Mitosis

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Key cards on the process of mitosis, both in plants and animals
Lila de Wet
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Cell cycle - Starts when cell forms - Ends when cell divides - 2 parts of cycle: Interphase (growth) Mitosis (division)
Interphase & Chromosomes - Interphase takes up 90% of cell cycle - This is when the cell carries out it's function & grows bigger DNA is replicated -> chromosomes made of 2 chromatids, joined by centromere
Purposes of Mitosis - Growth - Repair - Reproduction (single-celled organisms: bacteria & protists)
Location of Mitosis - In plants: apical meristem = tip of root/stem & buds lateral meristem = tissues beneath bark - In animals: specific places in organs = bone marrow /skin basal layers
Which tissues are continually being replaced by Mitosis? - Epithelium tissue - Connective tissue
Which division processes are important in Mitosis? - KARYOKINESIS = division of nucleus - CYTOKINESIS = division of cytoplasm
Interphase (Mitosis in Plant Cells) - DNA in Chromatin Network duplicates - DNA thickens into chromosomes
Prophase (Mitosis in Plant Cells) - Spindle fibres formed btwn poles (but no centrosomes) - No centrioles
Metaphase (Mitosis in Plant Cells) - Nuclear membrane disintegrates - Chromosomes line up at equator & attach to spindle fibre at centromere
Anaphase (Mitosis in Plant Cells) - Centromere splits - Daughter chromosomes are pulled to opposite poles (spindle fibres)
Telophase (Mitosis in Plant Cells) - Cytokinesis: cell plate forms @ equator - Chromosomes unwind & lengthen - Nuclear membrane & nucleolus form
After mitosis... (Mitosis in Plant Cells) - Cytoplasm creates new cell wall (add layers of cellulose) - Vacuoles form (in one daugther cell) - Vacuoles join & water pulls in (cell enlarges) - Other cell remains small; divides again
Interphase (Mitosis in Animal Cells) - DNA in Chromatin Network replicates - DNA thickens and becomes visible
Prophase (Mitosis in Animal Cells) - 1 centrosome = 2 individual centrioles - Spindle = fibres that form btwn centrioles - Centrosomes pulled to opposite poles (by spindles) - Each chromosome = 2 chromatids joined by centromere
Metaphase (Mitosis in Animal Cells) - Nuclear membrane is disintegrated - Chromosomes align on equator - Spindle fibres attach to chromosomes at centromere
Anaphase (Mitosis in Animal Cells) - Chromosomes split into sister chromatids - Spindles pull daughter chromosomes (chromatids) to opposite poles
Telophase (Mitosis in Animal Cells) - Cytokinesis Cell membrane constricts at equator - Nuclear membrane & nucleolus form in each daughter cell - Each daughter cell has same number of chromosomes as parent cell
After mitosis... (Mitosis in Animal Cells) - Cytoplasm pinches off btwn 2 daughter cells - 1 Cell may divide again 1 Cell may become specialised tissue cell
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