Biology 1201A Study Guide - Final Guide: Sister Chromatids, Spindle Apparatus, Cyclin E

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Why do cells divide: repairs damaged tissue, growth, genetic continuity, method of reproduction, differentiation (different tissues, complexity, increased function) Eukaryotic cell division": cell division = dna replication + mitosis + cytokinesis, replication doubles the dna content of the cell, mitosis distributes replicated dna equally into two nuclei, cytokinesis divides the cytoplasm into two distinct daughter cells. Prophase: breakdown of nuclear membrane, spindle bres appear, chromosomes condense, dna is packed around nucleosomes and coiled, then looped onto scaffold proteins, assembly of mitotic spindle which is composed of cytoskeleton components. Microtubules: hollow tubes of tubulin protein, involved in cell movements. Intermediate laments: single or bundled bres, in animal cells only. Micro laments: twisted pairs of laments of actin subunit, involved in cell movements. Prometaphase: nuclear membrane has been disassembled, spindle microtubules assembled. Some overlap with microtubules from opposite spindle pole ( polar microtubules": kinetochores of sister chromatids connected to microtubules from opposite spindle poles, spindle attachment happens randomly.

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