Session 3-Mitosis And Meiosis Flashcards
What is a telomere?
Repeated sequence (TTAGGG) in humans at each end of chromosome/chromatid. Telomere becomes shorter every time cell divides
What is a chromatid?
One of two threadlike strands formed by division during mitosis and meiosis
What is a centromere?
Links sister chromatids and consists of repetitive sequences
What is the difference between sister and non-sister chromatids?
They both have the same genes but may have different alleles
What is the cell division for somatic cells called?
Mitosis
What does mitosis produce?
Two identical daughter cells with same chromosome content as parent cell
What happens in the G0 stage of the cell cycle?
Cells can leave the cell cycle and enter the inactive state of G0
What is the synthesis (S) phase of the cell cycle?
The interval when DNA replication takes place (chromosomes are duplicated)
What is the G1 phase of the cell cycle?
Interval of cell growth before DNA replication (chromosomes unduplicated)
Which phases are included in interphase?
G1, S and G2
What happens in the G2 phase of the cell cycle?
Interval following DNA replication when the cell prepares to divide
What are the 5 stages of mitosis?
Prophase Prometaphase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase
What happens in prophase?
Nuclear membrane disappears
Chromosomes become visible
Spindle fibres appear
What happens in prometaphase?
Microtubule spindles attach to centromere
Chromosomes condense
What happens in metaphase?
Chromosomes line up in middle (metaphase plate)
Random alignment of chromosomes
What happens in anaphase?
Microtubule spindles pull each replicated chromosome apart and chromatids separate and go to separate poles of cell
What is the name given when the chromatids are separated in anaphase?
Chromosome (46 chromosomes left in each cell)
What happens in telophase?
Spindles disappear
Nuclear membrane reappears
Cleavage forms (where the cell is cleaved)
What does meiosis produce?
Four non-identical haploid cells (produces eggs and sperm)
What happens in meiosis I?
Homologous pairs of chromosomes line up and separate
What are the stages of meiosis I?
Prophase I
Metaphase I
Anaphase I
Telophase I
What happens in prophase I?
Chromosomes are replicated
Nuclear membrane disappears
Homologous chromosomes “find” each other because near/identical sequence
Recombination occurs