Cell cycle consists of
interphase and mitosis
interphase
growth and development of the cell
mitosis
cell division
cell spends most of it’s life in…
interphase because there are three stages
3 stages of interphase
G1, S, G2
G1
growth of the cell
S
synthesis - DNA gets copied
more detailed synthase phase
DNA (chromosomes) are duplicated into sister chromatids
G2
more growth to prepare for cell division
checkpoints in the cell cycle *purpose?
Where proteins regulate the cell cycle & check that all is normal
Chromosomes
a complex of tightly coiled DNA and protein
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Genome
an entire set of DNA for a cell
products of mitosis
2 identical daughter cells
main goals of mitosis (2)
growth of the organism, repair/replace damaged and old cells
types of cells that undergo mitosis
body cells (somatic) in animals, plant cells
simple version of mitosis steps
chromosomes are copied to form sister chromatids
sister chromatids separate to opposite sides of the cell
the cell divides and 2 identical daughter cells are formed
steps of mitosis
interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
interphase
cell grows, copies DNA, prepares for cell division, and centrioles form
state of DNA in interphase
in the form of chromatin
Chromatin
"loosened up”, uncoiled form of DNA
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Prophase
Chromosomes coil (become visible), nucleus begins to break down, centrioles move to opposite ends of cell and produce spindle fibers
Chromosomes
coiled DNA
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centrioles
organelle that forms the spindle fibers
spindle fibers
fibers that attach to sister chromatids (to pull them apart)
Metaphase
sister chromatids attach to spindle fibers at the centromere, sis chromatids line up in the middle of cell
sister chromatids
pairs of chromosomes that have been copied and joined together
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*different from chromatids
Chromatids
chromosome and its copy UNCOMBINED
centromere
region of chromosomes where spindle fibers attach to sis chromatids
Anaphase
sis chromatids are pulled towards opposite ends of cell by spindle fibers
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Telophase
Chromosomes are on opposite ends, spindle fibers break down, nucleus forms around chromosomes, and chromosomes uncoil back into chromatin
cytokinesis
Division in cytoplasm - produces identical daughter cells
What is DNA
a sequence of nucleic acids with instructions for making proteins
nucleic acid pairings
Adenine (A) with Thymine (T)
Guanine (G) with Cytosine (C)
A goes with ..
T
G goes with..
C
Gene
a sequence of DNA that contains the instructions for a single protein
Allele
different variations or versions of the same gene
different DNA sequences mean
different alleles → different look/appearance
when an organism inherits 2 copies of each chromosome it inherits
2 copies of each gene and 2 copies of each allele
cells that go through meiosis
reproductive cells
human somatic cells have
46 chromosomes
haploid cell
cell containing half the number of chromosomes of an organism
diploid cell
cell containing 2 sets of chromosomes
fertilization
egg cell and sperm cell combining to form a zygote
gametes
egg and sperm cells
zygote
joint gametes (first cell of new organism)
example of haploid cell
gametes
example of diploid cell
somatic cells
meiosis
process of cell division that produces gametes
characteristics of meiosis
all cells go through 2 divisions
4 daughter cells are produced
daughter cells are not identical to parent cells
daughter cells have half the amount of parent cell dna
Homologous chromosomes
chromosomes that have the same genes in the same locations and are the same size
2 genes - 1 mom, 1 dad
Meiosis 1 stages
prophase 1 w/ special event, crossing over, metaphase 1, anaphase 1, telophase 1, cytokinesis 1
prophase 1
dna coils into chromosomes, nucleus starts to break down, centrioles form spindle fibers
*important because same as mitosis
special event
homologous chromosomes pair up, pairs are crammed in nucleus of cell
Crossing over
randomized swapping of portions of chromosomes (DNA) during prophase 1
what allows crossing over to occur
close proximity of homologous chromosomes
what happens after the crossing over phase
chromosomes look different - allows for genetic diversity
metaphase 1
spindle fibers attach to centromere, homologous chromosome pairs line up in middle of cell
Anaphase 1
homologous chromosomes are pulled away from each other - opposite ends of cell
*pairs are separated
telophase 1
chromosomes uncoil, nucleus forms
Cytokinesis 1
cytoplasm divides = 2 haploid daughter cells - not identical
steps of meiosis 2
Prophase 2, metaphase 2, anaphase 2, telophase 2, and cytokinesis 2
*same steps and results (except cytokinesis 2) as meiosis 1 except happening to 2 cells simultaneously
prophase 2
dna condenses, nucleus breaks, spindle fibers form
metaphase 2
spindle fibers attach to centromeres, chromatids line up in middle of cell
Anaphase 2
chromosomes are pulled away from each other bc of spindle fibers - opposite ends of the cell
telophase 2
chromosomes uncoil, nucleus forms
Cytokinesis 2
cytoplasm splits = 4 haploid daughter cells not identical
what do capital and lowercase letters represent on genes
alleles
genotype
genetic makeup of a gene (2 alleles)
capital letter
dominant allele
lower case letter
recessive allele
when dominant allele is present in genotype
it gets written first ex. Aa
it always expresses dominant allele
possible allele combos
AA, aa, Aa
AA
homozygous dominant (purebred)
aa
homozygous recessive (purebred)
Aa
heterozygous (hybrid)
what do genotypes determine
phenotypes
phenotypes
physical trait that is expressed (what we see)
when homozygous dominant
dominant trait expressed
when homozygous recessive
recessive trait expressed
when heterozygous
dominant trait expressed
Autosome
any chromosome that isn’t a sex chromosome
Sex chromosomes
determines an organism’s biological sex
karyotype
map showing all of an organism’s chromosomes
which pairs on karyotypes are autosomes
pairs 1-22
which pairs on karyotypes are sex chromosomes
pair 23
types of sex chromosomes
x and y
cell that carries only x
egg cells
cell that carries x or y
sperm cell
what determines sex of a child
chromosome carried by the sperm cell (x or y)
What is an autosomal genetic disorder
an inherited genetic disorder due to a genetic mutation on an autosome
sex-linked genetic disorder
an inherited genetic disorder due to genetic mutation on the x or y chromosome
what are sex linked traits
traits located on the sex chromosomes
what is the most common sex-linked trait
x-linked (carried on the x)
why are x-linked traits more common
because the x chromosome is larger than the y chromosome
which allele is written uppercase
dominant allele
which allele is written lowercase
recessive allele
what is the genotype for 2 dominant allele
homozygous dominant
what is the genotype for 2 recessive alleles
homozygous recessive
what is the genotype for 1 dominant and 1 recessive allele
heterozygous