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Bio 2 Exam 3

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Definition
mitosis   genetic material is copied and divided equally  
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meiosis   daughter cells inherit half the genetic material of the parent cell  
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functions of mitosis   growth, wound repair, asexual reproduction  
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G1 phase   replication of organelles and addition of cytoplasm  
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S phase   chromosome duplication  
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G2 phase   final preparation for division  
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Prophase   chromosomes condense and become visible in the light microscope  
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Prometaphase   nuclear envelope breaks down; nucleolus dissappears  
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Metaphase   formation of mitotic spindle is complete; chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell  
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Anaphase   centomeres splits; sister chromatids become daughter chromosomes  
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Telophase   new nuclear envelope begins to form around each set of chromosomes; mitosis is complete when two independent nuclei have formed  
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Cytokinesis   cytoplasm divides to form two daughter cells; occurs immediately after mitosis  
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chromosomes   contain a single long double helix of DNA wrapped around proteins  
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chromatin   DNA-Protein material  
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kinetochore   site of attachment for spindle fibers  
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MTOC   form spindle fibers  
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spindle fibers   made up have alpha and beta tubulin  
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gene   a section of DNA that governs a particular trait  
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autosomes   non-sex chromosomes  
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allele   variants of a gene  
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haploid   possesses only one of each type of chromosome  
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homologous (homologs)   same type  
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synapsis   process where chromosomes pair up in Meiosis I  
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Non-disjunction   erroneous pairing of chromosomes during Meiosis  
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G0 phase   where non-dividing cells are permanently stuck in the G1 phase ex: brain cells, nerve cells  
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environment   length of the M phase depends on the _____  
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the cell cycle is regulated and regulation varies among cells and organisms   variations in phase length suggest that ____ and ____  
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Mitosis-promoting factor (MPF)   present in the cytoplasm of the M-phase and induces mitosis in all eukaryotes  
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two distinct subunits: an enzyme kinase and cyclin   what is MPF composed of?  
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kinase   enzyme the phosphorylates a target protein  
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cyclin   functions as a regulatory protein  
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cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk)   active when bound to the cyclin subunit and activity is dependent on concentration of cyclin  
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factors that determine if cell will pass G1 checkpoint   cell size, nutrient availability, cell signals, health of DNA  
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factors that determine if cell will pass G2 checkpoint   if chromosome replication has not proceeded properly, if DNA is damaged  
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factors that determine if cell will pass M checkpoint   all kinetochores are safely attached to the spindle fibers, chromosomes have properly segregated and MPF is absent  
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benign tumor   non cancerous tumor cell that stay within original tissue and do not invade  
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malignant tumor   cancerous tumor cell that invades adjacent tissue  
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carcinoma   90 % of cancers arise from epithelial cells that line body surfaces (lung, breast or colon cancer)  
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sarcoma   rare cancers, arise from connective tissue (bone, muscle, or fibrous tissue)  
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leukemias/lymphomas   cancers of blood or immune cells  
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proto-oncogene   a normal gene that stimulates growth or survival  
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oncogene   mutated proto-oncogene that contributes to cancer  
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tumor suppressor gene   normally inhibit cell growth or stimulate apoptosis; when lost/inactivated, the cell cycle 'brakes' are lost  
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p53 gene   stops the cell cycle and helps to repair damaged DNA  
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karyotype   number and types of chromosomes present in an organism  
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ploidy   indicates the number of each type of chromosome present and is designated by the letter n  
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diploid   organisms with two of each type of chromosome  
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Meiosis I   the diploid parent cell produces two haploid daughter cells  
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Meiosis II   the sister chromatids of each chromosome separate and go to different daughter cells  
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crossing over   occurs when chromosomal segments are swapped between adjacent homologs, results in the formation of a chiasmata  
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reductive division   end result of meiosis I, chromosome number is decreased  
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outcrossing   gametes from different individuals combine to form offspring  
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aneuploid zygotes   those with too few or too many chromosomes  
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downs syndrome   have an extra copy of chromosome #21  
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triploid syndrome   three pairs of homologous chromosomes  
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polyploid   cells and organisms containing more than two paired sets of chromosomes, non-vertebrates  
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asexual reproduction   produces clones that are genetically identical to one another, genetically identical to the parent  
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sexual reproduction   fusion of gametes that have a chromosome makeup different from that of one another and from that of either parent  
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Sex Paradox   asexual reproduction is a more efficient system than sexual reproduction; organisms reproducing asexually should be able to outcompete sexually reproducing organisms  
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Purifying Selection Hypothesis   natural selection against deleterious alleles; over time should steadily reduce the number of numerical advantage of asexual reproduction  
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Changing-Environment Hypothesis   offspring that are genetically different from their parents are more likely to survive and produce offspring if the environment changes  
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Blending Inheritance   parental traits blend in such a way that their offspring have intermediate traits  
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Inheritance of acquired characteristics   parental traits are modified and then passed on to their offspring  
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model organism   species that has been widely studied and has particular experimental advantages  
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pure line   produce identical offspring  
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hybrids   pure lines that differed in one or more traits  
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phenotype   an organism's observable features  
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genotype   the alleles an organism conveys  
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Parental generation   the original pure line parents that cross  
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F1 generation   the offspring of the parental generation cross  
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F2 generation   the offspring of the F1 generation cross  
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Independent Assortment   alleles of different genes are transmitted independently of each other  
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Principal of Segregation   pairs of alleles are separated during meiosis in the formation of gametes  
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Chromosome Theory of Inheritance   states that chromosomes are composed of hereditary determinants  
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wild type   most common phenotype for each trait  
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mutant   differ from wild type, change in the gene  
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sex-linked inheritance   various inheritance patterns that can occur when genes are carried on the sex chromosomes  
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autosomal inheritance   genes on autosomes  
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linkage   physical association of two or more genes found on the same chromosome  
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sex-linkage   single gene is found on sex chromosome  
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pleiotropic   genes that influence multiple traits  
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genetic recombination   leads to the emergence of new phenotypes  
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multiple allelism   traits depend on a combination of many genes  
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pedigrees   family trees used to analyze human crosses that already exist because experimental crosses cannot be done on humans; record the genetic relationships among the individuals in a family  
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X-linked recessive allele   males are more likely to exhibit the phenotype, unaffected parents of an affected individual are likely to be carriers  
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