BIOL 141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dna Replication, Cytokinesis, Thymidine

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Cell division: cells arise through the division of preexisting cells, two types of cell division: meiosis and mitosis, both forms involve cytokinesis: division of the cytoplasm into two distinct daughter cells. Before the s (synthesis) phase, each chromosome will consist of a single, long, uncondensed stretch of dna: genes are located throughout the chromosome. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, total of 46 chromosomes: these 23 pairs consist of maternal and paternal copies of chromosomes. Dna condenses during mitosis, giving rise to the classic x shape of the chromosome. Why might cell want to condense its genetic material: more efficient sorting of genetic material for mitosis or meiosis. You can tell which stage of the cycle a cell is in by looking at how condensed its dna is. The cell cycle is: an orderly sequence of events, occurs from the formation of a eukaryotic cell, requires duplication of chromosomes, culminates in eventual cell division via cytokinesis.

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