Text Chapters 6 and 25: Cellular Reproduction Flashcards
Interphase
chromatin is diffuse, individual chromosomes cannot be distinguished
Mitosis
nuclear division retaining the original chromosome number
Meiosis
nuclear division reducing the chromosome number, leading to sperm or eggs
Cytokinesis
cytoplasmic division
Prophase
chromosomes condense, spindle forms, nucleolus disappears, nuclear envelope breaks down, each chromosome appears as a pair of chromatids attached at their centromeres
Metaphase
chromatid pairs align at the cell equator
Anaphase
sister chromatids separate and are drawn to opposite poles by spindle fibers
Telophase
chromosomes have reached poles of a cell, spindle disperses, nuclear envelope surrounds chromosomes, chromosomes becomes diffuse, nucleolus forms
Chromosome
a packaged and organized structure containing most of the DNA of a living organism
Chromatid
one copy of a duplicated chromosome, which is generally joined to the other copy by a single centromere
Centromere
the part of a chromosome that links sister chromatids
Crossing Over
homologous pairs exchange genetic information (chromosomes with combinations of maternal and paternal traits)
Spindle
a group of parallel threads stretching across the cell between its two ends (poles), where they connect to each pole at the centriole
Homologous Pair
diploids have pairs of chromosomes, each homologous pair is genetically matched so that the genes are arranged in the same order
Meiosis I
reduction division, separation of homologous chromosomes into two different nuclei, chromosome number reduced to haploid, crossing over occurs
Meiosis II
equational division, duplicated chromosomes separate, no change in chromosome number
Three Sources of Genetic Variation Related to Sexual Reproduction
alleles come from two parents, crossing over, reassortment of homologues
Cell Type at Start (Mitosis)
diploid
Cell Type at End (Mitosis)
diploid
Are Products Identical? (Mitosis)
yes
Number of Chromosome Duplications Prior to (Mitosis)
one
Pairing of Homologues (Mitosis)
no
Crossing Over (Mitosis)
no
Number of Chromosome Divisions (Mitosis)
one
Cell Type at Start (Meiosis)
diploid
Cell Type at end (Meiosis)
haploid
Are Products Identical? (Meiosis)
no