Chapter 4 Quiz Flashcards
Asexual Reproduction (cloning)
-One offspring from one parent
-Offspring are identical to parent cell
-Little to no genetic variation
Sexual Reproduction
-Needs fusion of two sex cells (sperm & egg)
-Genetic material is a combination of the two
-Produces genetic variation in the offspring
Why asexual reproduction?
- Growth
- Repair
- Replacement
The Cell Cycle
-A continuous process of growth & division
-95% interphase, 5% mitosis
Interphase
-Is the time between nuclear divisions
-Cells grow by doubling cytoplasmic components including chromosomes
-Repairs to damaged cell parts or programmed cell death
-Chromosomes are uncondensed, collectively referred to as chromatin
Mitosis
PMAT
-Asexual
-Daughter cells have the same # of chromosomes as the parent cell. (46 for humans)
-All cells in the human body are derived from the one fertilized egg cell at conception
Prophase
-Chromatin condense into chromatids and pair off into sister chromatids held by a centromere
-In animal cells the centrioles move to opposite poles of the cell
-Spindle fibres attach to centrioles
-Most plants don’t have centrioles but spindle fibres still form
-Nuclear membrane fades and dissolves to allow for separation of the chromosomes and cell organelles
Metaphase
-Sister chromatids move towards the middle of the cell/equatorial plate
-Spindle fibres align the pairs into position
Anaphase
-Centromeres divide
-The sister chromatids pull apart and move to opposite poles of the cell
Telophase
-Chromosomes reach opposite poles of the cell, begin to lengthen & relax
-Spindle fibres dissolve
-Nuclear membrane begins to form around each new mass of chromatin
Cytokinesis
-Division of the cytoplasm
-Two new daughter cells are now separate
-In animal cells, a cleavage furrow formed
-In plant cells a cell plate is formed between the two cells which becomes a cell plate later
-Cells continue back into interphase
Chromosomes
Genetic material/DNA in nucleus which is condensed, folded, and packaged with Histone Proteins. Packaged DNA structures are called Chromosomes.
Stages of Interphase
-G1 - cell grows to allow space for duplicate organelles
-S - DNA is synthesized/copied so cell knows how to replicate and perform its duties
-G2 - Cell grows more/again to prepare for mitosis
Deox-yribo-nucleic Acid
DNA, a macromolecule, made up of nucleotides. The sequence of groups of nucleotides / genes creates certain traits which are passed down to offspring
Structure of a Nucleotide
Each nucleotide is made of 3 parts:
1. A phosphate group
2. A sugar (deoxyribose)
3. A nitrogenous base ( Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thyamine)
A=T, C≡G - 2 or 3 hydrogen bonds
Genome
-The complete DNA sequence in every chromosome in every cell of an organism.
-Specific to a species, but individuals within it have slight variations.
Gene
-Contain the instructions for the production of proteins which make up the structure of cells & control their function
Paired Chromosomes
-# of individual chromosomes each cell has varies from species to species
-Human somatic(body) cells have 46 chromosomes
-Organized into 23 pairs, one from mom, one from dad
-One pair is sex chromosomes - other 22 are called autosomes
Homologous Chromosomes
-Pairs of chromosomes that appear similar
-Contain genes for the same traits at the same locations
-May carry different alleles(forms of the gene ex. one says blond hair, the other says brown)
Karyotypes
-A cell sample is collected, treated to stop mitosis during metaphase
-sample stained to show banding
-Chromosomes are sorted from longest to shortest, and paired
-Autosomes numbered 1-22
-Sex chromosomes labeled x or y.
2 main types of cells we have
SOMATIC
-General body cells
-Mitosis
-Diploid
-2n=46
-contains pairs of homologous chromosomes
REPRODUCTIVE
-Sex cells - gametes
-Meiosis
-Haploid
-n=23 (in conception 23 from mom, 23 from dad)
-one set of chromosomes
2 purposes of meiosis
- Genetic reduction – reduces the # of chromosomes from diploid —> haploid
- Genetic recombination – gametes produced by meiosis have difference combinations of alleles (gene variations)
Divisions of meiosis
- Meiosis I
-crossing over and random assortment occur
-homologous pairs seperate - Meiosis II
-sister chromatids seperate
-this division is most similar to mitosis
Crossing over
-During prophase I, homologous chromosomes pair up (synapsis)
-Maternal chromatids may exchange bits of DNA with paternal chromatids
Tetrad
A pair of chromosomes, one paternal, and one maternal
Random (independent) assortment
-Maternal & paternal chromosomes line up randomly along the equator in metaphase I
-Allows different combinations of chromosomes
-2ⁿ possibilities – 2²³= 8,388,608 possible gametes
Gametogenesis
The process of gamete production