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POL sections 7.1 - 7.3 Flashcards

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Cell division

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A process by which a parent cell duplicates its genetic material and then divides into two similar cells

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Two Strategies of Reproduction

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Asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction

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Asexual reproduction is __________; offspring are _____

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a rapid and effective means of making new individuals common in nature; clones of the parent organism: genetically identical to each other and parent

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Mutations

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Alterations in DNA sequence caused by environmental factors or errors in DNA replication

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5
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Single-celled prokaryotes reproduce by ___________

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binary fission

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Sexual reproduction

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Involves fusion of two specialized cells called gametes

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7
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Meiosis

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Process of cell division resulting in daughter cells with only half the genetic material of the original cell; usually occurs in diploid cells; increases genetic diversity

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Chromosome

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Consists of a double-stranded molecule of DNA and associated proteins

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Somatic cells

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Body cells that are not specialized for reproduction; contain two sets of chromosomes and occur in homologous pairs (one from female parent and the other from male parent)

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Homologous pair

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Homologs bear corresponding, though not identical, genetic information

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Gametes

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Contain only a single set of chromosomes; n chromosomes; haploid cell

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Zygotes

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Contain two sets of chromosomes; 2n chromosomes; diploid cell

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Fertilization

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Two haploid gametes fuse to form a zygote

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Essence of sexual reproduction

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Random selection of half of the diploid chromosome set to make a haploid gamete, followed by fusion of two haploid gametes from separate parents to produce a diploid cell

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Events that must occur for any cell to divide

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Reproductive signals, DNA replication, DNA segregation, Cytokinesis

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Reproductive signals

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Initiate cell division and may originate from inside or outside the cell

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DNA replication

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Replication of the genetic material; Each of the new cells will have a full complement of genes to complete cell functions

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DNA segregation

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Process of distributing the replicated DNA to each of the two new cells

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Cytokinesis

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Process in which cytoplasm divides to form two cells, each surrounded by a cell membrane and sometimes a cell wall

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Binary fission

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Occurs in single-celled prokaryotes; process by which cell grows in size, replicates its DNA, and separates the DNA and cytoplasm to two cells

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21
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Binary fission: reproductive signals

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Environmental conditions and nutrient concentrations

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22
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Binary fission: DNA replication

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Single chromosome is circular; DNA is threaded through a “replication complex” of proteins near the center of the cell; Begins at ori and ends at ter; Two daughter DNA molecules separate and segregate to opposite ends of the cell

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Ori

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The site where replication of the circular chromosome starts (the origin of replication)

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Ter

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The site where replication of the circular chromosome ends (the terminus of replication)

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25
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Binary fission: DNA segregation

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As replication proceeds, ori move toward opposite ends; DNA sequences adjacent to ori region bind proteins necessary for segregation; active process (ATP is hydrolyzed);it makes use of prokaryotic cytoskeleton to move ori regions and associated proteins (structurally actin, functionally tubin)

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26
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Binary fission: cytokinesis

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Pinching in of cell caused by contraction of ring of fibers on inside surface of membrane (major component: structurally tubulin, functionally actin); As membrane pinches in, new cell wall materials are deposited, which finally separate the two new cells

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27
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Eukaryotic cells: reproductive signals

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Unlike prokaryotes, signals are related to the function of the entire organism

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Eukaryotic cells: DNA replication

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Multiple chromosomes; long strands are threaded through replication complexes; occurs only at a specific stage of the cell cycle

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Eukaryotic cells: DNA segregation

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More complex because of nuclear envelope and multiple chromosomes; pairs of replicated chromosomes initially attached, become highly condensed, and pairs are then pulled apart

30
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Cell cycle

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The period from one cell division to the next

31
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Mitosis

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The set of processes in which the chromosomes become condensed and then segregate into two new nuclei; Divided into prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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M phase

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Refers to mitosis and cytokinesis

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Interphase

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Cell nucleus is visible and typical cell functions occur (e.g. DNA replication); has three subphases called G1, S, and G2

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G1 phase

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Cell carries out specialized functions

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S phase

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DNA is replicated

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G2 phase

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Cell prepares for mitosis (synthesizes components of microtubules that will segregate chromosomes

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Prophase

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Beginning of mitosis, where condensed chromosomes, reoriented centrosomes, and the spindle appear

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Sister chromatids

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After DNA replication, each chromosome has two DNA molecules

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Centromere

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Region where chromatids are held together

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Kinetochores

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Specialized protein structures that assemble on centromeres, one on each chromatid; help with chromosome movement

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Karyotype

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Number and sizes of the condensed chromosomes; karyotype analysis used to identify organisms and detect chromosomal abnormalities

42
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Humans have ______ chromosomes (___ homologous pairs)

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46; 23

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Centrosome

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Organelle in cytoplasm near nucleus that determines orientation of spindle apparatus; Consists of a pair of centrioles

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Centriole

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Hollow tube formed by nine triplets of microtubules

45
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Reoriented centrosomes

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S: centrosome is duplicated; G2-M: Centrosomes move to opposite ends of nucleus creating “poles”

46
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Spindle

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Tubulin dimers from centrosomes aggregate into microtubules that extend into the middle region of the cell; forms during prophase and prometaphase

47
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Three types of microtubules in spindle

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Polar microtubules; Astral microtubules; Kinetochore microtubules

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Polar microtubules

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Overlap in middle of cell and keep two poles apart

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Astral microtubules

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Interact with proteins attached to cell membrane

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Kinetochore microtubules

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Attach to kinetochores on chromosomes;

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Daughter chromosomes

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What sister chromosomes become after separation

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Prometaphase

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Nuclear envelope breaks down; chromosomes attach to kinetochore microtubules

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Metaphase

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Chromosomes line up at mid-line of cell (equatorial)

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Anaphase

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Chromatids separate

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Chromosome movement

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Kinetochores contain molecular motor proteins like kinesin and dynein (ATP hydrolysis energy); Kinetochore microtubules shorten

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Telophase

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Nuclear envelope forms; nucleoli appear; chromosomes decompactify; two nuclei in a cell

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Cytokinesis in animals

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Furrowing of cell membrane; Contractile ring produces a contraction, pinching the cell into two; microfilaments assemble from actin monomers present in interphase cytoskeleton controlled by calcium ions released from storage sites in center of cell

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Cytokinesis in plants

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Vesicles from Golgi apparatus appear along plane of cell division; fuse to form new cell membrane and cell plate (beginning of new cell wall)

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Contractile ring

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Composed of microfilaments of actin and myosin, which form a ring on the cytoplasmic surface of the cell membrane; Proteins interact to produce a contraction

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Growth factors

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Mammals produce a variety of substances that stimulate cell division and differentiation

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G1-S Transition; R point; restriction point

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Cell will proceed with the rest of the cell cycle and divide

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Protein kinases

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Class of enzymes that are common in cell signaling

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Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs)

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Catalyze the phosphorylation of target proteins that regulate the cell cycle; activated by binding to protein cyclin

Cell cycle regulator + ATP —->(CDK) Cell cycle regulator-P + ADP

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Cell cycle checkpoints

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Points of transition between different phases of the cell cycle, which are regulated by cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdk’s)

65
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G1, G2 checkpoints

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Triggered by DNA damage

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S checkpoint

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Triggered by incomplete replication or DNA damage

67
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M checkpoint

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Triggered by a chromosome that fails to attach to the spindle

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After the CDK acts, the cyclin is broken down by a _______

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protease

69
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Chain reaction for cell cycle

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Growth factor → cyclin synthesis → CDK activation → cell cycle events

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