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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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
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genetic engineering you are forcibly inserting genes into the procreation process to create a new organism. These genes may be from an animal of the same species‚ a different animal/plant‚ or (in theory) genes can be designed from scratch. The main difference is that with genetic engineering you can potentially arrive at a result much more quickly than with selective breeding‚ and you can create new organisms that would be virtually impossible to
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MITOSIS The Stages of Mitosis Mitosis is simply described as having four stages—prophase‚ metaphase‚ anaphase‚ and telophase; the steps follow one another without interruption. The entire four-stage division process averages about one hour in duration‚ and the period between cell divisions‚ called interphase or interkinesis‚ varies greatly but is considerably longer. During INTERPHASE the chromosomes are dispersed in the nucleus and appear as a network of long‚ thin threads or filaments‚ called the
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the two chromosomes of each homolog pair adhere to each other during this phase of meiosis. But the appearance of a tetrad changes in the different sub stages of prophase I Early on in this phase the two chromosomes of which a tetrad is composed fuse together so tightly that they cannot be distinguished from each other. Only later do they become separately visible. Anaphase 1- During this stage of meiosis‚ the cell starts to lengthen. The two homologs of each chromosome pair separate and
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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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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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Mitosis Lab Mitosis in Onion Root Tips Make a sketch of a representative cell in each of the four stages of mitosis in the space provided below. Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Can you distinguish any cells? Yes‚ you can identify cells that are undergoing development. In prophase‚ the chromosomes make and x shape. In metaphase‚ the chromosomes are moved to the middle of the cell. In anaphase‚ the chromosomes look like they are being pulled apart. And in telophase‚ the cell starts
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Meiosis is extremely critical because its job is to check that all species produced by sexual reproduction include the right number of chromosomes we should have. This activity decreases the number of chromosomes in half‚ permitting the sexual reproduction process to prevail. Because meiosis produces cells that eventually becomes reproductive cells‚ this division in chromosome number is critical to the cell cycle. Without this process‚ the combination of two gametes during fertilization would result
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Mitosis in a Nutshell • The stages of the cell cycle can be broken down into six stages: o Interphase‚ Prophase‚ Metaphase‚ Anaphase‚ Telophase Interphase • Is the "resting" or non-mitotic portion of the cell cycle. • It is comprised of G1‚ S‚ and G2 stages of the cell cycle. • DNA is replicated during the S phase of Interphase Prophase - the first stage of mitosis. • The chromosomes condense and become visible • The centrioles form and move toward opposite ends of the cell ("the poles")
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