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3B Cell Cycle, Fertilisation Flashcards

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cell cycle

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a regulated process of three stages (interphase, mitosis and cytokinesis) in which cells divide into two genetically identical daughter cells

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interphase

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the period between active cell divisions when cells increase their size and mass, replicate their DNA and carry out normal metabolic activities

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mitosis

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the process by which a cell divides to produce tow genetically identical daughter cells

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meiosis

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a form of cell division in which the chromosome number of the original cell is halved, leading to the formation of the gametes

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asexual reproduction

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the production of genetically identical offspring form a single parent or organism

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histones

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positively charged proteins involved in the coiling of DNA to form dense chromosomes in cell division

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nucleosomes

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dense clusters of DNA wound around histones

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karyotype

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a way of displaying an image of the chromosomes of a cell to show the pairs of autosomes and sex chromosomes

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chromatid

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one strand of the replicated chromosome pair that is joined to the other chromatid at the centromere

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cyclins

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small proteins that build up during interphase and are involved in the control of the cell cycle by phosphorylating other proteins, activated by attachment to cyclins

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cyclin - dependent kinases CDKs

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enzymes involved in the control of the cell cycle by phosphorylating other proteins, activated by attachment to cyclins

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prophase

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  • the first stage of active cell division
  • the chromosomes are coiled up and consist of two daughter chromatids joined by the centromere
  • the nucleolus breaks down
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metaphase

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  • the second stage of active cell division
  • a spindle of overlapping protein microtubules forms
  • the chromatids line up on the metaphase plate
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centromere

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the region where a pair of chromatids are joined and which attaches to a single strand of the spindle structure at metaphase

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telophase

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  • fourth stage of active cell division
  • a nuclear membrane forms around the two sets of chromosomes
  • the chromosome
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clones

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genetically identical individuals resulting from asexual reproduction in a single parent

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mitotic index

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the ratio between the number of cells in a tissue sample that are in mitosis and the total number of cells in the sample

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diploid (2n)

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a cell with a nucleus containing two full sets of chromosomes

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haploid (n)

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a cell with a nucleus containing one complete set of chromosomes

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zygote

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the cell formed when two haploid gametes fuse at fertilisation

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gonads

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the sex organs in animals

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ovaries

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the female sex organs in both animals and plants; they produce the female gametes called ovules in plants and ova in animals

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pollen

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the spore which contains the haploid male gametes of plants

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testes

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the male sex organs in animals that produce the male gametes
- sperm

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spermatozoa (sperm)

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the haploid male gametes in animals

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ova

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the haploid female gametes in animals (singular = ovum)

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microspores

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the result of meiosis in plants that develop into the spore (pollen) containing the male gametes

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microspores

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the result of meiosis in plants that develop into the spore (pollen) containing the male gametes

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megaspores

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the result of meiosis in plants that develop into the female gametes, ovules

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homologous pairs

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matching pairs of chromosomes in an individual which both carry the same genes, although they may have different alleles

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crossing over (recombination)

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the process by which large multi-enzyme complexes cut and re-join parts of the maternal and paternal chromatids at the end of prophase I, introducing genetic variation

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chiasmata

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the points where the chromatids break during recombination

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mutation

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a permanent change in the DNA of an organism

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independent assortment (random assortment)

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the process by which the chromosomes derived from the male and female parent are distributed into the gametes at random

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independent assortment (random assortment)

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the process by which the chromosomes derived from the male and female parent are distributed into the gametes at random

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gametogenesis

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the formation of the gametes by meiosis in the sex organs

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oocyte

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a cell in an ovary which may form an ovum if it undergoes meiotic division

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acrosome

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the region at the head of the sperm that contains enzymes to break down the protective layers around the ovum

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zona pellucida

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a layer of protective jelly around the unfertilised ovum

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sporophyte generation

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the diploid generation in plants that produces spores by meiosis

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gametophyte generation

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the haploid generation in plants that gives rise to the gametes by mitosis

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gametophyte generation

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the haploid generation in plants that gives rise to the gametes by mitosis

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sporophyte

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the diploid main body of the plant

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microgametes

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the male gametes produced in plants, the pollen grains

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tube nucleus

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the male nucleus that will control the production of the pollen tube in fertilisation

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tube nucleus

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the male nucleus that will control the production of the pollen tube in fertilisation

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generative nucleus

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the male nucleus that will fuse with the female nucleus

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pollen tube

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a tube that grows out of a pollen grain down the style, into the ovary and through the micropyle of the ovule to carry the generative nucleus (which divides to form two male nuclei) to the ovule

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pollen tube

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a tube that grows out of a pollen grain down the style, into the ovary and through the micropyle of the ovule to carry the generative nucleus (which divides to form two male nuclei) to the ovule

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placenta (plant)

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the pad of special tissue that attaches the plant ovule to the ovary wall

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megagamete

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the female gamete, the egg cell, in plants

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ovules

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the haploid female gametes in plants

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anthers

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male sex organs in plants that produce the male gametes contained in the pollen

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polyploidy

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a cell or an organism with more than two sets of chromosomes

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fertilisation

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the fusing of the haploid nuclei from two gametes to forma diploid zygote in sexual reproduciton

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metaphase plate (equator)

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the region of the spindle in the middle of the cell along which the chromatids line up

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anaphase

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  • third stage of active cell division
  • the centromeres split so chromatids become new chromosomes; they are moved to the opposite poles of the cell, centromere first, by contractions of the microtubules of the spindle
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sexual reproduction

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the production of offspring that are genetically different from the parent organism or organisms by the fusing of two sex cells

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cytokinesis

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the final stage of the cell cycle before the cell enters interphase again - division of the cytoplasm at the end of mitosis to form tow independent, genetically identical cells

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