exam 2 Flashcards
stem cells
- self renewal (divide/renew for a long time)
- differentiation (unspecialized, can give rise to specialized cells)
- found in embryos and some places in adults (long bones)
other dividing cells
liver cells will only divide into more liver cells
permanently differentiated cell
some cells normally do not divide (dormant)
ex. brain and cardiac muscle
binary fission (prokaryotic cell replication)
- chromosome attached to cell membrane
- DNA in single, circular chromosome replicates
- two chromosomes separate and move apart
- new membrane added
- cleavage in between
- two new daughter cells
differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic chromosomes
- bound in membraned nucleus
- linear instead of circular
- contain much more proteins and different proteins
- contain far more DNA
structure of eukaryotic chromosome
- DNA is would up tightly around histone proteins
- other proteins coil up DNA/histone beads like a slinky
- coils are attached in loops to protein scaffolding to complete chromosome packaging
telomere
protective caps at each end of chromosome, keeps them located in replication
centromere
holds two daughter DNA double helices together after replication and attaches to spindle during cell division
growth factors
molecules that bind to receptors on target cells to enhance their rate of cell division/differentiation
check points in cell replication
- g1 to s: is the cell’s DNA intanct and suitable for replication?
- g2 to mitosis: has the DNA been completely and accurately replicated?
- metaphase to anaphase: are all the chromosomes attached to the spindle and aligned properly at the equator of the cell?
chromosome replication
- single chromosome
- duplicated chromosome (made of two sister chromatids, identical replicated DNA, attached at centromere)
- independent chromosomes (sister chromatids are separated, independent daughter chromosomes)
homologues
- chromosome pairs, contain the same genes (not necessarily the same DNA/alleles)
- one from each parent
- humans have 23 homologues (46 chromosomes total)
diploid vs. haploid
- somatic cells that have pairs of homologous chromosomes (2n)
- gametes have 1 chromosome in each homologous pair (1n)
mitosis interphase
acquires nutrients, grows and differentiates, prepares for division
- G1: growth and differentiation
- S: DNA synthesis
- G2: growth and division prep
mitosis prophase
chromosomes condense, spindle forms, nucleolus disappears; nuclear membrane dissolves, kinetochore holds chromosomes to spindle
mitosis metaphase
kinetochores attached to centromeres line up on equator
mitosis anaphase
sister chromatids separate and move to poles
mitosis telophase
chromosomes decondense, nuclear envelope reforms around 2 new nuclei, spindle disappears
cytokinesis
the rest of the cell separates, 2 identical daughter cells are formed
chromosome replication before meiosis
each homologue is replicated (one homologous pair: 2 duplicated chromosomes –> 4n)
meiosis prophase I
duplicated chromosomes condense, homologues pair up and cross over (DIVERSITY!!!), nuclear envelope disappears, spindle forms
meiosis metaphase I
paired homologues line up on equator, kinetochores attach to spindle