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    The cell is the basic unit of all life. All living things-- tigers‚ trees‚ elephants‚ and men-- are made up of cells. A cell is alive-- as alive as you are. It breathes‚ takes in food‚ and gets rid of waste. It grows and reproduces‚ or creates one of its own kind. (Garrod 36) Most cells reproduce by dividing‚ so that there are two cells where there once was one. (Akkas 78) Every living thing is made up of one or more cells‚ and each of these cells was produced by an already existing cell. New cells

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    100 CheckPoint: Mitosis and Meiosis Mitosis and meiosis are both important to a living organism because they represent cell divisions that are very important to every living organism because without cell division all living organisms would fail to reproduce‚ eventually dying out. Cell division plays a very important role in the life cycle of a cell. Mitosis and meiosis are important to living organism because they help living organisms to grow‚ develop‚ and reproduce. Mitosis is a type of asexual

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    Mitosis & Meiosis In science class this week‚ we’ve been learning about cell reproduction. What is Cell division? What is Mitosis? What is Meiosis? How are they alike? How do they differ? All of these amazing questions will be answered‚ if you decide to read on. The Cell Cycle A life cycle begins with an organism’s formation‚ followed by its growth and development‚ and the production of offspring that will repeat the cycle‚ before ending in death. Right now‚ I am in a stage in the life

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    1 – Mitosis and Meiosis    1.  A certain species has three pairs of chromosomes: an acrocentric pair‚ a metacentric pair‚ and a  telocentric pair.  Draw a cell of this species as it would appear in metaphase of mitosis.  (BAP 2.18)    2.  A cell in G1 of interphase has 12 chromosomes.  How many chromosomes and DNA molecules will be  found per cell when this original cell progresses to the following stages?  (BAP 2.20)  a) G2 of interphase  b) Metaphase I of meiosis  c) Prophase of mitosis  d) Anaphase I of meiosis 

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    Meiosis and Mitosis Meiosis vs. Mitosis: Meiosis requires two nuclear divisions‚ but mitosis requires only one nuclear division. Meiosis producers four daughter nuclei‚ and there are four daughter cells following cytokinesis; mitosis followed by cytokinesis results in two daughter cells. Following meiosis‚ the four daughter cells are haploid and have half the chromosome number as the parent cell. Following mitosis‚ the daughter cells have the same chromosome number as the parent cell. Following

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    Mitosis and Meiosis I. These two processes function to pass chromosomes from one cellular generation to the next in a very carefully controlled manner. II. Mitosis and Meiosis are both correctly described as nuclear division; they are never correctly called cell division‚ or any kind of reproduction. It is possible (and often quite normal) for nuclei to divide when cells don’t. And organisms reproduce; nuclei and cells divide. III. Mitosis A. Mitosis is the division of a nucleus

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    Mitosis and Meiosis Purpose To understand the cell cycle and mitosis and how these two processes function within an organism. To understand meiosis and how this process produces gametes. Mitosis All cells in your body complete a cell cycle in which they grow‚ divide and‚ eventually‚ die. The cell cycle consists of four phases: G1‚ S‚ G2‚ and M (Figure 1). Each phase is associated with a specific cellular function: typically growth‚ synthesis‚ and division. The G1‚ S‚ and G2 phases comprise

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    Bio-111 Laboratory #8 Mitosis and Meiosis 17 November 2010 Part1-Questions: a) Explain mitosis Mitosis is a process of asexual reproduction in eukaryotic cells. This process is divided into five stages: prophase‚ metaphase‚ anaphase‚ telophase and cytokinesis. A diploid cell duplicates its genetic information. Therefore the two diploid daughter cells will receive an exact copy of the genetic material. Explain meiosis Meiosis is a two round cell division process where a diploid cell divides

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    Mitosis and Meiosis When going over the cell cycle‚ mitosis and meiosis are two major components. Mitosis is the division of the cell’s nucleus‚ and is followed by cytokinesis. Cytokinesis is the division of cytoplasm. Mitosis is only one phase that a cell goes through in the cell cycle. Also the mitotic phase is one of the shortest phases. Mitosis can be broken down into five different stages; prophase‚ prometaphase‚ metaphase‚ anaphase‚ and telophase. In prophase the nucleoli starts to disappear

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    happen by either mitosis or meiosis‚ depending on what type of cell is invovled. Mitosis is a process by which a cell divides to form two daughter cells. They each have the same exact number and kind of chromosomes as the parent cell. Meiosis occurs in the primary sex cells leading to the formation of viable egg and sperm cells. They reduce the number of chromosomes to half in each gamete so that when they are getting furtilized‚ the species chromosome number is kept even. Mitosis happens in the

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