Mitosis

Question 1

What is the cell cycle?

Answer 1

• The cell cycle has two stages: the growing stage and the division stage
• As a cell prepares to divide, the chromatin thickens, shortens, and becomes chromosomes.

Question 2

What are sister chromatids?

Answer 2

• When one unduplicated
  chromosome duplicates it may also be described as two sister chromatids

Question 3

What are sister chromatids held together by?

Answer 3

The Centromere

Question 4

What is a gene?

Answer 4

A segment of DNA that
carries information that helps to
produce a particular trait of an
organism.

Question 5

What is a locus/loci?

Answer 5

When Genes are located at specific positions on the chromosome, it is called a locus (loci).

Question 6

What is the name of genes that code for a trait that may be expressed
and can be turned on and off?

Answer 6

Exons.

Question 7

What are filler genes called?

Answer 7

Introns.

Question 8

What are alleles?

Answer 8

Alleles are different versions of one gene.

Question 9

What is the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction?

Question 10

How many stages does the cell cycle have?

Answer 10

Two cycles:
Growing stage & Cell Division Stage

Question 11

What are the stages in the mitotic phase?

Answer 11

Prophase -> Metaphase -> Anaphase -> Telophase