mitosis and meiosis Flashcards
meiosis
generates gametes
gametes
sex cells
zygote
fertilized egg
mitosis
chromosome duplication portion of cell division
binary fission
cell replication in prokaryotes
budding
cell replication in unicellular eukaryotes (division by mitosis)
nucleosome
a structural unit of a eukaryotic chromosome, consisting of a length of DNA coiled around a core of histones
histones
proteins that act as spools around which DNA
winds to create structural units called nucleosomes
chromatin
a mixture of DNA and proteins that form the chromosomes found in the cells of humans and other higher organisms; provides organization to genetic material
chromatid
one half of a duplicated chromosome. Before replication, one chromosome is composed of one DNA molecule.
chromosome
a long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism
somatic cell
any cell not a sex cell
karyotype
an individual’s complete set of chromosomes
diploid
chromosomes are in pairs
haploid
one chromosome not paired, found in meiosis
diploid
pair chromosomes, found in humans and mitosis
polyloid
triple chromosome, found in other organisms
stages of cell cycle
- interphase
- mitosis
- cytokinesis
stages of mitosis
- prophase
- metaphase
- anaphase
- telophase
stages of interphase
- G1
- S
- G2
G1 phase
cell grows
S phase
DNA is replicated
G2 phase
more cell division replication
when does mitosis occur
between G2 and G1