Nucleus Flashcards
Large, round, membrane bound structure usually located at or near the center of the cell
Nucleus
3 parts of Nuclear Membrane
Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Nuclear pores
Avenue for exchange of substances between nucleoplasm and cytoplasm
Nuclear pores
Chromosomes in their different degree of uncoiling
Chromatin
Structural unit of chromatin
Nucleasome
2 types of chromatin
Heterochromatin
Euchromatin
Inactive chromatin
Heterochromatin
Chromatin for active transmission
Euchromatin
Where RNA is transcribed
Nucleolus
3 main parts of nucleolus
Nuclear organizer DNA
Pars Fibrosa
Pars Granulosa
Fills space between the chromatin and the nucleoli in the nucleus
Nuclear Matrix
2 types of cell division
Mitosis
Meiosis
Cell division that occurs in somatic cells
Mitosis
Cell division that occurs in developing germs cells in the ovary and testis
Meiosis
Number of chromosomes in somatic cells of humans
46