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Chapter 12/13
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/24/2009

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What are the four phases in a cell cycle?
Definition
G1
S
G2
Mitotic(M phase)
Term
What's the longest cycle in a cell life?
Definition
Interphase
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Somantic Cells
Definition
non-reproductive and they have two set of chromosomes
Term
Gametes
Definition
Reproductive cells; Sperm and eggs; they have half the amount of chromosomes as somantic cells
Term
What do Eukaryotic chromosomes consist of?
Definition
chromatin, a complex of DNA and protein that condenses during cell division
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What is a centromere?
Definition
the narrow “waist” of the duplicated chromosome, where the two chromatids are most closely attached
Term
What are the five phases of Mitosis?
Definition
Prophase
Prometaphase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telephase
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mitotic spindle
Definition
an apparatus of microtubules that controls chromosome movement during mitosis
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Centrosome
Definition
the microtubule organizing center
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Aster
Definition
(a radial array of short microtubules) extends from each centrosome
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Cytokinesis
Definition
occurs by a process known as cleavage, forming a cleavage furrow
Term
Internal signal
Definition
is that kinetochores not attached to spindle microtubules send a molecular signal that delays anaphase
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Growth Factors
Definition
proteins released by certain cells that stimulate other cells to divide
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density-dependent inhibition
Definition
an internal signal in which crowded cells stop dividing.
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anchorage dependence
Definition
Most animal cells exhibits this in which they must be attached to a substratum in order to divide
Term
Sex Chromosomes
Definition
X and Y
Term
Human Female
Definition
XX
Term
Human Males
Definition
XY
Term
Autosome
Definition
The 22 pairs of chromosomes that do not determine sex
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Diploid
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A cell with two sets (humans are 46)
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Meiosis
Definition
to make sex cells
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Mutations
Definition
are the original source of genetic diversity
Mutations create different versions of genes
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Zygote
Definition
produces haploid cells by meiosis
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