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  • study of chemical processes within and relating to living organism.
  • science of chemical constituents of living cells.
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Biochemistry

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Four principal classes of Biomolecules:

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  • Carbohydrates
  • Proteins
  • Lipids
  • Nucleic Acid
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  • most common organic molecule
  • mostly from plants
  • PRIMARY energy source
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Carbohydrates

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what is the building block of carbohydrates?

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MONOMER

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what are the elements present in CARBOHYDRATES and its RATIO?

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
1:2:1

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what are the subtypes of CARBOHYDRATES?

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  1. monosaccharides
  2. disaccharides
  3. polysaccharides (polymer)
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examples of monosaccharides are?

monosaccharides contain single sugar

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glucose or fructose

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examples of disaccharides?

disaccharides contains two monosaccharides

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maltose and sucrose

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examples of polysaccharides:

polysaccharides are three monosaccharides.
poly means long chains.

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starch, glycogen, cellulose, chitin

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use for energy storage in plants

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starch

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use for energy storage in animals

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glycogen

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provides structural support in plants

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cellulose

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found in exoskeleton of arthropods and cell wall of some fungi

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chitin

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  • energy storage
  • insulates the body
  • makes up the cell membrane
  • hydrophobic
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lipids

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elements present in LIPIDS

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
1:1:1

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monomer (building block) of LIPIDS:

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1 glycerol & 3 fatty acids

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polymer of LIPIDS:

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phospholipids & triglycerides

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Lipids can be?

(2 types of bonds)

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  1. Saturated
  2. Unsaturated
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  • single carbon bonds
  • solid @ room temperature
  • mainly animal fats
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Saturated Lipids

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  • at least one double/ triple carbon bonds
  • liquid @ room temperature
  • mainly plant-based fats
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Unsaturated Lipids

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  • they transport molecules in & out of the cell
  • control the speed of chemical reactions
  • used for growth and repair
  • they makeup the structure of living things
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Protein

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elements present in PROTEIN:

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Carbohydrates, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen

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monomer (building block) of PROTEIN?

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amino acids

there are 20 different types of amino acids

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  • genetic information
  • holds the instructions to make proteins
  • tested by using PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
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Nucleic Acids

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elements present in Nucleic Acids?

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Carbohydrates, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

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monomer of Nucleic acids?

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nucleotides

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nucleotides is made up of?

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  1. sugar
  2. phosphate
  3. nitrogenous base

nitrogenous bases/ purines:
adenince
thymine
guanine
cytosine (pyrimidines) / urasil [this is where we base if it is a DNA or RNA]

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polymer of NUCLEIC ACID?

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DNA [deoxyribonucleic acid]
RNA [ribonucleic acid]
ATP [adenosine triphosphate]

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  • Smallest part of an organism
  • Basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms

its two major classes?

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cell

prokaryotes
eukaryotes

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characteristic functions of the cell include?

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  1. cell metabolism & energy use
  2. synthesis molecules
  3. communication
  4. reproduction & inheritance
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  • first person to term CELL.
  • small empty chambers in the structure of cork as cells
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Robert Hooke

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plant and animal tissues were composed of cells

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Matthias Schleiden
Theodore Schwann

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  • theory of biogenesis
  • cells only arise from pre-existing cells
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Rudolf Virchow

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cell properties?

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life’s properties

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cell activities are dictated by ____, which determines ____.

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  1. structure (anatomy)
  2. function (physiology)
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  • DNA is found inside the nucleus
  • membrane bound organelles (mitochondria, ER, golgi complex)
  • mitosis (cell division)
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Eukaryotes

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  • DNA is not enclosed within the membrane
  • lack membrane-enclosed organelles
  • binary fission
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prokaryotes

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molecular composition of cell according to:
1. water?
2. organic compounds?
3. protein?

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  1. 70-75%
  2. 25-30%
  3. 10-20%

organic compounds are: nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharids (carbohydrates, and lipids.

inroganics compounds account for the rest of the cell weight.

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have membrane bound nucleus & a number of other membrane-bound subcellular (internal) organelles.

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Eukaryotic Cell

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cyto =
plasm =

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cell
fluid

fluid filled interior cell
free floating

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  • between PLASMA MEMBRANE & NUCLEUS
  • possess both organelles & other material constitutes
  • 70-75% of cytosol
  • suspends cell organelles rich in organic & inorganic compounds
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Cytoplasm

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membrane-bound structures that carry out specific cell metabolic activities.

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organelles

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  • provides support for organelles
  • serves as the VISCOUS FLUID MEDIUM
  • soluble
  • main site for GLYCOLYSIS
  • responsible for various cellular processes: HMP shunt, amino acids and fatty acids synthesis

HMP - hexose monophosphate pathway

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cytosol

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  • enclose within a double membrane [NUCLEAR ENVELOPE]
  • containes NUCLEOLUS
  • CONTROL CENTER of the cell
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Nucleus

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  • consists of RNA
  • RNA, protein, ribosomes synthesis
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Nucleolus

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  • surrounds CHROMATIN & NUCLEOLI
  • contains the DNA for directing protein synthesis
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Nucleoplasm

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  • phospholipid bilayer containing cholesterol, protein, and some carbohydrates
  • permeable boundary of the cell/ semi permeable/ physical barrier
  • cell communication
  • fluid & dynamic

most common lipids presents in this part of the cell?
mostly amphipathic (hydrophilic & hydrophobic)

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Plasma membrane

phospholipids

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  • powerhouse of the cell
  • double-membrane bound organelles w/ circular strands of DNA
  • responsible for the production of energy in the form of ATP
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Mitochondria

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  • pore forming protein in the outer membrane of the mitochondria.
  • make the outer membrane highly permeable to small molecules
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porin

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Intermembrane contains many proteins that participate in _____.

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oxidative phosphorylation

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the multipe folds projecting inwards in the inner membrane of the mitochondria.

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cristae

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  • elongated, flattened saclike membranous structures.
  • sorting, packaging, secretion (lysosomes & peroxisomes
  • modifies, packages, and sorts materials from ER in transport vesicles

  1. transport cellular materials.
  2. mature vesicles are called?
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Golgi Apparatus

  1. vesicles
  2. secretory vesicles
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Membrane enclosed channels of endoplasmic reticulum are called

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cisternae

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involved in protein synthesis

complexes of RNA and protein

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ribosomes and RER

ribosomes

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isolated SER is called?

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microsomes

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SER in intestinal cells are involved in?

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formation of triglycerides

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SER in the ADRENAL CORTEX is the site of?

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STEROID FORMATION

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  • coated with ribosomes
  • ribosomes are attached in cytoplasmic surfaces
  • Extensive interconnected membrane network that varies in shape

Modifies, transports, and stores proteins produces by attached ribosomes

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RER

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Extensive interconnected membrane network lacking ribosome

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SER

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  • Spherical shaped membrane-bound organelles formed from the golgi apparatus
  • contain DIGESTIVE ENZYMES
  • acidic with a pH of 4.8
  • digest microbes or materials by the cell.
  • rich in HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES

are also called SUICIDAL BAGS

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lysosomes

macrophages are rich in lysosomes

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  • similar to the lysosome
  • contains enzymes involved in the metabolism of HYDROGEN PEROXIDE.
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Peroxisomes

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  • Organized network of protein filaments
  • Maintains integral structural support and organization of cells

3 types?
1. maintain cell shape.
2. give mechanical support to structures like the nucleus and plasma membrane.
3. provides structural support.

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cytoskeleton

  1. microfilaments
  2. intermediate filaments
  3. microtubules
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  • most abundant organisms on earth.
  • does not contain a membrane-bound nucleus.
  • surrounded by a plasma membrane.
  • no subcellular organelles, only infoldings of the plasma membrane
  • some have have tail-like flagella.

infoldings of the plasma membrane are called?

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Prokaryotic Cell

Mesosomes

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condensed within the cytosol to form the nucleoid.

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DNA

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Cell Membrane Transport:

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  1. Passive Transport (Simple Diffusion, Facilitated Diffusion, Osmosis)
  2. Active Transport (Exocytosis, Endocytosis)
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diffusion that dissolved solutes through the plasma membrane unassisted.

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Simple Diffusion

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diffusion that requires a protein carrier/ transport medium.

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Facilitated Diffusion

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  • diffusion of water point across a selectively permeable membrane.
  • higher water potential to lower water potential
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Osmosis

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movement of a substance from an area of its higher concentration to an area of its lower concentration.

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Diffusion

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This type of cell membrane transport uses energy (ATP) provided by the cell

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Active Transport Process

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  • the bulk movement of substance out of the cell by the fusion of secretory vesicles with the plasma membrane.
  • release of hormones and waste elimination
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Exocytosis

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  • bulk movement of substance into the cells by vesicles forming at the plasma membrane.

  1. engulfment of bacteria
  2. enclosure of vesicles
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Endocytosis

  1. phagocytosis
  2. pinocytosis
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  • 90% or more of the life cycle of a typical cell are in this phase.
  • longer phase of the cell cycle where the cell is active and preparing for cell division.
  • Metabolic activities & cell preparation

two major part of cell cycle:

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interphase

interphase & cell division

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Interphase is divided into 3 subphase

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GAP 1/ G1
SYNTHESIS/ S
GAP 2/ G2

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the first gap phase – cell carries our routine metabolic activities

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G1 (Gap 1)-Phase

75
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DNA replicated (new DNA synthesized)

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S (Synthesis)-Phase

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the cell prepares for the cell division.

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G2 (Gap 2)-Phase

77
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Cell division involves 2 major events:

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  1. division of nucleus to form two nuclei
  2. division of the cytoplasm to form new cells.

MITOSIS - division of nucleus
CYTOKINESIS - division of cytoplasm

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MITOSIS

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prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase

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chromosome consists of two chromatids joined at the centromere.

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Prophase

80
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chromosomes align at the center of the cell

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Metaphase

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  • begins in anaphase continues to telophase and ends on the following interphase
  • formation of cleavage furrow or and identification of plasma membrane [first sign)
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CYTOKINESIS

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chromatids separate at the centromere and migrate to opposite poles.

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Anaphase

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two new nuclei assume their normal structure, and cell division is completed, producing two new daughter cells.

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Telophase

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