Chromosomes
how many chromosomes are there?
46
What happens in the G1 phase?
Cell growth.
Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm
True
Cell cycle
It is a series of events that takes place in a cell causing it to divide into two daughter cells
What is the function of prophase?
Separates the duplicated genetic material carried in the nucleus.
What are genes
Genes are small units of dna which contain instructions for how to make proteins
What happens during the S phase?
DNA replication.
Chromosomes are visible in most cells except during cell division
False
What is metaphase?
Stage in the cell cycle where all the genetic material is condensing into chromosomes.
What happens in the G2 phase.
Preparation for mitosis.
A cell cycle spends most of their time in the G2 part of the Cycle
False it spends most of its time ihln the G1 if the cell cycle
What is anaphase?
Stage of meiotic or mitotic cell division in which the chromosomes move away from one another .
How many chromosomes are there at the end of mitosis
46
What are the names of all the phases in the cell cycle?
G1, S, G2, M.
Cytokinesis is the divisionof the cytoplasm and organelles
True
What is Telophase?
The final phase of cell division, between anaphase and interphase.
how many chromosomes are there at the beginning of mitosis
4
What happens in mitosis?
Cell division.
Cells in the interphase have condensed chromosones
False
What is cytokinesis?
The cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis.