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Cell Division - Mitosis And Meiosis Questions & Detailed Answers
- Course
- Meiosis and mitosis
- Institution
- University Of Michigan
Cell Division - Mitosis And Meiosis Questions & Detailed Answers
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Cell Division - Mitosis And Meiosis Questions &Detailed Answers
What is the cell cycle? - ANS The regular sequence of growth and division that cells
undergo.
What are daughter cells? - ANS The cells that result when a cell divides.
In what process does the cell make a copy of its DNA? - ANS Replication
What two-rod structures contain the cell's DNA? - ANS Chromosomes
What is each rod called? - ANS Chromatid
What is chromatin? - ANS Stringy substance that consist of DNA tightly coiled
around proteins before it forms into chromosomes.
What is a chromatid? - ANS One of two identical "sister" parts of copied
chromosomes.
What is a centromere? - ANS The structure that holds the two chromatids
together.
, What is a centriole? - ANS Centrioles have spindle fibers attached to them.
Closer image of a centriole. - ANS
What is Mitosis? - ANS Asexual reproduction (cell division) of a body cell where
one copy of DNA is distributed into each of the two daughter cells.
Daughter cells are identical to the parent cell.
Purpose: To repair or replace body cells.
Mitosis only occurs in eukaryotic cells.
One continuous process. After Telophase, the division cycle starts again with
Interphase.
What are the stages of Mitosis? - ANS Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
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