Cell Cycle Flashcards
two main stages of the cell cycle
mitotic and interphase
mitotic phase consists of
mitosis and cytokinesis
cell growth and copying chromosomes
interphase
3 parts of interphase
s, g2,and g1
DNA synthesis
s phase
period between s and m
g2
period between m and s
g1
5 phases of the mitosis
prophase prometaphase metaphase anaphase telophase and cytokinesis
the cell increases in size, the DNA of the chromosomes is replicated and the centrosome is duplicated
interphase
the duplicated chromosomes condense.
outside the nucleus the mitotic spindle assembles between the two centrosomes which have begun to move apart
prophase
breakdown of nuclear envelope, can now attach to spindle microtubules via their kinetochores and undergo active movement
prometaphase
the chromosomes are aligned at the equator of the spindle, midway between the spindle poles.
the kinetochore microtubules on each sister chromatid attach to opposite poles of the spindle
metaphase
the sister chromatids synchronously separate and are pulled slowly toward the spindle pole to which they are attached. he kinetochore microtubules get shorter and the spindle poles move apart
anaphase
the two sets of chromosomes arrive at the poles of the spindle. a new nuclear envelope reassembles around each set, completing the formation of two nuclei and marketing the end of mitosis
telophase
the cytoplasm divided in two by a contractile ring of actin and myosin filaments, which pinches the cell into two daughters each with one nucleus
cytokinesis
is all DNA replicated? is all DNA damage repaired?
checks for: cell size and dna damage
G2 checkpoint
are all chromosomes properly attached to the mitotic spindle
checks for: chromsome attachement to spindle
M checkpoint
is environment favorable?
checks for: cell size, nutrients, growth factors, dna damage
G1 checkpoint