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mitosis

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process of cell division where one cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells

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function of mitosis [2]

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  1. for growth and repair of tissues
  2. to control cell size
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unequal cytokinesis + examples [2]

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uneven division of cytoplasm during cell division
- exceptions
———–
1. oogenesis in humans
2. budding in yeast

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outline of prophase

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  • chromosome become condensed and visible by supercoiling
  • nuclear membrane breaks down
  • centriole starts forming spindle microtubules
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outline of metaphase

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  • centrioles form spindle microtubules that attach to the centromere of the chromosome
  • chromosomes line up at the equator
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outline of anaphase

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  • centromere divides
  • sister chromatid separates + move to opposite poles
  • spindle fiber contract
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outline of telophase

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  • spindle fibre breaks down
  • nuclear membrane reform
  • chromosome uncoiled and no longer visible
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difference between mitosis and cytokinesis

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mitosis is the division of the nucleus
cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm- cells are formed

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cytokinesis in animal cells

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  • ring of contractile actin and myosin proteins pinches a cell membrane together to split the cytoplasm
  • inward pull on the plasma membrane produces the cleavage furrow
  • when the cleavage furrow reaches the centre of the cells, it is pinched apart to form two daughter cells
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cytokinesis in plant cells

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telophase: membrane-enclosed vesicles derived from the golgi apparatus migrate to the centre of the cell

vesicles assemble section of membrane and cell wall to achieve splitting

  • Vesicles fuse to form tubular
    structures.
  • The tubular structures merge to form
    two layers of plasma membrane (cell plate)
  • cell plate develops until it connects with the existing cell’s plasma membrane.
  • Vesicles deposit pectins and other substances in the lumen between the daughter cells to form the middle lamella using exocytosis
  • Both daughter cell secrete cellulose
    to form their new adjoining cell walls.
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function of meiosis

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production of haploid gametes

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homologous chromosome

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chromosomes that has the same gene loci but not necessarily same allele

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why meiosis is a reduction division

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results in production of nuclei where the number of chromosomes is halved from the parent diploid nucleus
- from diploid (2n) to haploid (n)

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result of crossing over

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formation of new combination of alleles which in turn result in variation in gametes

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how random orientation in metaphase I leads to further genetic variation + number of possible orientations in human cells

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orientation of one bivalent does not influence the orientation of any of the others and is random
- promotes genetic variation among genes that are on different
chromosome types
- 2^23

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why random orientation in metaphase II is less important to genetic variation than
random orientation in metaphase I

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metaphase ii- sister chromatids separate which are not as dramatically different as homologous
chromosomes are
- differences in sister chromatids only at places where crossing over has
taken place
- random orientation of sister chromatids contributes not as much as than random orientation of homologous chromosomes that happens in metaphase i to variation
- Homologous chromosomes can be significantly different from each other with different types of alleles

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interphase

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very active phase of the cell cycle with many processes occurring in the nucleus and cytoplasm
- consists of the parts of the cell cycle that dont involve cell division

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cell cycle

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all stages in the life cycle of a cell

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cytokinesis

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division of the cytoplasm and hence forming two separate cells
- both daughter cells must receive at least one mitochondrion

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apoptosis

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programmed cell death, where the death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism’s growth or development

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necrosis

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death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply

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diploid

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cell that have two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent

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haploid

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cell that have a single set of unpaired chromosomes

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G1 phase [3]

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  • increase the volume of cytoplasm
  • organelles produced
  • proteins synthesised
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S phase
DNA replicated
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G2 phase [3]
double checks G1 processes - increase the volume of cytoplasm - organelles produced - proteins synthesised
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metabolic reactions that occur during interphase [4]
1. metabolic reactions- necessary for the life of the cell eg. respiration to produce ATP 2. protein synthesis- proteins and enzymes are necessary to allow cell growth 3. organelles numbers are increased- support the enlarged cell 4. DNA is replicated- ensure a second copy is available to enable mitosis
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cyclin
family of proteins that control the progression of cells through the cell cycle
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how cyclins control the progression of a cell through the cell cycle
each different cyclin reaches a certain concentration (threshold level) -> triggers next stage of cell cycle
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cyclin A function
activates DNA replication inside the nucleus in S phase
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cyclin B function
promotes the assembly of the mitotic spindle and other tasks in the cytoplasm to prepare for mitosis
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cyclin D function
triggers cells to move from G0 to G1 and from G1 to S phase
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cyclin E function
prepares the cell for DNA replication in S phase
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cyclin conc graph
pic
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tumour
abnormal growth of tissue that develop at any stage of life in any part of the body
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metastasis
movement of cells from a primary tumour to set up secondary tumours in other parts of the body, through the bloodstream or lymphatic stream
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primary tumour
malignant tumour growing at the site where abnormal growth first occurred
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how primary cells develop into secondary cells
1. detach from the primary tumour 2. some gain the ability to penetrate the walls of lymph or blood vessels -> can circulate the body 3. circulating cancerous cells invade tissues at different locations and develop by uncontrolled cell division -> secondary tumours
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oncogenes
few genes that can become cancerous after mutating - mutated from pronto-oncogenes - causes rapid uncontrolled division
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role of oncogenes in normal, healthy cells
control cell cycle and cell division
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why a mutation in oncogenes can result in cancer
mutation in a oncogene -> malfunction in the control of the cell cycle -> uncontrolled cell division -> tumour formation
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mutagens
chemicals that cause mutations
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example of non-chemical mutagens
exposure to high energy radiation
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factors that increase the probability of tumour development in humans [3]
1. exposure to mutagens 2. vast number of cells in the body- higher change 3. longer the life span, greater chance of mutation
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in all living organisms, a parent cell...
divides to produce two daughter cells
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why is nuclear division needed before cell division
avoid production of anucleate cells
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mitosis maintains... [2]
1. chromosome number 2. genome of cells
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result of meiosis
- halves the chromosome number - generates genetic diversity
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role of histones
condenses the DNA by supercoiling
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use of microtubules and microtubule motors
move chromosomes
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result of error in meiosis
down syndrome
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how does meiosis generate genetic diversity [2]
1. random orientation of bivalents 2. crossing over
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chromatin made up of
dna and histone - supercoiled into nucleosome
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when does chromatin condense
prophase
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nucleosome made up of + draw
DNA and 8 histone proteins - notes
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genotype
combination of alleles that determine the phenotype
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phenotype
observable trait
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loci
location of gene in a chromosome
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centromere
centre of chromatid - use it to count
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genes
length of DNA that contains genetic information to synthesise a polypeptide
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mechanism of cyclin action
1. Activate enzymes (cyclin dependent kinases) → bind phosphate to other proteins (complex phosphorylates), (diff type of cyclin binds phosphate to diff protein) → trigger specific event 2. At the same time, reaches the threshold level - CDK releases phosphate → cyclin breaks down → CDK inactive - Ensures key processes (DNA replication/protein synthesis) to occur at correct time
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hayflick limit
number of possible cell division and depends on the length of chromosomal telomeres
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telomere
regions of repetitive DNA located at each end of a chromatid
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function of telomere
prevent chromosomal deterioration
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why doesnt the telomere become super long
extreme ends of telomeres cannot be copied during DNA replication- get shorter
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what only happens in meiosis [2]
- crossing over - homologous chromosomes move to the equator in pairs
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what turns normal cells into tumour cells
- through gene mutations 1. inheritance 2. random changes during transcription 3. mutagens 4. gamma rays
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pronto-oncogenes
genes that cause normal division
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tumour-suppressor genes
genes that inhibit division - if mutated, nothing to control cell division
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recombinant
swapped the alleles between non-sister chromatids
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synapsis
- may or may not happen - homologous chromosomes pair up to form a bivalent - further away from nucleus- more likely
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chiasma formation
- neighbouring non-sister chromatids cut at the same point - crosses/overlap - genetic information may swap
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if crossing over occurs what happens to the sister chromatids
no longer identical
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when can crossing over occur
prophase I
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pairs of sister chromatids that are visible during meiosis, what are they a result of
result from the replication of DNA before meiosis
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