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Cell Division - Anatomy and Physiology Lecture Flashcards

1
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Most cells of the human body undergo _____________, the process by which cells reproduce themselves

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cell division

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The two types of cell division—

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  • somatic cell division
  • reproductive cell division
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2 phases of somatic cell division

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Mitosis and Cytokinesis

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Mitosis

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nuclear division

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Cytokinesis

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cytoplasmic division

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6
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produce two genetically identical cells, each with the same number and kind of chromosomes as the original cell

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Somatic Cell Division

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Reproductive Cell Division produces ______________ the cells needed to form the next generation of sexually reproducing organisms

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gametes

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produces gametes, the cells needed to form the next generation of sexually reproducing organisms

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Reproductive Cell Division

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is an orderly sequence of events in which a somatic cell duplicates its contents and divides in two

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cell cycle

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10
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Human cells contain

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23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46

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The two chromosomes that make up each pair are called

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homologous chromosomes or homologs

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The exception to this rule is one pair of chromosomes called the

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sex chromosomes

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13
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females the homologous pair of sex chromosomes consists of two large

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X chromosomes

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14
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males the pair consists of an

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X and a much smaller Y chromosome

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15
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three phases of Interphase

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G1, S, G2

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cell metabolically active; duplicates organelles and cytosilic components; centrosome replication begins

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G1 phase

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What happens in G1 phase

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cell metabolically active; duplicates organelles and cytosilic components; centrosome replication begins

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18
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DNA replicated

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S phase

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19
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Cell growth continues; enzymes and other proteins are synthesized; centrosome replication completed

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G2 phase

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What happens in G2 phase

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Cell growth continues; enzymes and other proteins are synthesized; centrosome replication completed

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21
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exit from cell cycle (non-dividing cell)

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G0

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22
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The process results in the exact partitioning of genetic information

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Mitosis/Mitotic Phase

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23
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For convenience, biologists divide the process into four stages:

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Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

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24
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prophase chromosome consists of a pair of identical strands called

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chromatids

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25
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holds the chromatid pair together

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centromere

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26
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At the outside of each centromere is a protein complex known as the

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kinetochore

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27
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a football-shaped assembly of microtubules that attach to the kinetochore

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mitotic spindle

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28
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of the mitotic spindle align the centromeres of the chromatid pairs at the exact center of the mitotic spindle

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microtubules

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29
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This plane of alignment of the centromeres is called the

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metaphase plate (equatorial plane)

30
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The centromeres split, separating the two members of each __________________, which move toward opposite poles of the cell.

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chromatid pair

31
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Once separated, the chromatids are termed

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chromosomes

32
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  • prophase chromosome consists of a pair of identical strands called chromatids.
  • centromere holds the chromatid pair together.
  • At the outside of each centromere is a protein complex known as the kinetochore
  • mitotic spindle, a football-shaped assembly of microtubules that attach to the kinetochore
33
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  • The microtubules of the mitotic spindle align the centromeres of the chromatid pairs at the exact center of the mitotic spindle.
  • This plane of alignment of the centromeres is called the metaphase plate (equatorial plane).
34
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  • The centromeres split, separating the two members of each chromatid pair, which move toward opposite poles of the cell.
  • Once separated, the chromatids are termed chromosomes.
35
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  • The identical sets of chromosomes, now at opposite poles of the cell, uncoil and revert to the threadlike chromatin form.
  • A nuclear envelope forms around each chromatin mass, nucleoli reappear in the identical nuclei, and the mitotic spindle breaks up.
36
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As noted earlier, division of a cell’s cytoplasm and organelles into two identical cells is called

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cytokinesis

37
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This process usually begins in late anaphase with the formation of a cleavage furrow, a slight indentation of the plasma membrane, and is completed after telophase.

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cytokinesis

38
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This process usually begins in late anaphase with the formation of a __________________, a slight indentation of the plasma membrane, and is completed after telophase.

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cleavage furrow

39
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usually appears midway between the centrosomes and extends around the periphery of the cell

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cleavage furrow

40
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period between cell divisions; chromosomes not visible under light microscope

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interphase

41
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metabolically active cell duplicates most of its organelles and cytosilic components; replication of chromosomes begins

42
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replication of DNA and centrosomes

43
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cell growth, enzyme and protein synthesis continue; replication of centrosomes complete

44
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parent cell produces identical cells with identical chromosomes; chromosomes visible under light microscope

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mitotic phase

45
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nuclear divison; distribution of two sets of chromosomes into separate nuclei

46
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  • chromatin fibers condensed into paired chromatids
  • nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappears
  • each centrosome moves to an opposite pole of the cell
47
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centromeres of chromatid pairs line up at metaphase plate

48
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  • centromeres cplit
  • identical set of chromosomes move to opposite poles of cell
49
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  • nuclear envolopes and nucleoli reappear
  • contractile ring forms cleavage furrow around center of cell, dividing cytoplasm into separate and equal portions
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cytokinesis

50
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the reproductive cell division that occurs in the gonads (ovaries and testes), produces gametes in which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.

51
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As a result, gametes contain a single set of 23 chromosomes and thus are

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haploid cells

52
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restores the diploid number of chromosomes

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Fertilization

53
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meiosis occurs in two successive stages:

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meiosis I and meiosis II

54
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Two sister chromatids of each pair of homologous
chromosomes pair off , an event called ___________

55
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The resulting four chromatids form a structure called a

56
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Such an exchange between parts of nonsister (genetically
different) chromatids is called

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crossing-over

57
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  • Two sister chromatids of each pair of homologous chromosomes pair off , an event called synapsis.
  • The resulting four chromatids form a structure called a tetrad.
  • Parts of the chromatids of two homologous chromosomes may be exchanged with one another.
  • Such an exchange between parts of nonsister (genetically different) chromatids is called crossing-over.
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Prophase I

58
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  • the tetrads formed by the homologous pairs of chromosomes line up along the metaphase plate of the cell, with homologous chromosomes side by side
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Metaphase I

59
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  • The members of each homologous pair of chromosomes separate as they are pulled to opposite poles of the cell by the microtubules attached to the centromeres.
  • The paired chromatids, held by a centromere, remain together.
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Anaphase I

60
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Telophase I and cytokinesis of meiosis are
similar to telophase and cytokinesis of mitosis.

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Telophase I and Cytokinesis

61
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cell type in mitosis

62
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cell type in meiosis

63
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number of divisions in mitosis

64
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number of divisions in meiosis

65
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does mitosis contain tetrads?

66
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does meiosis contain tetrads?

67
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number of cells in mitosis

68
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number of cells in meiosis

69
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number of chromosomes per cell in mitosis

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46, or two sets of 23

70
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number of chromosomes per cell in meiosis

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one set of 23

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