Mitosis Flashcards

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Mitosis

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Is cell division in body cells and results in two daughter cells, having identical the parent nucleus’s. 2 daughter

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What does mitosis do

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Mitosis is the replication of damaged cells, organism growth and asexual reproduction.

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Mitosis stages (IPMATC)

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  1. Interphase
  2. Prophase
  3. Metaphase
  4. Anaphase
  5. Telophase
  6. Cytokinesis
    remember IPMATC
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Interphase

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prepares the cell for division by obtaining nutrients/growing and replicating its DNA.

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Prophase

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The nuclear membrane disappears.
Chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes

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Metaphase

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Spindles equally divides the genetic material in a cell, form and attach to chromosome centromeres.

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Anaphase

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Spindles shorten causing chromosomes to split into sister chromatids.
pulled to opposite ends of the cell.

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Telophase (around set.

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The nuclear membrane reforms around each set of chromatids.

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Cytokinesis form sis (same number)

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sister chromitids form thus having the same number of chromosomes as the one before.

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Mitosis length cycle time

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24hr

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Why is Mitosis asexual

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Mitosis does not reproduce sex cells unlike meiosis.

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