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Mitosis/Meiosis Flashcards

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1
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What are the purposes of mitosis?

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(Three of them) grow, repair, reproduce

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2
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What happens in interphase?

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DNA Replicates

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3
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What happens in prophase?

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DNA condense and form chromosomes

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4
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DNA condense and form chromosomes

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Line up in middle

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What happens in anaphase?

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Chromosomes split to different end of the cell

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What happens in telophase?

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New nucleus forms around chromosomes

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What happens in cytokinesis?

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Two identical cells

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What is cell differentiation?

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Specializing cells

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How does cell differentiation happen?

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Gene expression

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How do cells “know” what they’re going to be? What is cell differentiation based on?

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Location and gene expression

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11
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What are stem cells?

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Undifferentiated cells

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12
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How does cancer develop?

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Defense cell fails to stop rapid cells dividing

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13
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Which phase(s) of meiosis cause genetic variation?

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Prophase 1

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14
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What independent assortment

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Randomly paired chromes

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15
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. What is recombination?

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When two pieces of dna molecule exchange

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16
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. How many cells does mitosis produce?

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2

17
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How many cells does meiosis produce

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4

18
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Does mitosis produce haploid or diploid cells?

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Diploid

19
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Does meiosis produce haploid or diploid cells

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Haploid

20
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Does mitosis produce somatic or sex cells

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Somatic

21
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. Does meiosis produce somatic or sex cells?

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Sex

22
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What are the advantages of sexual reproduction?

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Evolution, survive longer

23
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What are the disadvantages of sexual reproduction?

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Takes longer, more energy

24
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. What are the advantages of asexual reproduction

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Faster, takes one paren

25
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What are the disadvantages of asexual reproduction

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No diversity, no adaptation

26
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What are the different types of asexual reproduction?

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Binary fusion, fragmentation, budding, regeneration, vegetative propagation, parthenogenesis

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