BIOL 1012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sister Chromatids, Cell Division, Chromatin

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Chapter 8: reproduction a key characteristic of life, cell division, reproduction at the cellular level, duplication of chromosomes, new chromosomes sorted as daughter cells, used for: Growth of multicellular organisms from conception to adult. Producing sperm and eggs (meiosis: two methods of reproduction, asexual reproduction: produces offspring that are identical to the original cell or organism. Example: yeast cell, sea star: sexual reproduction: produces offspring that are similar to the parents but show trait variations. Store most genes on multiple chromosomes within the nucleus. Chromosomes composed of chromatin: one long dna molecule and proteins that help maintain structure/control activity of its genes, become highly compact to prepare for division visible with microscope. Before dividing, cell divides its chromosomes resulting in: two copies called sister chromatids joined together by a narrowed waist called the centromere. After dividing, the sister chromatids separate from each other into chromosomes and sort into separate daughter cells: cell cycle: an order sequence of events.

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