Unit 1 AOS 1 Outcome 2 Flashcards

Stem cells, bioethics and the cell cycle

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Justice

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Commitment to fairness, ensuring no unfair burden on specific people

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Reasons why cells replicate in multicellular organisms

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  • Restore nucleus to cytoplasm ratio
  • Growth, repair and development
  • Reproduction
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Reasons why unicellular organisms replicate

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Reproduction

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Prokaryotic cell cycle

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Replicating cells through binary fission

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Binary fission

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  1. Replicate circular DNA chromosome + cell lengthens
  2. Chromosomes move to either end of the cell
  3. Cell membrane pinches, splitting the cell in 2
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Eukaryotic cell cycle

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Replicating cells in 3 main phases:
1. Interphase
2. Mitosis
3. Cytokinesis

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Interphase

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First part of eukaryotic cell cycle, beginning immediately after cell replication. 3 main phases - G1, S and G2.

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G1 phase

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First phase of interphase, growing, gaining energy, and metabolic processes

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S (synthesis) phase

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Second phase of interphase, replicating DNA, ending up with 46 duplicated chromosomes

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G2 phase

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Third phase of interphase, more growing and energy, preparing for mitosis

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Mitosis

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Continuous process, dividing the nucleus, comprised of 4 stages - Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

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Prophase

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First phase of mitosis where chromosomes condense, spindle fibres connect to centromere of sister chromatids, nucleus breaks down

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Metaphase

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Second phase of mitosis where spindle fibres line chromosomes in the equator of the cell

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Anaphase

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Third phase of mitosis where spindle fibres retract, separating sister chromatids to opposite poles of the cell

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Telophase

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Final phase of mitosis where nucleus begin to reform and cell begins to split into 2 genetically identical daughter cells

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Cytokinesis

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Final stage of eukaryotic cell cycle, where cytoplasm splits

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Centromere

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Connecting piece of sister chromatids

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Centriole

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Structure made of microtubule fibres

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Spindle Fibre

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Clusters of microtubules that grow from centrioles

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Chromatin

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DNA wrapped around proteins

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Cell cycle checkpoints

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Checkpoints in the eukaryotic cell cycle to make sure daughter cells are damage free. The 3 checkpoints are in G1, G2 and Metaphase

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G1 checkpoint

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First checkpoint, in G1 part of interphase, where DNA is checked by a protein called p53 which is a tumour suppressor

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G2 checkpoint

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Second checkpoint, in G2 part of interphase, making sure replicated DNA is correct

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Metaphase (M) checkpoint

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Third and final checkpoint, making sure spindle fibres are connected to the correct sister chromatids, and are align correctly

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Tumour suppressor genes

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Proteins that signal the cell to reduce cell division, repair DNA or initiate cell death

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Proto-onco genes

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Genes in the DNA that produce protein that initiate the cell cycle

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Apoptosis

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Genetically regulated and controlled cell death

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Blebs

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Protrusions of the cell membrane

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Phagocytosis

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The process of Phagocytes cleaning apoptopic bodies

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p53

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A protein that slows cell division or initiate death. A Tumour suppressor gene

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Things that begin apoptosis

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  • Cells at the end of their natural life
  • Dysfunctional, diseased, or diseased cells
  • Excessive amounts of cells
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Apoptosis pathways

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Extrinsic pathway
Intrinsic pathway

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Intrinsic pathway

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Known as the mitochondrial pathway, apoptosis occurs this way when cells are under stress, causing apoptosis to occur through damaged mitochondria

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Extrinsic pathway

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Known as death receptor pathway, death receptors signal apoptosis to occur

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Process of apoptosis

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Cells shrink -> blebs form -> apoptopic bodies form -> phagocytes clean apoptopic bodies

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Necrosis

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Uncontrolled cell death resulting in messy explosions

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Deviant cell behaviour

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When regulated cell death doesn’t occur as it is meant to, resulting in cell production exceeding cell loss or cell loss exceeding cell production.

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Cancer

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Uncontrolled cell cycle, excess cell production, cancerous tissue reproduces faster than regulated cell cycle

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Psoriosis

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Inflamed raised patches of skin, occurs when cells are produced too fast

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Neurodegenerative diseases

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When cell loss exceeds cell production, conditions such as parkinsons and alzheimers can occur

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Stem cells

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Unspecialised cells that can divide and renew, and can replenish specialised cells

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Self renewal

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Stem cells can self renew meaning that by division, specialised cells can be replaced

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Cell differentiation

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The process of cells becoming specialised

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Totipotent Stem cells

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Can renew all types of specialised cells including placental tissue

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Pluripotent stem cells

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Can replace many types of specialised cells, including germ layers

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Multipotent stem cells

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Can differentiate to closely related specialised cells within a certain family

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Unipotent stem cells

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Can only produce a singular type of cell but can self renew.