Genetics, Anatomical Terms, Homeostais Flashcards
Contains DNA
Nucleus
Contains genes
DNA
Blueprint for proteins cell needs to live
Genes
Single nucleus
Most cells
No nuclei
Red blood cells
Multiple nuclei
Skeletal muscle and liver cells
Membrane around nucleus
Nuclear envelope
Liquid inside nuclear envelope similar to cell cytoplasm
Nucleoplasm
Densely packed DNA found in nucleoplasm
Chromatin
Nucleus inside nucleus; makes rRNA and ribosomes
Nucleolus
Makeup of nuclear envelope
Phospholipid bilayer
Next to inside layer of nuclear envelope
Nuclear lamina
What is nuclear lamina made of?
Lamin proteins
What does nuclear lamina look like?
Dense spiderweb
What drapes itself over the nuclear lamina?
Chromatin
Where do substances pass in and out of nucleus?
Nuclear pore
What is the inside layer of the nuclear pore called?
Nuclear complex
What is nuclear complex made of?
Nucleoporins
What does nuclear complex look like?
Basketball hoop with a net
What can easily pass through the nuclear complex?
Small, water-soluble molecules
What cannot pass easily through nuclear complex?
Nucleic acid proteins
What is a long molecule with genetic library for making proteins?
DNA Molecule
What packages the DNA molecule?
Chromatin
2 types of chromatin
1) euchromatin
2) heterochromatin
Type of chromatin that is loosely packed and has genes that are frequently transcribed/translated
Euchromatin
Type of chromatin that is densely packed and rarely transcribed
Heterochromatin
How many separate DNA molecules is chromatin made of?
46
What is a separate DNA molecule called?
Chromosome
What is made when chromosome makes a copy of itself and doubles up into an X?
Sister chromatid
What connects 2 sister chromatids in the middle to form an X?
Centromere
What is formed when sister chromatids split and cell divides to make an exact copy of genetic material?
Daughter cells
What does chromatin look like?
Loopy, continuous fiber
What is the protein that DNA wraps around to form chromatin?
Histone
How many histones get packed together when DNA wraps around them?
8
How many times does DNA wrap around a package of histones?
Twice
What is each package of DNA wrapped around histones called?
Nucleosome
What binds to DNA and helps control activity of genes?
Histones
What contains rDNA?
Nucleolus
What does rDNA get transcribed into?
rRNA
What molecular machine is formed when rRNA folds around proteins?
Ribosome
What is largest structure that can pass through nuclear pore?
Ribosome
What do ribosomes use to make proteins?
mRNA
What does ribosome make from mRNA?
Amino acids
Process that takes a string of amino acids and makes into protein
Translation
Structure that folds proteins into shape for use in and out of cell
Endoplasmic reticulum
All cells in body except reproductive cells are
Somatic cells
What is cell division that makes daughter cells that are almost identical to parent cell?
Mitosis
2 phases of cell cycle
1) interphase
2) mitosis