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What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?

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Mitosis produces 2 identical daughter cells, while meiosis produces 4 daughter cells (gametes) with genetic variation

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How many chromosomes, chromatids, and DNA molecules are there after S phase and during G2 phase of mitosis?

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There are 46 chromosomes, 92 chromatids, and 46 DNA molecules

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What are centrosomes?

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Centrosomes are structures made of y-tubulin, that migrate to opposite ends of the cell and make it bi-polar - from here, mitotic spindles segregate the chromatids into seperate daughter cells to ensure there are 46 chromosomes per cell

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How have taxols proved successful in targeting cancer cells?

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Taxols disrupt the growth of the microtubules, meaning that they cannot pull sister chromatids apart and so cannot form 2 viable daughter cells

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What is interesting about the number of centrosomes in a cancer cell?

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They usually have more than 2

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How may a cancer cell propagate in spite of having more than 2 centrosomes?

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They cluster the spare centrosomes in other compartments of the cell, which do not interfere with cell division

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How have modern therapeutic techniques been able to target the increased number of centromeres in a cancer cell? Why does it not affect normal cells?

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Modern drugs may inhibit centrosome clustering, meaning that cancer cells will not be dividing into viable daughter cells and will die - this doesn’t affect normal cells as they have 2 centrosomes, and will continue to divide normally

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What are the cell cycle checkpoints? Where do they occur?

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The cell cycle check points are points that assess environmental factors, ensuring they are appropriate before beginning the next stage of the cell division cycle - they occur towards the end of G1 & G2

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What is the function of cohesin?

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Cohesin holds the homologous sister chromatids together, ensuring they do not become seperated before they are moved into their respective daughter cells

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How many sub-units comprise cohesin?

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4

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What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous?

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Homozygous states that the 2 alleles of a gene inherited by an individual are the same, while heterozygous states that the 2 alleles of a gene inherited by an individual are different

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What is hemizygous?

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There is only one allele of a gene, on the X chromosome (therefore only males express this type of inheritance)

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In a heterozygote, how is it determined which allele is expressed?

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Now allele is dominant, while the other is recessive

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What is co-dominance?

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This relates to heterozygotes where neither allele is dominant or recessive, and so both alleles are expressed

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What is the risk percentage of 2 carriers of a recessive disease having a child has the disease phenotype?

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25%

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In a heterozygous recessive disease, how many alleles are required for an individual to exhibit the disease phenotype?

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Both alleles (2)

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In a heterozygous dominant disease, how many alleles are required for an individual to express the disease phenotype?

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Just 1 (the disease) dominant allele

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Name 1 disease that is the result of a recessive allele. What is the mutation that occurs?

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Cystic fibrosis - a mutation in the CFTR gene - F508 is the most common mutation, which leads to the loss of a phenylalanine at position 508 of the CFTR protein

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What can you say about the parents of an individual with an autosomal dominant disease?

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At least one of the parents will also express the disease phenotype

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Why are X-linked recessive diseases more common in males?

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They only need to inherit 1 allele (as they only inherit 1 maternal X chromosome) in order to inherit the disease

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Can males with an X-linked recessive disorder pass it on to their sons? Why?

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No - they will only pass their Y chromosome to their sons - the sons won’t inherit an X chromosome from their father

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What is the chance the a heterozygous female carrier of an X-linked recessive disorder will pass the disorder onto their male offspring? Why?

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50% - there is a 50% chance the son will inherit either allele (as they will also inherit their Y chromosome from their father)

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How may you be able to infer whether is X-linked or not by a brief look at a pedigree diagram?

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An unequal distribution of the disorder between males and females

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What does whether a disorder is monogenic or polygenic refer to?

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Whether the disorder is directly the result of a singular genetic abnormality or whether multiple genetic abnormalities result in a disorder

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How are mitochondrial diseases inherited?

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Maternally (through the mother)

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In what manner is albinism inherited? Is it monogenic or polygenic?

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In a recessive manner - it is apolygenic disorder

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What makes some disorders more likely to be the result of polygenic inheritance?

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Their proximity (i.e. how close they are) of the genes on a particular chromosome

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What are 2 homologous chromatids called?

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Sisters

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What is the short arm of a chromosome referred as? What is a long arm referred as?

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The short arm is called the p arm - the long arm is called the q arm

30
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What repeat sequence is associated with telomeres?

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TTAGGG

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What are the 4 types of centromere? Describe their position in regards to the centre of the chromosome.

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  • metacentric - directly in the centre
  • submetacentric - just off-centre
  • acrocentric - grossly off-centre
  • telocentric - at the telomere
32
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What links the p and q arms of a chromosome?

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A centromere

33
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List the stages of cell division in chronological order.

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  • prophase
  • prometaphase
  • metaphase
  • anaphase
  • telophase
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What is cytokinesis?

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Cytokinesis is the physical process of cell division, which divides the cytoplasm of a parent cell into 2 daughter cells

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What occurs in prophase of mitosis?

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The nuclear membrane dissolves, and the chromosomes condense

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What is the kinetochore?

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The part of the chromosome (more specifically the part of the centromere) that the microtubules connect to

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What occurs at prometaphase of mitosis?

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Microtubules connect to the kinetochore

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What occurs in metaphase of mitosis?

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The 46 chromosomes (92 chromatids) line up at the midline of the cell

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What occurs in anaphase of mitosis?

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The kinetochore fibres pull the homologous chromatids to opposite parts of the cell

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What occurs during telophase of mitosis?

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The kinetochore fibres disintegrate and the nuclear membrane(s) reappear

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Where are the chromosomes during interphase?

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Chromosomes are not condensed during interphase so you cannot see them - they do not exhibit their classic X shape in this phase

42
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What is a variant of the same gene called?

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An allele

43
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Everybody has 2 copies of a chromosome - are chromatids on two different chromosome 1 molecules sisters? Do they contain the same genes?

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They are not sisters, but will contain the same genes (but will probably contain different alleles of these genes)

44
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Are gametes diploid of haploid?

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Haploid

45
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How do chromosomes line up in metaphase I of meiosis?

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They line up with their homologous pair

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What is crossing over? When in cell division does this occur?

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Crossing over is the genetic exchange of material between 2 homologous chromosomes, creating genetic variation - this occurs in prophase I

47
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What is a chiasmata?

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The point at which 2 homologous chromosomes exchange genetic material during crossing over in prophase I of meiosis

48
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How many chromatids are lined up next to each other in metaphase I of meiosis? What is this called?

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4 chromatids are lined up - this is called a tetrad

49
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At the end of telophase I of meiosis, how many chromosomes are in each daughter cell?

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23 (but 46 chromatids are in each daughter cell)

50
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What does the random assortment of chromosomes refer to?

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The random order in which paternal and maternal chromosomes line up at the midline in metaphase I

51
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What cell gives rise to mature sperm?

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A spermatogonium - this produces a primary spermatocyte, which go on to form primary sperm

52
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What gives rise to an ovum?

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An oogonium - this differentiates into a primary oocyte, which mature into an ovum

53
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During which phases of the cell cycle are chromosomes heavily condensed?

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Prophase, anaphase, and metaphase

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During which phase of the cell cycle are chromosomes replicated?

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S phase

55
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What is the nucleolus?

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The nucleolus is an unbound area of the nucleus where it is responsible for the creation of ribosomes, containing various rRNAs

56
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When in the cell cycle is the nucleolus normally present?

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During interphase

57
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During meiosis I, how do homologous chromosomes find each other at the midline?

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Due to the similarity in the regions of the genes they share

58
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How do the sex chromosomes find one another?

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Through PAR regions

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What is aneuploidy?

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An error in cell division, resulting in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cell after division

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Why does aneuploidy of the sex cells have fewer consequences than aneuploidy of other cells?

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The sex cells contain less genetic information, meaning that genes necessary for viability are not lost

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What is anaphase lag? Why might it occur, and what are its consequences?

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Anaphase lag describes a delayed movement during anaphase - this may be because a kinetochore spindle has failed to attach to the kinetochore of the chromatid is tardily drawn to its polar region - this will result in aneuploidy

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