HUMB1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Dna Replication, Germ Cell, Somatic Cell

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Cells: somatic cell: a biological cell forming the body of a multicellular organism. Mitosis: germ cell: cells that give rise to gametes. Meiosis: gamete: cells that fuse during sexual reproduction. Cells spend the majority of their life in interphase. Mitosis: series of events that leads to the production of two cells by division of a mother cell into two daughter cells. Centrioles and spindle fibers: center of microtubule (spindle fibre) formation, before cell division, centrioles divide and double in number, move to ends of cell. 2 centrioles, located in centrosome and organize spindle fibers with branching microtubles. Chromosomes and chromatin: chromatin: dna complexed with proteins (histones, during cell division, chromatin condenses into pairs of chromatids called chromosomes. Each pair of chromatids is joined by a centromere: dna is made of many genes that control specific function. Allele: different forms of the same gene (eye colour) Not replicated as there is no centromere attaching.

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