Test2 Flashcards
Interphase
precedes mitosis and meiosis; 3 subphases (G1, S, G2)
S-phase
DNA synthesis
Gap phase
growth, proteins are produced, cytoplasm is made, new organelles are made, cell carries out function
Chromosome
a double stranded DNA molecule
Sister chromatids
duplicated chromosomes that are connected; each chromatid will become a chromosome in the daughter cell
centromere
constricted region of a chromosome
kinetochore
protein complex that forms at the centromere to connect chromatids to microtubule spindle fibers
Histone
proteins that the DNA double helix winds around
Heterochromatin
when DNA is is tightly wound up
Mitosis
cell replication for somatic (body) cells; 4 subphases (PMAT)
Meiosis
cell division that produces haploid gametes (sex cells) in diploid organisms (2n)
Meiosis I
homologous chromosomes separate creating 2 haploid daughter cells
Prophase I
crossing over occurs; chromatids come together (synapsis)
Metaphase I
tetrads form & line up along metaphase plate
Anaphase I
tetrads are pulled apart