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Mitosis and Meiosis Flashcards

1
Q

Where is the genetic info found in a cell?

A

on genes on the chromosones

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2
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what are chromosomes made of?

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DNA and proteins

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3
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How many chromosomes in humans?

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46

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4
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Before coiling, what are DNA and proteins called?

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Chromatin

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5
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What is a histone?

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DNA coiled around a protein aka spool

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6
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What are two copied parts of DNA called?

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Chromatids

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7
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What are chromatids held together with?

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A centromere

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8
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What does supercoil mean?

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form into a superhelix

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9
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What happens during the cell cycle?

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cells grow
prepare for division
divide to form two daughter cells

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10
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What cells often go through the cell cycle?

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skin, digestive tract lining, and blood cells

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11
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What is the first period during interphase?

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G₁ phase

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12
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What happens during the G₁ phase?

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The cell grows

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13
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What is the second period during interphase?

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S phase

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14
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What does ‘S’ stand for?

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Synthesis

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15
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What happens during the S phase?

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The chromosomes replicate themself

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16
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What is the final phrase of interphase?

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G₂ phase

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17
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What happens during the G₂ phase?

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The cell grows rapidly to prepare for division

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18
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Whats the longest phase of the CELL CYCLE?

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Interphase

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19
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How much of the time is a cell in interphase?

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Over half the time

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20
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What is the longest phase of MITOSIS?

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The prophase

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21
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What happens during the prophase?

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centrosomes appear, and the chromosomes coil more and are visible under a microscope

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22
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What is the shortest part of MITOSIS?

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The metaphase

23
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What happens during the metaphase?

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The chromosomes line up in the middle (Metaphase – Middle)

24
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What are spindles also known as?

A

Microtubules

25
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What happens during the anaphase?

A

The chromatoids separate to opposite sides

26
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What happens to the spindles?

A

They shorten

27
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What facilitates the synthesis of microtubules?

A

The centrosomes during the prophase

28
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Wen are the centrosomes at the opposite poles?

A

At the metaphase

29
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What do you call the broken chromatids during the anaphase?

A

Chromosomes

30
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What happens during the telephase?

A

Chromosomes arrive at the ends of the cell
Chromosomes uncoil
Nuclear membrane reappears
Spindle fibers are disassembled

31
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What is a cleavage furrow?

A

Where the cell membrane pinches in

32
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What is cytokinesis?

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Dividing of cellular contents, occurs simultaneously with telophase

33
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What is the first stage of the cell cycle?

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Interphase

34
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What is the second stage of the cell cycle?

35
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What is the third phase of the cell cycle?

36
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What is the fourth phase of the cell cycle?

37
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What is the fifth phase of the cell cycle?

38
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What occurs after mitosis?

A

Cytokinesis

39
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What happens during the telophase in a plant cell?

A

A cell plate forms

40
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T or F? There are centrioles in plant cells.

41
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What is a gamete?

A

A sex cell

42
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What is meiosis?

A

A process which splits the number of chromosomes in half during production of gametes

43
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What are homologous chromosomes?

A

Like chromosomes

44
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What happens during Interphase 1?

A

The chromosomes replicate (1 from father and 1 from the mother)

45
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What comes after Interphase 1?

A

Prophase 1

46
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What happens during prophrase 1?

A

The two homologous come together to form a tetrad

47
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What happens during telophase and anophase 1?

A

Chromosomes separate independently of each other?

48
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What is it called when Chromosomes separate independently of each other?

A

Independent assortment

49
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What does Independent assortment result in?

A

Random separation of chromosomes genetic recombination

50
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When does Meiosis 2 occur?

A

Right Right after Telophase I

51
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Is there interphase in Meiosis 2?

52
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What gender is XY?

53
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What gender is XX?

54
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How many haploid sperm does Spermatogenesis produce?

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