Chapter 9-12 Flashcards
Monoploid
Haploid, a cell that contains only 1 set of chromosomes. (n) occurs in gametes
Diploid
A cell that contains 2 sets of chromosomes. (2N) occurs in fertilization or mitosis
Gametes
Sex cells, sperm and eggs. Which are monoploid, produced by meiosis
Somatic Cells
Regular body cells, are diploid. Produced by mitosis
Mitosis
Type of cell division
Interphase
Phase when cells are not dividing
G1 phase
Stage of rapid growth, centrioles replicate, organelles replicate
S phase
Stage in which dna duplicates
G2 phase
Growth and final cell preparation for cell division stage
Chromosomes
Packages of DNA, somatic cells have 46, sex cells have 23. Contain DNA and proteins called histones.
Chromatin
Uncondensed DNA, condenses during cell division to for chromosomes
Mitotic cell division
Refers to the division of the nucleus, occurs in 4 stages (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase), daughter cells are identical
Cytokinesis
Division of the cytoplasm, occurs after the nucleus has divided (telophase)
Early Prophase (Mitosis)
Nucleoli dissolve, chromatin condenses to form discrete chromosomes, spindle fibres form between the centrioles, centrioles begin to move to opposite poles of the cell
Late prophase (Mitosis)
Nuclear membrane dissolves, centrioles move to opposite poles of the cell, spindle fibres extend between poles of the cell, sister chromatids condense, sister chromatids are held together by a centromere
Metaphase (Mitosis)
Sister chromatids line up at the metaphase plate, centromeres align along metaphase plate, chromatids line up with long axis at right angles to the spindle
Anaphase (Mitosis)
Paired centromeres begin to move apart, sister chromatids begin to separate at their centromere, chromatids line up with long axis at right angles to the spindle
Telophase (Mitosis)
Nuclear membrane reforms, nucleoli reform, cytokinesis divides the cytoplasm into equal parts. (Cleavage furrow in animals, cell plate in plants)
Cancer
A mutation when DNA begins to divide continuously, rapidly dividing cell.
Meiosis
Reduction division, formation of gametes (sperm and eggs). One DNA replication and 2 nuclear divisions. The resulting cells are haploid, they have half the number of chromosomes as a regular somatic cell
Importance of meiosis
Produces haploid gametes and therefore keeps the chromosome number constant when fertilization takes place. A source of genetic variation
Homologous Chromosomes
Each pair of chromosomes (partner), chromosomes that contain genes for the same trait one from the father and one from the mother
Sex chromosomes
Females XX chromosomes, male XY chromosomes
Somatic cells
Diploid cells containing 46 chromosomes (44 autosomal chromosomes and 2 sex chromosomes). 2 sets of chromosomes, one maternal and one paternal. 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes produced by mitosis