Lectures 4-6 (Meiosis And Mitosis) Flashcards
Homologous chromosomes
Matched chromosomes. Among two homologs of a chromosome, one is paternal the other is maternal. Homologs carry the same genes, but may have different alleles.
Chromatin
DNA and protein
Sister chromatids
These compose a chromosome when it replicates
Centromere
Holds together sister chromatids
Meta centric chromosome
Centromere located near the middle
Acrocentric chromosome
Centromere is toward one end or the other.
G1 (gap 1)
Cell growth, preparation for DNA replication
S (synthesis)
Chromosome duplication including DNA replication
G2(gap2)
Cell growth, preparation for mitosis
M(mitosis and cytokinesis)
Nuclear division and segregation if chromatids, cell division
G0
Cells that are not actively growing or dividing
Prometaphase
Nuclear envelope breaks down. Kinetochore micro tubules attach to centromeres. Complex of micro tubules from centrosome forms the mitotic spindle.
Prophase
Chromosomes condense dramatically. Sister chromatids are attached. Centrosomes move apart toward opposite sides of the nucleus. Nucleoli, sites of ribosome production, begin to disappear.
Metaphase
Chromosome align in the metaphase plate at equator of the cell. Sister chromatids are attached but kinetochore to opposite poles of the mitotic spindle.
Anaphase
Centromeric connections between sister chromatids are severed. Kinetochore micro tubules shorten.
Telophase
Each chromatid is now considered a chromosome. Chromosomes decondense. A nuclear envelope forms around each set of chromosomes. Nucleoli reappear. Spindle micro tubules disperse.
Cytokinesis
Initiated during anaphase. Completed after telophase. Cytoplasm divided between two daughter cells. Results in two daughter cells with identical genetic information.
Animals vs plants in cytokinesis
In animals a contractile ring forms and forms a cleavage furrow, cell is cleaved in two. In plants a cell plate forms near the equator of cell. Starts in the middle and grows outward. Cell is divided into two. W
Syncytium
Multinucleate cell formed during mitosis without cytokinesis. Happens in early drosophila development. Sperm cell precursors of many animals