1) When does meiosis take place?
⇨ Human females: From 3 months of age prenatal (in the womb) until menopause (40's to 50's)
Human males: From puberty (12-13) until death
2) Where does meiosis take place?
⇨ In the go
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1) When does meiosis take place?
⇨ Human females: From 3 months of age prenatal (in the womb) until menopause (40's to 50's)
Human males: From puberty (12-13) until death
2) Where does meiosis take place?
⇨ In the gonads: ovaries for females
testes for males.
3) When does mitosis take place?
⇨ Mitosis takes place from conception (birth) until death.
4) Where does mitosistake place?
⇨ Mitosis takes place in all cells of the body.
5) How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?
⇨ Mitosis producestwo new daughter cells that are genetically identical to their parent cell.
6) How many daughter cells are produced in meiosis?
⇨ Meiosis producesfour daughter cells with half the original chromosome number.
7) Phase of Mitosis
A. Interphase: The period of growth that occurs between cell division (G1 phase: cell growth, S
Phase: DNA Replication, and G2 phase: Preparing for Cell Division)
B. During prophase, the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the duplicated
chromosomes become visible.
C. During metaphase, the centromeres of the duplicated chromosomes line up across the
center of the cell. Spindle fibers connect the centromere of each chromosome to the two
poles of the spindle.
D. During anaphase, the chromosomesseparate and move along spindle fibers to opposite
ends of the cell.
E. During telophase, the chromosomes, which were distinct and condensed, begin to spread
out into a tangle of chromatin.
F. Cytokinesis completesthe process of cell division—itsplits one cell into two daughter cells
that are genetically identical to their parent cell.
8) Phase of meiosis
A. Prophase 1, homologous chromosomes pair up and form tetrad; crossing over occurs
B. Prophase 2, the nuclear envelope is again dissolved and the spindle is set up again.
C. Metaphase 1, homologsline up along equator,spindle fibers attach to the chromsomes
D. Metaphase 2, chromosomesline up along equator, not in homologous pairs
E. Anaphase 1,spindle fibers move homologous chromosomes to opposite sides
F. Anaphase 2, chromatidsseparate
G. Telophase 1, cytoplasm divides, 2 daughter cells are formed
H. Telophase 2/Cytokinesis, nuclear membrane reforms, cytoplasm divides, 4 daughter
cells formed
9) What muscle is used for goosebumps?
⇨ Smooth muscles are also involuntary. Smooth muscles are found within the walls of organs and
structuressuch as the esophagus,stomach, intestines, bladder, blood vessels, and skin. A type of
smooth muscle in the skin, known as the arrector pili, is responsible for forming goose bumps.
10) Where gametes were produced?
⇨ Cells in the reproductive organs(testes and ovariesin humans) divide to form gametes.
Gametes are sex cells: Male gametes are sperm (produced in the testes) Female gametes are
eggs (produced in the ovaries)
11) What are DNA strands?
⇨ The two DNA strands are termed polynucleotides since they are composed of simpler monomer
units called nucleotides. Each nucleotide is composed of one of four nitrogen-containing
nucleobases — cytosine (C), guanine (G), adenine (A), or thymine (T) — a sugar called
deoxyribose, and a phosphate group.
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