Mitosis and Meiosis
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Mitosis -- How Your Body Makes New Cells
How many cells do you think your body has?
Why does your body need to have lots of cells?
The production of such a large number of body cells is accomplished by many, many repeats of a cycle of cell division in which one cell gives rise to two cells, each of which in turn gives rise to two cells, etc. Thus, cell division is needed for growth.
Even in a fully grown adult, cells still undergo cell division. Why is this useful? For example skin cells.
The two cells that come from the division of one cell are called daughter cells. (It may seem odd, but the cells produced by cell division are called daughter cells, even in boys and men.) Each of the daughter cells needs to have a complete set of chromosomes. What are chromosomes? Why does each cell need a complete set of chromosomes?
In each cycle of cell division, the cell first makes a copy of the entire DNA in each of the chromosomes.
To keep things simple, we will begin by discussing mitosis in a cell which has only two chromosomes. These two chromosomes are a pair of homologous chromosomes. Both homologous chromosomes contain genes which control the same traits (e.g. eye color and skin color). For each gene on a pair of homologous chromosomes, there may be two different versions or alleles of the gene on the two different homologous chromosomes (e.g. an allele for brown eyes on one chromosome and an allele for blue eyes on the other chromosome). This difference in alleles is indicated in the diagram on page 2 by the stripe on each chromatid of the second homologous chromosome.
You will complete each page to illustrate the changes that take place in a cell during cell division. The first oval (or ovals) in
EACH phase should show the location of the organelles at that stage. Use the extra ovals to show the movement of organelles between
stages. Once you have completed all the diagrams, carefully cut out each page, organize from first to last, and staple! Flip through your
book to view cell division!
These mitosis notes will help you learn the steps of mitosis and what happens at each step.
Mitosis Animal and Plant Cell Comparison
After watching the power point presentation on animal cells, complete the animal cell information. Then watch the presentation on plant cells and complete the plant cell information. Compare the two types of cells to find similarities and differences.
write a question for each answer...
Mitosis Lab: everyone brings socks
Formation of New Cells by Cell Division
Cell division, also called cell reproduction, occurs in humans and other organisms at different times in their life. The formation of gametes involves yet a special type of cell division. Gametes are an organism’s reproductive cells, such as sperm or egg cells. When a cell divides, the DNA is first copied and then distributed.
Prokaryotic Cell Reproduction
Prokaryotes reproduce by a type of cell division called binary fission. Binary fission is a form of asexual reproduction that produces identical offspring. In asexual reproduction, a single parent passes exact copies of all of its DNA to its offspring. Binary fission occurs in two stages: first, the DNA is copied (so that each new cell will have a copy of the genetic information), and then the cell divides. Eventually the dividing prokaryote is pinched into two independent cells.
Eukaryotic Cell Reproduction
A gene is a segment of DNA that codes for a protein or RNA molecule. When genes are being used, the DNA is stretched out so that the information it contains can be used to direct the synthesis of proteins. As a eukaryotic cell prepares to divide, the DNA and the proteins associated with the DNA coil into a structure called a chromosome.
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The two exact copies of DNA that make up each chromosome are called chromatids.
The two chromatids of a chromosome are attached at a point called a centromere.
The chromatids, which become separated during cell division and placed into each new cell, ensure that each new cell will have the same genetic information as the original cell.
How Chromosome Number and Structure Affect Development
Sets of Chromosomes
Sets of Chromosomes
Chromosome Number of Various Organisms
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Sex Chromosomes
Change in Chromosome Number
Karyotype
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Change in Chromosome Structure
Changes in an organism’s chromosome structure are called mutations.
Breakage of a chromosome can lead to four types of mutations:
The Cell Cycle
The Life of a Eukaryotic Cell
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The Cell Cycle • The cell cycle is a repeating sequence of cellular growth and division during the life of an organism.
• A cell spends 90 percent of its time in the first three phases of the cycle, which are collectively called interphase.
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The Cell Cycle
The five phases of the cell cycle are:
Control of the Cell Cycle
The cell cycle has key checkpoints (inspection points) at which feedback signals from the cell can trigger the next phase of the cell cycle (green light). Other feedback signals can delay the next phase to allow for completion of the current phase (yellow or red light). Control occurs at three principal checkpoints:
When Control Is Lost: Cancer
Mitosis and Cytokinesis
Chromatid Separation in Mitosis
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Forming the Spindle
• When a cell enters the mitotic phase, the centriole pairs start to separate, moving toward opposite poles of the cell.
As the centrioles move apart, the spindle begins to form.
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Separation of Chromatids by Attaching Spindle Fibers
Separation of Chromatids by Attaching Spindle Fibers
Mitosis
Step 1 Prophase The nuclear envelope dissolves and a spindle forms.
Step 2 Metaphase During metaphase the chromosomes move to the center of the cell and line up along the equator.
Step 3 Anaphase Centromeres divide during anaphase.
Step 4 Telophase A nuclear envelope forms around the chromosomes at each pole. Mitosis is complete
Stages of Mitosis |
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Cytokinesis
Formation of Haploid Cells
Stages of Meiosis |
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Meiosis and Genetic Variation
1. independent assortment
2. crossing-over
3. random fertilization
Independent Assortment The random distribution of homologous chromosomes during meiosis is called independent assortment. |
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Crossing-Over and Random Fertilization
Crossing-Over of Chromosomes |
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Importance of Genetic Variation
Meiosis in Males
Meiosis in Females
The process by which gametes are produ6-0ced in female animals is called oogenesis.
Oogenesis occurs in the ovaries (female reproductive organs) and produces female gametes called ova.
Meiosis in Male and Female Animals |
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Sexual Reproduction
Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
In asexual reproduction a single parent passes copies of all of its genes to each of its offspring; there is no fusion of haploid cells such as gametes. An individual produced by asexual reproduction is a clone, an organism that is genetically identical to its parent. In contrast, in sexual reproduction two parents each form reproductive cells that have one-half the number of chromosomes.
Types of Asexual Reproduction
During fission, a parent separates into two or more individuals of about equal size. Some multicellular eukaryotes undergo fragmentation, a type of reproduction in which the body breaks into several pieces. Other organisms undergo budding, in which new individuals split off from existing ones.
Genetic Diversity
Asexual reproduction allows organisms to produce many offspring in a short period of time, without using energy to produce gametes or to find a mate. However, the DNA of these organisms varies little between individuals. Sexual reproduction provides a powerful means of quickly making different combinations of genes among individuals. Such genetic diversity is the raw material for evolution.
Evolution of Sexual Reproduction
Only diploid cells can repair certain kinds of chromosome damage, such as breaks in both strands of DNA. Thus the process of meiosis and the pairing of homologous chromosomes may have allowed early protistan cells to repair damaged DNA.
Sexual Life Cycles in Eukaryotes
The entire span in the life of an organism from one generation to the next is called a life cycle. The life cycles of all sexually reproducing organisms follows a basic pattern of alternation between the diploid and haploid chromosome numbers. Eukaryotes that undergo sexual reproduction can have one of three types of sexual life cycles: haploid, diploid, or alternation of generations.
Haploid Life Cycle
The haploid life cycle is the simplest of sexual life cycles. In this life cycle, haploid cells occupy the major portion of the life cycle. This type of life cycle is found in many protists, as well as in some fungi and algae.
Haploid Life Cycle |
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Diploid Life Cycle
The outstanding characteristic of the diploid life cycle is that adult individuals are diploid, each individual inheriting chromosomes from two parents. In most animals, including humans, a diploid reproductive cell undergoes meiosis to produce gametes. The gametes join in a process called fertilization, which results in a diploid zygote.
Diploid Life Cycle
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Alternation of Generations
Alternation of Generations
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Compare Mitosis and Meiosis
The steps of mitosis and meiosis are very similar, yet very different results. View the following presentation to see them compared side-by-side.