Chapter 5.1 Flashcards by Sandy Humphrey | Brainscape

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Interphase

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Longest stage

Cells perform their function

Most things in the cytoplasm doubles

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Cell Cycle

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Life of a cell divided into 3 stages

3 stages = interphase, mitosis and cytokinesis

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Mitosis

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Shortest stage

Duplicated Nucleus divides into equal parts

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Cytokinesis

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Separates the 2 nuclei and cell contents into 2 daughter cells

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Replication

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DNA unwinds and makes a new copy of each half

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Sister chromatids

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Matching copies of duplicated chromosomes

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Centromere

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Holds sister chromatids together

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Early prophase

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Nucleolus disappears

Spindle fibres appear

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Late prophase

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Spindle fibres attach to centromeres

Nuclear membrane disappears

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Centrioles

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ANIMALS ONLY

Organize spindle fibres

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Metaphase

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Chromosomes line up in the MIDDLE of the cell

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Telophase

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Chromosomes go to opposite ends

Spindle fibres disappear

Nuclear membrane starts around each set of chromosomes

Each nucleus gets a Nucleolus

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Anaphase

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Sister chromatids separate and move apart

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Cancer

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Uncontrolled cell division

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