MITOSIS Flashcards
what are the importance of Cell cycle?
Cell growth
Cell repair
Cell duplication
are threadlike structures of DNA and protein that contains genetic information
Chromosomes
In which stage of the cell cycle are chromosomes replicated?
S phase
Which phase of the cell cycle is the longest?
Interphase
Which phase of the cell cycle is the shortest?
Mitotic Phase
is the preparatory phase
Interphase
is the dividing phase
M Phase
also called body cells
Somatic Cells
what is the difference between somatic cells and gamete?
Somatic- Mitosis/ Diploid cells
Gamete- Haploid Cells
define diploid cells
2 sets of chromosomes
define haploid cells
1 set of chromosomes
How many chromosomes made up a human/?
haploid- 23
diploid- 46
A condition in which a child is born with an extra copy of their 21st chromosome
Trisomy 21
is the division of a cell into two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell.
Mitosis
form a spindle of microtubules,
Centrioles