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Chromosomes and Cell Division 2/2 - First Lecture Flashcards

1
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What are the stages of the cell cycle?

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Interphase and mitosis

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What are the different stages of interphase?

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G1, S and G2

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What happens during the G1 stage of interphase?

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Protein and RNA synthesis Growth and maturation of the cell occurs DNA checking and subsequent repair occurs during the pause between G1 and S

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What happens during the S phase of interphase?

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DNA synthesis

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What happens during the G2 phase of interphase?

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Further synthesis of RNA and proteins Further growth Organelles such as mitochondria grow and divide Followed by proof reading and subsequent repair of newly synthesised DNA

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What are the stages of Mitosis?

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Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Cytokinesis

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What happens during Prophase?

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Chromosomes condense Nuclear membrane disappears Spindle fibres form from the centriole

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What happens during metaphase?

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Chromosomes allign t the equator of the cell Attached by fibre to each centriole Maximum condensation of chromosome

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What happens during anaphase?

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Sister chromatids separate at the centromere Move to opposite ends of the cell

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What happens during telophase?

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Nuclear membranes form

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What happens during cytokinesis?

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Cytoplasm separates

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What is the structure of the centromere?

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Repetitive DNA sequences (satellite DNA) Site of the kinetochore which is a protein complex that binds to microtubules

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What is the difference between Heterochromatin and Euchromatin?

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Heterochromatin is condensed structure Silenced genes Euchromatin Open structure Active genes

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Where can you find satellite DNA and what is it?

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Tandemly repeated DNA sequences at the Centromeres and telomeres of chromosomes

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How is chromatin formed?

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DNA packed within histone proteins

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16
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What is the charge of histone?

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Positively charged

17
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What is a nucleosome?

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A unit of eukaryotic chromosome A length of DNA wrapped around a core of histones

18
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How is a solenoid structure formed?

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Further wrapping of nucleosomes

19
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What are the different levels of structural elements of chromatin?

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Nucleosome Chromatin fibre Fibre-scaffold complex Chromosome

20
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What is the purpose of packaging DNA?

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Charge neutralised Takes up less space Inactive DNA can be folded into inaccessible locations until required

21
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What is the purpose of FISH (fluorescent In Situ Hybridisation)

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Mark or tag a specific DNA sequence out of the whole genome

22
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What is the process of FISH?

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Denature DNA into single strands Hybridise the DNA with fluorescent tag (tag complimentary to desired DNA sequence) Excess tags are washed away Tags are either fluorescent themselves or can attach to a fluorescent molecule The chromosome is then viewed under a fluorescence microscope revealing the physical location of the desired gene

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What are the different types of FISH probes?

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Unique sequence probes Centromeric probes Telomeric probes Whole chromosome probes

24
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What are the stages of meiosis?

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DNA replication Pairing of homologous chromosomes Recombination takes place Homologous chromosomes are separated by spindle fibres Cell division 1 Meitoic division 2 takes place

25
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What is the purpose of meiosis?

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It is the cell division of germ cells to form haploid gamete cells from diploid cells in ovaries and testes

26
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What are the different names given to egg formation and sperm formation?

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oogenesis spermatogenesis

27
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When does gametogenesis begin in males and females?

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Males - Puberty Females - Early embryonic life

28
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What determines the sex of the zygote?

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Wether or not the sperm contains the y chromosome

29
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Where does mitochondrial DNA come from?

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Only from the mother via the egg

30
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What happens to the X chromosome in females?

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One of them is randomly inactivated

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