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Cell Cycle and Cellular Reproduction
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/27/2011

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What are the 2 broad phases the cell cycle can be divided into?
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Interphase and cell division (M phase)
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A cell spends most of its time in what phase?
Definition
Interphase
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During the S stage of the cell cycle what happens to the amount of DNA?
Definition
It doubles
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Mitosis equally distributes what to two daughter cells?
Definition
Nuclear membrane ONLY
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What does checkpoint does the p53 protein stop the cell cycle if DNA is damaged so it can be repaired?
Definition
G1
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What does Apoptosis do?
Definition
Decreases the number of body cells
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In prophase and metaphase a visible chromosome contains how many sister chromatids?
Definition
2
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What happens in Anaphase of mitosis?
Definition
Sister chromatids seperate
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What type of number of chromosomes does the nucleus of the body cell have?
Definition
Diploid
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The formation of new blood vessels toward cancer cells is called?
Definition
Angiogenesis
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For a typical chromosome in a typical cell, what happens to the telomeres each time a cell divides>
Definition
They shorten
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If we compare the cell cycle to a car the proto onocogenes act like what?
Definition
The gas pedal
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What happens to the size of the cell during the G1 stage?
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It increases
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What happens to the number of organelles during G1 stage?
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They double
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What cells do not complete the cell cycle and always stay in the G0 stage?
Definition
Nerve and Muscle Cells
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What happens to DNA during the S stage?
Definition
It is synthesized or replicated
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Which biological molecules are made during G2 stage to prepare for cell division?
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Proteins
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What is mitosis?
Definition
The equal division of the nucleus to 2 daughter cells
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What is Cytokinesis?
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The equal division of cytoplasm to 2 daughter cells
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How do Growth Factors affect the cell?
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Stimulate cells to finish cell cycle (even if they are stuck in G0)
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What is the RB protein normally bound to?
Definition
another protein called E2F
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Growth signals promoting cell division will cause CDK to add what to RB protein?
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Phosphate
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What happens once RB becomes phosphorylated?
Definition
It releases E2F causing it to bind to DNA
Term
What happens if nutrients are not available to a cell?
Definition
It enters into G0
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When DNA is damaged how does CDK affect p53?
Definition
CDK phosphorylates p53
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What happens when DNA cannot be repaired and p53 levels continue to rise?
Definition
The cell goes through apoptosis
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What is Apoptosis?
Definition
Cell Death
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Where does the cell cycle stop if chromosomes are not attached to the spindle properly?
Definition
The mitotic checkpoint
Term
What is the enzyme responsible for apoptosis?
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Caspases
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What is the complete number of chromosomes called?
Definition
Diploid number (2n)
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Which body cells have the haploid(n) number?
Definition
A sperm and eggs
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The cell that is dividing is called what?
Definition
The parent cell
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The resulting cells are called?
Definition
Daughter Cells
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Do the chromatids contain identical DNA?
Definition
Yes
Term
The constricted region that holds the sister chromatids together is called?
Definition
Centromere
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What is a kinetochores?
Definition
Assembly of proteins
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After mitosis+ cytokinesis would the daughter cells get the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell?
Definition
Yes
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When did the centrosome divide?
Definition
S stage (before mitosis)
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What organelles are inside animal centrosomes?
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Centrioles
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Do plants have centrioles?
Definition
No
Term
What is the order of phases?
Definition
Prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
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In prophase what happens to the strands of chromatin?
Definition
The condense and chromosomes become visible
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How many chromatids are visible in prophase?
Definition
2
Term
Which structure begins to assemble in Prophase?
Definition
Spindle Fibers
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In metaphase where are the centromeres of each chromosome?
Definition
In alignment on a single plane at the center of the cell
Term
In Anaphase what happens to the sister chromatids?
Definition
The seperate at the centromere
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In Telophase what happens to the Spindle Fibers?
Definition
They disapear
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What happens if mitosis occurs without cytokinesis?
Definition
The cell is multinucleated
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When does cytokinesis begin?
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In anaphase---continues in Telophase
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In animal cells what structure is seen as the plasma membrane begins to indent?
Definition
Cleavage furrow
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What structure forms between 2 daughter plant cells during Cytokinesis?
Definition
Cell plate
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Why does mitosis occur in your body?
Definition
To help you grow and repair your cells
Term
Where are some adult stem cells located?
Definition
Bone Marrow
Term
What is reproductive cloning?
Definition
Production of a new individual
Term
What is the purpose of Therapeutic cloning?
Definition
To produce human tissues
Term
Are cancer cells specialized?
Definition
No
Term
What does contact inhibition mean?
Definition
When cells come in contact with a neighbor they stop dividing
Term
What is the purpose of pro-onocogenes?
Definition
They PROMOTE the cell cycle and PREVENT apoptosis.
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What is the purpose of tumor-supressor genes?
Definition
They INHIBIT cell cycle and PROMOTE apoptosis.
Term
What are the 2 common tummor supressor genes?
Definition
RB and p53
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Which tumor supressor gene is involved in over half of human cancers?
Definition
RB
Term
cyclin Levels?
Definition
Increase and decrease as the cell cycle continues
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What happens to a proto ongogene that undergoes a mutation?
Definition
The cell continues in the cell cycle when it shouldn't
Term
Oncogenes in the _____ gene family trigger many human cancers.
Definition
RAS
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Which stages of mitosis are chromosomes NOT in a duplicated state?
Definition
Prophase and Metaphase
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In cancer cells what happens to the telomeres?
Definition
Stay the same length
Term
In binary fission how are the chromosomes separated?
Definition
Elongation
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