Sample · Biology 101 — Cell Division (87 min)
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Key takeaways
- • Cell division produces two genetically identical daughter cells (mitosis) or four genetically unique gametes (meiosis).
- • The cell cycle has four major phases: G1, S, G2, and M — with checkpoints that prevent damaged cells from dividing.
- • Errors in mitotic regulation are a leading cause of cancer and a major target of chemotherapy.
Phases of mitosis
Prophase: chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes; the nuclear envelope breaks down. Metaphase: chromosomes align at the metaphase plate, attached to spindle fibers from opposite poles. Anaphase: sister chromatids separate and are pulled to opposite ends of the cell. Telophase: two new nuclei form, followed by cytokinesis splitting the cytoplasm.
Mitosis vs. meiosis
Mitosis is one division producing two diploid cells; meiosis is two divisions producing four haploid cells with crossover-driven genetic variation. Crossing over occurs in prophase I of meiosis.
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1. Which phase of mitosis is characterized by chromosomes aligning at the metaphase plate?
2. Meiosis produces how many daughter cells from one parent cell?
3. Crossing over, which increases genetic diversity, occurs during:
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