Preview

Mitosis And Meiosis: Time In All Skin Cells

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
267 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Mitosis And Meiosis: Time In All Skin Cells
Mary Clark November 10, 2011 Mitosis /Meiosis

Mitosis occurs all the time in all body cells. This occurs to produce new cells and replace old and dead cells. We produce new blood cells, bone cells, skin cells...the list can go on and on. Mitosis in a nutshell is the process of splitting the nucleus and it occurs hand in hand with the rest of the cell cycle and cytokenesis. Meiosis, on the other hand, is a process of taking a diploid cell (a cell with the full number of chromosomes) and producing haploid gametes
Continue Reading
View Writing Issues

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    LabPaq mitios
    • 520 Words
    • 3 Pages

    LabPaq mitios

    Abstract: There are two types of nuclear division, mitosis and meiosis. Mitosis is usually used for the growth and replacement of somotaic cells, while meiosis produces the gametes or spores used in an organism’s reproduction.…

    • 520 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Chapter 13-15 AP Biology Questions
    • 1278 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Chapter 13-15 AP Biology Questions

    5) Mitosis and meiosis are alike in the respect that go through most of the same phases, and are used for reproduction purposes. However, meiosis results in sexual reproduction, in order to create multicellular organisms, occurring in only animals, humans, fungi, and plants, whereas mitosis occurs in all organisms. Mitosis only goes through one division, has the same number of chromosomes, and creates only two diploid cells. Meiosis undergoes two divisions, the creation of four haploid cells, and half reduces the chromosomes.…

    • 1278 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    BIO 310 Homework 3
    • 917 Words
    • 4 Pages

    BIO 310 Homework 3

    Meiosis The production of daughter cells that have one half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. It enables organisms to reproduce sexually.…

    • 917 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Mitosis: Cell Nucleus
    • 323 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Mitosis: Cell Nucleus

    Question: How does mitosis produce new cells, and how is mitosis the same and different?…

    • 323 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Chapter 3: Cells
    • 784 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Chapter 3: Cells

    Mitosis is a process in which cells replicate their DNA to create new cells that are genetically identical. The DNA is propagated throughout the new cells and the genetic information is “immortalized”.…

    • 784 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Buiding Blocks
    • 621 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Buiding Blocks

    Mitosis and meiosis are important, because mitosis is a type of sexual reproduction which enables a cell to reproduce two new genetically identical daughter cells from a single parent cell (Pruitt and Underwood, 2006). During this process mitosis has the function of permitting cells to replace ones that are worn out, damaged, or need to be replicated for single cells organism. Where mitosis is asexual cellular reproduction, meiosis not only multiplying the numbers of cells by cell division, but it reduces the number of chromosomes in each daughter cell to one-half of the number before meiosis (Pruitt and Underwood, 2006). Meiosis also permits chromosomes of more complex organisms to be passed down from parent cells to daughter cells for genetic diversity.…

    • 621 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    The Amount of Time a Cell Spends in Each Stage of Mitosis
    • 1242 Words
    • 5 Pages

    The Amount of Time a Cell Spends in Each Stage of Mitosis

    Mitosis: This is the process by which a cell duplicates the chromosomes in its cell nucleus in order to generate two identical daughter nuclei.…

    • 1242 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Sordaria Lab
    • 1940 Words
    • 8 Pages

    Sordaria Lab

    Meiosis is the process of cell division in which gametes are produced. It results in four haploid (IN) cells from two diploid (2N) cells (Cyr). In meiosis I, crossing over and independent assortment of the chromosomes occur. These two processes increase the genetic variation within the cell either benefiting or hurting the cell’s ability to adapt (natural selection). After these two events have occurred, the chromosomes will then proceed through all four stages and produce two daughter cells (Cyr). In meiosis II, the two daughter cells each again proceed…

    • 1940 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    What are some similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis?
    • 425 Words
    • 2 Pages

    What are some similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis?

    On the other hand, there are many contrasts such that there is only one cell division in mitosis as there is two cell divisions in meiosis. These phases are called meiosis one and meiosis two. Another contrast is that mitosis produces only two daughter cells whereas meiosis produces four haploid daughter cells. These daughter cells come out exactly the same in mitosis but not in meiosis because the chromosomes exchange DNA strips with one another and four daughter cells are produced to mix the DNA. Typically, mitosis is a form of reproduction in prokaryotic organisms because they only have one cell whereas meiosis is a form of reproduction in eukaryotic organisms because they have many cells. In other words, mitosis is a form of asexual reproduction where one cell splits and forms two new cells and meiosis is a form of sexual reproduction that requires the union of a sperm and egg for this process to occur.…

    • 425 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Meiotic Cell Division
    • 329 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Meiotic Cell Division

    1. What does it mean when two sets of chromosomes are homologous? It means that each of the four chromosomes that come from the male parent has a corresponding chromosomes from the female parent.…

    • 329 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Biology Review Guide
    • 1110 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Biology Review Guide

    2. In 2-4 sentences compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis including the steps, purpose and products. Mitosis and meiosis are types of nuclear division that make different types of cells. Mitosis makes diploid cells that are genetically identical. It takes place throughout an organism’s lifetime and is involved in asexual reproduction. During meiosis, diploid cells undergo 2 cell divisions that result in 4 haploid cells. Meiosis occurs in sex cells, produces gametes, increases genetic diversity and produces genetically unique cells. It takes place only at certain times in an organism’s life cycle and is involved in sexual reproduction.…

    • 1110 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Cell Growth and Division
    • 384 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Cell Growth and Division

    Mitosis is the process by which the nucleus of the cell is divided into two nuclei, each with the same number and kinds of chromosomes as the parent cell.…

    • 384 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Biology: Gene and Daughter Cells
    • 644 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Biology: Gene and Daughter Cells

    Meiosis is the process by which cells divide and create living creatures. Without meiosis we cannot have the process of mitosis, which is the process by which cells of tissue are created for living creatures. When meiosis occurs 4 daughter cells are created, while only 2 are created in mitosis. With the creation of 2 daughter cells the new cells will be similar to the parent cell, but will have differences, as there more parent cells involved. When mitosis occurs the daughter cells will be identical to the parent cell, since only 1 cell is involved. Meiosis is needed for sexual reproduction, while mitosis is needed for general growth, repair, and cellular reproduction of the body. The process of mitosis is not involved in any sex cell, and meiosis is not involved in any cell with the exception of sex cells. Since meiosis has more cells involved (parent cells) this process has a few more steps than what mitosis does. There are several similarities between the process of mitosis and meiosis. For example both processes occur at the cellular level. Both processes share genetic material from the parent cell to the daughter cell. In conclusion without meiosis we would not be created and therefore not need the process of meiosis, because cells would not be able to form.…

    • 644 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle
    • 392 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle

    There is two stages in M-phase; the first stage is called mitosis. Mitosis is the nuclear division of the cell, separating the two copies of the genome and forming daughter nuclei. There are four stages in mitosis: prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase. Multiple changes occur in prophase including the coiling of the chromatin into chromosomes, the disappearance of the nuclear envelope and nucleoli, the migration of the centrosomes toward opposite poles and the construction of spindle apparatus, which are composed of protein fibers called microtubules. The next stage is called metaphase, where the chromosomes line up at the middle of the cell because the microtubules push and pull them there. The third stage, anaphase, consists of sister chromatids separating and being pulled toward opposite poles. The last phase of mitosis is telophase, which is when the chromosomes uncoil resulting in chromatin. During telophase two new nuclear enveloped appear and spindle apparatus breaks down (Mrs. Weiland, 11/19/15).…

    • 392 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Mitosis and Cell
    • 472 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Mitosis and Cell

    Puppies increase in size as their cells grow and divide. Almost all cells complete a full cell cycle that includes interphase and cell division. In interphase, cells serve their specialized functions, grow, and copy their genetic material. Mitosis is the first stage of cell division, in which the copied chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei. Then in cytokinesis the cell divides into two daughter cells. If no mutations or errors occur, the genetic material in each daughter cell is identical to what was in the original cell.…

    • 472 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More

Related Topics