BIOLE 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cell Cycle, Sister Chromatids, G2 Phase
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The eukaryotic cell cycle has the interphase and the mitotic phase. The interphase consists of the g1, s phase, and g2 phase. The mitotic phase has the mitosis and the cytokinesis. The mitosis in prokaryotes is known as binary fission. Mitosis in prokaryotes and unicellular eukaryotes is for the purpose of asexual reproduction, which is the production of two identical cells. Mitosis in eukaryotes is for the growth and repair in somatic cells where in the daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and the total content of dna. There are 4 stages in mitosis in a continuum fashion. A) prophase: nuclear membrane dissolves and spindle fibers form, and further condensation of the dna happens. B) metaphase: the chromosomes align in the middle of the cell at the metaphase plate. C) anaphase: sister chromatids separate in counteracting motion and then uncondensed for easier accessibility. Telophase: nuclear membrane starts to reform, and the cell starts to cleave.