ch. 10 cell reproduction Flashcards

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how do prokaryotic cells divide?

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by binary fission

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2
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how do eukaryotic cells divide?

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by mitosis or meiosis

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3
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what is the result of mitosis?

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formation of 2 daughter cells

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4
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what forces the cell to divide in binary fission?

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formation of a septum

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5
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what happens during binary fission?

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-circular chromosome replicates, beginning at an origin and proceeding bidirectionally
-new chromosomes move to opposite ends (poles) of the cell

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6
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what are chromosomes composed of?

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chromatin (complex of DNA and proteins)

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7
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what are the two types of chromatin?

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heterochromatin and euchromatin

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8
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what must happen to chromosomes to allow best sorting and separation?

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they must be condensed

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9
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what is the nucleosome ?

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DNA wrapped around a core of 8 histone proteins spaced 200 nucleotides apart

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10
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what does further coiling create?

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30nm fiber or solenoid

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11
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what holds radial loops of chromatin fiber in place? what are they aided by?

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scaffold proteins; condensing proteins

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12
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most cells have how many versions of each chromosome?

A

2

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13
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what does diploid mean?

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two sets of chromosomes

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14
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where does each pair of homologous chromosomes come from?

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one from mother and one from father

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15
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what are homologous chromosomes?

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chromosomes that have similar genes (alleles) at identical locations along the DNA molecule

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16
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what are sister chromatids?

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replicated chromosomes

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17
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where are sister chromatids connected? what connects them?

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centromere; cohesion protein

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18
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what is mitosis?

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cell division in which all of the chromosomes are replicated, followed by a single division done in a manner that creates two identical 2N cells from a single 2N cell

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19
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what process is used for somatic cell division?

A

mitosis

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20
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what does mitosis create?

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two identical 2N cells

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21
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what is somatic cell division?

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clonal or multicellular

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22
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what are the 5 main phases of the cell cycle?

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  1. G1 (gap phase 1)
  2. S (synthesis)
  3. G2 (gap phase 2)
  4. M (mitosis or meiosis, depending on cell type)
  5. C (cytokinesis)
23
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what composes interphase?

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G1, S phase, and G2

24
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what happens during Sphase?

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DNA replication; 2 sister chromatids are produced from each chromosome

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what happens during G1?
cell growth
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what happens during G2?
chromosomes condense
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what is the centromere?
the region of the DNA that sister chromatids share
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what holds sister chromatids together at the centromere?
cohesion proteins
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where are kinetochore proteins?
attached at the centromere
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what do the microtubules attach to?
the kinetochore
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what are centrioles and what are their function?
microtubule-organizing centers that replicate and move to each end (pole) of the cell
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what are the five stages of mitosis in the correct order?
1. prophase 2. prometaphase 3. metaphase 4. anaphase 5. telophase
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what happens during prophase?
-chromosomes further condense -centrioles move to each pole -spindle apparatus is assembled -nuclear envelope dissolves
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what happens during prometaphase?
-chromosomes become attached to the spindle apparatus by their kinetochores -a second set of microtubules is formed from the poles to each kinetochore -microtubules begin to pull each chromosome toward the center of the cell
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what happens during metaphase?
-microtubules pull the chromosomes to align them at the center of the cell - sister chromatids line up with centromeres on the metaphase plate (imaginary plane through the center of the cell)
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what happens during anaphase?
-removal of cohesin allows the centromeres to separate -microtubules pull sister chromatids toward the poles -in anaphase A the kinetochores are pulled toward the poles -in anaphase B the poles move apart
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what happens during anaphase a?
the kinetochores are pulled toward the poles
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what happens during anaphase b?
the poles move apart
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what happens during telophase?
-spindle apparatus disassembles -nuclear envelope forms around each set of sister chromatids -chromosomes begin to uncoil -nucleolus reappears in each new nucleus
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what is cytokinesis?
the cleavage of the cell into halves
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what do animals use for cytokinesis?
a cleavage furrow
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what do plants use for cytokinesis?
a cell plate
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what are cyclins?
proteins produced in synchrony with the cell cycle
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what are cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks)?
enzymes that drive the cell cycle; activated only when bound by a cyclin
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what do cyclin dependent kinases activate and how?
activate target proteins by phosphorylation
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what happens at the G1/S checkpoint?
cell “decides” to divide
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what happens at the G2/M checkpoint?
cell makes a “commitment” to mitosis
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what happens at the late metaphase (spindle) checkpoint?
cell ensures that chromosomes are attached to the spindle before dividing
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what do growth factor do?
trigger intracellular signals that override cell controls that otherwise inhibit cell division
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what is cancer?
a failure of cell cycle control resulting in runaway cell division
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what two genes can cause cancer when mutated?
tumor-suppressor genes and proto-oncogenes
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what is the function of tumor-suppressor genes?
normally prevent division in cells containing mutations
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what is the function of proto-oncogenes?
normally code for growth factors or signal transduction proteins that promote normal cell division
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what happens to Proto-oncogenes when mutated?
become oncogenes and cause runaway cell division rather than normal (controlled) cell division (oncogenes can also cause cancer when they are introduced into a new cell (e.g., viral oncogenes))