receives signals from the cytoplasm23
8307723038checkpoints-where the cell cycle stops until a go ahead signal is received -G1 is the most important for many cells24
8307723039G0-the nondividing stage of the cell if it does not pass the G1 checkpoint25
8307723040growth factorsproteins released by certain cells that stimulate other cells to divide26
8307723041density dependent inhibitioncrowded cells stop dividing27
8307723042cancer cells-cells that exhibit neither density dependent inhibition nor anchorage dependence -escape the usual control system -do not need growth factors to divide28
8307723043tumors-masses of abnormal cells within otherwise normal tissue -formed by cancer cells29
8307723044benign tumor-lump of abnormal cells remaining only at the original site of the cancer30
8307723045malignant tumorinvade surrounding tissue31
8307723046metastasizeexporting cancer cells to other parts of the body, where they may form secondary tumors32
830772304746What is the chromosome number for humans?33
8307723048homologous chromosomes-2 chromosomes in each pair -same length and shape -carry genes controlling the same inherited characters34
8307723049diploid cell-has two sets of chromosomes -human # is 46 -2n35
8307723050haploid-gamete -contains a single set of chromosomes -n36
8307723051fertilizationthe union of gametes (sperm and egg)37
8307723052zygote-fertilized egg -one set of chromosomes from each parent -diploid cell produces somatic cells by mitosis38
8307723053prophase I-occupies more than 90% of the time required for meiosis -chromosomes condense -synapse and crossing over -tetrads and chiasmata39
8307723054synapsis-homologous chromosomes loosely pair up -align gene by gene -get together with homologous pair40
8307723055crossing overnonsister chromatids exchange DNA segments41
8307723056metaphase Ihomologous pairs line up in the middles of the cell and the spindle fibers attach to them42
8307723057anaphase I-chromosomes move toward each pole -sister chromatids move as one unit toward the pole43
8307723058telophase I-beginning: each half of the cell has a haploid set of chromosomes -each chromosome consists of two sister chromatids44
8307723059prophase IIspindle apparatus forms45
8307723060metaphase II-because of crossing over the sister chromatids are no longer genetically identical -kinetochores of sister chromosomes attach to microtubules extending from opposite poles46
8307723061anaphase II-sister chromatids of each chromosome move as two newly individual chromosomes toward opposite poles47
8307723062telophase II-chromosomes arrive at opposite poles -nuclei form and the chromosomes begin decondensing48
8307723063independent 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
8307723064crossing 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
8307723065random 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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