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1
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mitosis

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process of cell division where one cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells

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function of mitosis [2]

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  1. for growth and repair of tissues
  2. to control cell size
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unequal cytokinesis + examples [2]

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uneven division of cytoplasm during cell division
- exceptions
———–
1. oogenesis in humans
2. budding in yeast

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outline of prophase

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  • chromosome become condensed and visible by supercoiling
  • nuclear membrane breaks down
  • centriole starts forming spindle microtubules
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outline of metaphase

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  • centrioles form spindle microtubules that attach to the centromere of the chromosome
  • chromosomes line up at the equator
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outline of anaphase

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  • centromere divides
  • sister chromatid separates + move to opposite poles
  • spindle fiber contract
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outline of telophase

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  • spindle fibre breaks down
  • nuclear membrane reform
  • chromosome uncoiled and no longer visible
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difference between mitosis and cytokinesis

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mitosis is the division of the nucleus
cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm- cells are formed

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cytokinesis in animal cells

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  • ring of contractile actin and myosin proteins pinches a cell membrane together to split the cytoplasm
  • inward pull on the plasma membrane produces the cleavage furrow
  • when the cleavage furrow reaches the centre of the cells, it is pinched apart to form two daughter cells
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cytokinesis in plant cells

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telophase: membrane-enclosed vesicles derived from the golgi apparatus migrate to the centre of the cell

vesicles assemble section of membrane and cell wall to achieve splitting

  • Vesicles fuse to form tubular
    structures.
  • The tubular structures merge to form
    two layers of plasma membrane (cell plate)
  • cell plate develops until it connects with the existing cell’s plasma membrane.
  • Vesicles deposit pectins and other substances in the lumen between the daughter cells to form the middle lamella using exocytosis
  • Both daughter cell secrete cellulose
    to form their new adjoining cell walls.
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function of meiosis

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production of haploid gametes

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homologous chromosome

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chromosomes that has the same gene loci but not necessarily same allele

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why meiosis is a reduction division

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results in production of nuclei where the number of chromosomes is halved from the parent diploid nucleus
- from diploid (2n) to haploid (n)

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result of crossing over

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formation of new combination of alleles which in turn result in variation in gametes

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15
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how random orientation in metaphase I leads to further genetic variation + number of possible orientations in human cells

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orientation of one bivalent does not influence the orientation of any of the others and is random
- promotes genetic variation among genes that are on different
chromosome types
- 2^23

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why random orientation in metaphase II is less important to genetic variation than
random orientation in metaphase I

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metaphase ii- sister chromatids separate which are not as dramatically different as homologous
chromosomes are
- differences in sister chromatids only at places where crossing over has
taken place
- random orientation of sister chromatids contributes not as much as than random orientation of homologous chromosomes that happens in metaphase i to variation
- Homologous chromosomes can be significantly different from each other with different types of alleles

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17
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interphase

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very active phase of the cell cycle with many processes occurring in the nucleus and cytoplasm
- consists of the parts of the cell cycle that dont involve cell division

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cell cycle

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all stages in the life cycle of a cell

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cytokinesis

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division of the cytoplasm and hence forming two separate cells
- both daughter cells must receive at least one mitochondrion

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apoptosis

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programmed cell death, where the death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism’s growth or development

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necrosis

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death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply

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diploid

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cell that have two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent

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haploid

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cell that have a single set of unpaired chromosomes

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G1 phase [3]

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  • increase the volume of cytoplasm
  • organelles produced
  • proteins synthesised
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S phase

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DNA replicated

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G2 phase [3]

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double checks G1 processes
- increase the volume of cytoplasm
- organelles produced
- proteins synthesised

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metabolic reactions that occur during interphase [4]

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  1. metabolic reactions- necessary for the life of the cell
    eg. respiration to produce ATP
  2. protein synthesis- proteins and enzymes are necessary to allow cell growth
  3. organelles numbers are increased- support the enlarged cell
  4. DNA is replicated- ensure a second copy is available to enable mitosis
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cyclin

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family of proteins that control the progression of cells through the cell cycle

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29
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how cyclins control the progression of a cell through the cell cycle

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each different cyclin reaches a certain concentration (threshold level) -> triggers next stage of cell cycle

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cyclin A function

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activates DNA replication inside the nucleus in S phase

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cyclin B function

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promotes the assembly of the mitotic spindle and other tasks in the cytoplasm to prepare for mitosis

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cyclin D function

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triggers cells to move from G0 to G1 and from G1 to S phase

33
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cyclin E function

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prepares the cell for DNA replication in S phase

34
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cyclin conc graph

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pic

35
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tumour

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abnormal growth of tissue that develop at any stage of life in any part of the body

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metastasis

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movement of cells from a primary tumour to set up secondary tumours in other parts of the body, through the bloodstream or lymphatic stream

37
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primary tumour

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malignant tumour growing at the site where abnormal growth first occurred

38
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how primary cells develop into secondary cells

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  1. detach from the primary tumour
  2. some gain the ability to penetrate the walls of lymph or blood vessels -> can circulate the body
  3. circulating cancerous cells invade tissues at different locations and develop by uncontrolled cell division -> secondary tumours
39
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oncogenes

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few genes that can become cancerous after mutating
- mutated from pronto-oncogenes
- causes rapid uncontrolled division

40
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role of oncogenes in normal, healthy cells

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control cell cycle and cell division

41
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why a mutation in oncogenes can result in cancer

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mutation in a oncogene -> malfunction in the control of the cell cycle -> uncontrolled cell division -> tumour formation

42
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mutagens

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chemicals that cause mutations

43
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example of non-chemical mutagens

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exposure to high energy radiation

44
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factors that increase the probability of tumour development in humans [3]

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  1. exposure to mutagens
  2. vast number of cells in the body- higher change
  3. longer the life span, greater chance of mutation
45
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in all living organisms, a parent cell…

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divides to produce two daughter cells

46
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why is nuclear division needed before cell division

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avoid production of anucleate cells

47
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mitosis maintains… [2]

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  1. chromosome number
  2. genome of cells
48
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result of meiosis

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  • halves the chromosome number
  • generates genetic diversity
49
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role of histones

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condenses the DNA by supercoiling

50
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use of microtubules and microtubule motors

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move chromosomes

51
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result of error in meiosis

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down syndrome

52
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how does meiosis generate genetic diversity [2]

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  1. random orientation of bivalents
  2. crossing over
53
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chromatin made up of

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dna and histone
- supercoiled into nucleosome

54
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when does chromatin condense

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prophase

55
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nucleosome made up of + draw

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DNA and 8 histone proteins
- notes

56
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genotype

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combination of alleles that determine the phenotype

57
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phenotype

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observable trait

58
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loci

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location of gene in a chromosome

59
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centromere

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centre of chromatid
- use it to count

60
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genes

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length of DNA that contains genetic information to synthesise a polypeptide

61
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mechanism of cyclin action

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  1. Activate enzymes (cyclin dependent kinases) → bind phosphate to other proteins (complex phosphorylates), (diff type of cyclin binds phosphate to diff protein) → trigger specific event
  2. At the same time, reaches the threshold level
    - CDK releases phosphate → cyclin breaks down → CDK inactive
    - Ensures key processes (DNA replication/protein synthesis) to occur at correct time
62
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hayflick limit

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number of possible cell division and depends on the length of chromosomal telomeres

63
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telomere

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regions of repetitive DNA located at each end of a chromatid

64
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function of telomere

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prevent chromosomal deterioration

65
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why doesnt the telomere become super long

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extreme ends of telomeres cannot be copied during DNA replication- get shorter

66
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what only happens in meiosis [2]

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  • crossing over
  • homologous chromosomes move to the equator in pairs
67
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what turns normal cells into tumour cells

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  • through gene mutations
    1. inheritance
    2. random changes during transcription
    3. mutagens
    4. gamma rays
68
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pronto-oncogenes

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genes that cause normal division

69
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tumour-suppressor genes

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genes that inhibit division
- if mutated, nothing to control cell division

70
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recombinant

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swapped the alleles between non-sister chromatids

71
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synapsis

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  • may or may not happen
  • homologous chromosomes pair up to form a bivalent
  • further away from nucleus- more likely
72
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chiasma formation

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  • neighbouring non-sister chromatids cut at the same point
  • crosses/overlap
  • genetic information may swap
73
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if crossing over occurs what happens to the sister chromatids

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no longer identical

74
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when can crossing over occur

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prophase I

75
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pairs of sister chromatids that are visible during meiosis, what are they a result of

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result from the replication of DNA before meiosis

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