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purpose of mitosis

tissue repair and growth

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results of mitosis

two identical diploid (2n) cells

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purpose of meiosis

production of haploid cells (gamete)

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results of meiosis

gametes

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tetrad

pairing of homologous chromosomes

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synapsis

alignment of genes in a tetrad

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crossing-over

genetic exchange between homologous chromosomes

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independent assortment of chromosomes

random way in which homologous chromosomes (tetrads) line up on the metaphase plate (INCREASES VARIATION)

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importance of crossing-over to sexual reproduction

increases variation

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gametogenesis

creation of gametes

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results of spermatogenesis

creation of sperm

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results of oogenesis

an egg

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cleavage furrow

structure that forms in animal cells during cytokinesis (how animal cells divide)

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cell plate

new cell wall that forms between new nuclei in plant cells (how plant cells divide)

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differences between plant and animal mitosis

  1. Animals

    1. Cleavage furrow

    2. Centrioles

    3. Aster - microtubules extend towards the cell periphery

  2. Plants

    1. Cell plate

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somatic cell

body cell

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germline cell

produce gametes

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karyotype

picture of an individual chromosome

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nondisjunction

chromosomes fail to separate

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cause of Down Syndrome

trisomy

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