BIOL 1090 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Endoplasmic Reticulum, Cell Division, Cytokinesis

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Definition of cell division & mitosis: distribution of genetic material equally and exactly to daughter cells. Chromosomes are composed of dna, rna, and protein. In eukaryotes, chromosomes are contained within a membrane-bounded nucleus; in prokaryotes they are not: haploid eukaryotic cells possess one copy of each chromosome (c); diploid cells possess two copies (2c) Prokaryotic cells divide by binary fission; eukaryotic cells divide by mitosis (separation of duplicated chromosomes into daughter cells) and cytokinesis (physical separation of the two daughter cells) Prokaryotes: cell division involves duplication of the chromosome and partitioning of the contents of the mother cell more or less equally into each daughter cell. Example: escherichia coli under optimal conditions it will divide every 20 minutes! In one day, ~2050 cells can be produced (i. e. , produces a small colony visible on a nutrient plate) Eukaryotes: process of cell division is more elaborate.

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