Ch 2 Cell Cycle and Replication Flashcards
zygote
fertilized egg
restores the dipoloid number of chromosomes from the haploid gametes
differentiation
the specrialization of cells
stem cells
undifferentiated cells
the cell cycle
the period of time it takes for a cell to complete one cell division
may last a few hours in certain continuously dividing cells; may last years in stable, terminally differentiated cells
phases of the cell cycle
gap phase 1 (G1)
synthesis phase (S)
gap phase 2 (G2)
mitosis phase (M)
Some cells enter G0 phase, a prolonged non-dividing phase
terminally differentiated cells
cells of mature tissues which have fully differentiated, some of which (such as the neurones of the nervous system) lose the ability to undergo mitosis
mitosis
cell division of somatic cells which results in two diploid daughter cells
phases of mitosis
prophase
prometaphase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
followed by cytokinesis (a separate phase of somatic cell division which is not required, thus resulting in binucleate or multinucleate cells)
meiosis
division of germ cells to produce gametes
results in four haploid cells—four spermatogonia in males and one oogonium and three polar bodies in females
apoptosis
controlled cell death to remove unnecessary or potentially harmful cells which requires the expenditure of energy
a highly controlled and ordered mechanism that removes cells in a way that causes minimal disruption to the surrounding tissue
facultative dividers
cells that do not normally divide but retain the capacity to undergo mitosis should the need arise
M phase
mitotic phase; phase during which the cell undergoes mitosis
interphase
non-dividing phase during which most of the life cycle of the cell occupies
S phase
synthesis phase; a discrete period during interphase when nuclear DNA is replicated
three phases of interphase
first gap (G1 phase)
synthesis phase (S phase)
second gap (G2 phase)
G1 phase
first gap phase; between the end of the M phase and the beginning of the S phase
during this phase, cells differentiate and perform their specialized functions as part of the whole tissue
usually much longer than the other phases of the cell cycle
G2 phase
second gap phase; the interval between the end of the S phase and the beginning of the M phase
during this period, cells prepare for mitotic division
relatively short phase
G0 phase
state of continuous differentiated function designated which occurs in terminally differentiated cells that have left the cell cycle after the M phase
still retain the capacity to re-enter the cell cycle when suitably stimulated
binucleate cells
cells that are in a protracted G2 phase in which they perform their normal differentiated functions despite the presence of a duplicated complement of DNA
metaphase checkpoint
prevents progression to anaphase from metaphase before all the chromosomes are properly connected to the mitotic spindle and lined up at the cell equator
prevents unequal distribution of the chromosomes to the two daughter cells
somatic cells
all body cells except for the germ cells
cytokinesis
the division/cleavage of a post-mitosis cell into genetically identical daughter cells by cytoplasmic division
the plasma membrane around the spindle equator becomes indented to form a the cleavage furrow, which progressively constricts the cell until it is cleaved into two daughter cells
may, in some situations, result in the formation of two daughter cells with grossly unequal amounts of cytoplasm or cytoplasmic organelles
totipotent
able to differentiate into any other cell type
multipotent
able to produce cells of several lineages
unipotent
producing only a single cell type
haematopoietic
an immature cell that can develop into all types of blood cells, including white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets
genome
the same fixed complement of DNA contained within the nuclei of all somatic cells within an individual
chromosomes
the arrangement of DNA within cells, with each species having a set number
humans have 46 chromosomes (22 homologous pairs and 2 sex chromosomes)
diploid number
the total number of chromosomes within cells (46 in humans), and often abbreviated as 2n ( n = number of chromosomes in a haploid cell)
autosome
any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
sex chromosomes
two chromosomes, either XX in the female or XY in the male; differentiated from autosomes