Cell Division - Anatomy and Physiology Lecture Flashcards
Most cells of the human body undergo _____________, the process by which cells reproduce themselves
cell division
The two types of cell division—
- somatic cell division
- reproductive cell division
2 phases of somatic cell division
Mitosis and Cytokinesis
Mitosis
nuclear division
Cytokinesis
cytoplasmic division
produce two genetically identical cells, each with the same number and kind of chromosomes as the original cell
Somatic Cell Division
Reproductive Cell Division produces ______________ the cells needed to form the next generation of sexually reproducing organisms
gametes
produces gametes, the cells needed to form the next generation of sexually reproducing organisms
Reproductive Cell Division
is an orderly sequence of events in which a somatic cell duplicates its contents and divides in two
cell cycle
Human cells contain
23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46
The two chromosomes that make up each pair are called
homologous chromosomes or homologs
The exception to this rule is one pair of chromosomes called the
sex chromosomes
females the homologous pair of sex chromosomes consists of two large
X chromosomes
males the pair consists of an
X and a much smaller Y chromosome
three phases of Interphase
G1, S, G2
cell metabolically active; duplicates organelles and cytosilic components; centrosome replication begins
G1 phase
What happens in G1 phase
cell metabolically active; duplicates organelles and cytosilic components; centrosome replication begins
DNA replicated
S phase
Cell growth continues; enzymes and other proteins are synthesized; centrosome replication completed
G2 phase
What happens in G2 phase
Cell growth continues; enzymes and other proteins are synthesized; centrosome replication completed
exit from cell cycle (non-dividing cell)
G0
The process results in the exact partitioning of genetic information
Mitosis/Mitotic Phase
For convenience, biologists divide the process into four stages:
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
prophase chromosome consists of a pair of identical strands called
chromatids
holds the chromatid pair together
centromere
At the outside of each centromere is a protein complex known as the
kinetochore
a football-shaped assembly of microtubules that attach to the kinetochore
mitotic spindle
of the mitotic spindle align the centromeres of the chromatid pairs at the exact center of the mitotic spindle
microtubules