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1
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All the DNA in a cell = the cells _____

A

Genome

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2
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What carries the genetic info?

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Chromosomes

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3
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What are the chromosomes before they’re chromosomes?

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Chromatin

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4
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What are the replicated chromosomes?

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Chromatids

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5
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Where do sister chromatids attach to each other?

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Centromeres

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6
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What are the cylindrical organelles where spindles protrude from?

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Centrioles

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7
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What is the microtubule organizing centre?

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Centrosome

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What process is the division of the nucleus?

A

Mitosis

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What process is the division of the cytoplasm?

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Cytokinesis

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What does the Mitotic (M phase) consist of?

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Mitosis and cytokinesis

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11
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Spindle microtubules attach to it in pro-metaphase

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Kinetochores

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12
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What is Binary Fission?

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Cell division in prokaryotes

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13
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Regulatory proteins:

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Cyclins (CDKs)

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14
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In what phase is DNA synthesized/copied?

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S phase

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15
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What phases is interphase divided into?

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G1, S, G2

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16
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Between what phases does the G0 phase occur?

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Between M and S

17
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In what phase to chromosomes condense, centrosomes radiate microtubules and migrate to opposite poles?

A

Prophase

18
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In what phase do the microtubules of the mitotic spindle attach to chromosomes?

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Prometaphase

19
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In what phase do the chromosomes line up at the middle of the cell?

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Metaphase

20
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In what phase do the sister chromatids separate and move to opposite sides of the cell?

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Anaphase

21
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In what phase does the nuclear envelope re-form and chromosomes condense?

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Telophase

22
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In what phase is the daughter cell completely separate and have new plasma membranes?

A

Cytokinesis

23
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If cells in the process of dividing are subjected to a drug that interferes with the functioning of the spindle apparatus, at which stage will mitosis be arrested?

A

Interphase

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