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    Unit 5 Free Response Meric Pope Meiosis 1 and Mitosis are very similar events‚ however‚ they have certain differences. One difference is crossing over. Meiosis 1 does cross over and because of that‚ it creates genetic changes. Mitosis ‚ on the other hand‚ does not cross over. Something else that is different is the way it occurs. Meiosis 1 is sexual but Mitosis is asexual. Another change is the number of divisions that each event goes through. Meiosis 1 goes through 2 divisions which ends up having

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    Cycle‚ Mitosis and Meiosis. Cells have the ability to grow‚ have particular functions‚ and replicate during their life. Although cell enlargement is part of organismal growth‚ cell replication is also required and allows growth without each cell becoming too large. All of these activities are part of a repeating set of events known as the cell cycle. The major feature in the cell cycle is cellular replication and what enables for cellular replication is the process of mitosis. Mitosis is the

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    Meiosis Worksheet On the lines provided‚ order the different stages of meiosis I THROUGH meiosis II‚ including interphase in the proper sequence. 1. 4th metaphase I homologous chromosome line up in the center of the cell 2.5th anaphase I spindle fibers pull homologous pairs to ends of the cell 3. 9th Telophase II 4 haploid (N) daughter cells form 4. 1st interphase cells undergo a round of DNA replication 5.7th anaphase II sister chromatids separate from each other 6. 6th Telophase I 2 haploid

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    Meiosis BIOL 1111 Introduction Meiosis is the second important kind of nuclear division. It resembles mitosis in many ways but the consequences of meiotic divisions are very different from those of mitotic divisions. While mitotic division may occur in almost any living cell of an organismmeiosis occurs only in special cells. In animals‚ meiosis is restricted to cells that form gametes (eggs and sperm). Each species has a characteristic number of chromosomes per somatic cell. Fruit flies

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    Abstract: The question of the investigation is if lectin can induce mitosis in the cell of an onion root tip. The hypothesis is that‚ if the lectin does not induce mitosis‚ then there should not be a great change in the number of cells that undergo mitosis. The alternate is‚ if the lectin does induce mitosis‚ then there should be an increase in of cells in mitosis. The control group of the experiment had root tip treated with water‚ and the experimental had root tip treated with lectin. Upon the

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    Lab #3: Mitosis and Meiosis To investigate the processes of mitosis and meiosis. Cells come from previous existing cells. New cells are formed by cell division‚ which involves karyokinesis and cytokinesis. Karyokinesis is the division of the cell’s nucleus and cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm. Mitosis and meiosis are the two types of nuclear division. Mitosis results in body cells: the formation of an adult organism from a fertilized egg‚ regeneration‚ asexual reproduction‚

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    Stages of Meiosis

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    Meiosis I Prophase I: - nuclear membrane dissolves * centrioles move to poles * spindle fibres forming * DNA has been replicated and forms chromosomes made of 2 identical chromatids * Homologous chromosomes line up to form a bivalent‚ 2 chromosomes or 4 chromatids (TETRAD)‚ this process is called SYNAPSIS * Where chromatids overlap is called a CHIASMATA‚ and it allows for CROSSING OVER of genetic information between chromosomes Metaphase I: - homologous chromosomes

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    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

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    following the instructions listed in lab. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Programming Languages Brian McNamara Today’s lecture will be a quick history of programming languages. Since 1957 when the first Fortran was introduced for the IBM 704‚ literaly hundreds of new programming languages have come and gone--well‚ some of them have gone‚ and others--like Fortran‚ have managed to stay around. The sheer number of languages makes it impossible

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    Interphase: DNA replicates ( S-phase) Prophase: Nucleolus fades and chromatin (replicated DNA and associated proteins) condenses into chromosomes. Each replicated chromosome comprises two chromatids‚ both with the same genetic information. Microtubules of the cytoskeleton‚ responsible for cell shape‚ motility and attachment to other cells during interphase‚ disassemble Pro Metaphase: - nuclear envelope breaks down- no longer a recognizable nucleus. Mitotic spindle fibers elongate from the centrosomes

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