Vocab
Cell Cycle
Repeated events in a cell's life
Amount of DNA
One, singular chromosome
Amount of DNA
Many!
CGATAGC what will the complementary strand read reminder A goes with T and C goes with G
G C T A T C G
It must go through a period known as interphase
Interphase
G1, S, G2
Shape of DNA
circular
Shape of DNA
linear
A T A G C G A G T what will the complementary strand read reminder A goes with T and C goes with G
T A T C G C T C A
Unzip DNA strands by breaking the bonds between the two strands.
Gap phase (G1 and G2)
Cell grows
Cell Cycle Stages
Grow and Divide
Cell Cycle Stages
Interphase (G1, S G2), Mitosis, Cytokinesis
AAGCTTAGC what will the complementary strand read reminder A goes with T and C goes with G
T T C G A A T C G
If a DNA strand is 30% Cytosine, what percent guanine is it?
20%
Synthesis phase (S)
DNA replicates/copies
Cell Division is called...
(Binary) Fission
Cell Division is called...
Mitosis and Cytokinesis
A T T G G C G A T A what will the complementary strand read reminder A goes with T and C goes with G
T A A C C G C T A T
It ensures that each daughter cell gets a copy of the genome,
Nucleotide
The building block of DNA and RNA
What's the Definition of Prokaryotes
What's the Definition of Eukaryotes
An organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus.
T T A A C G C A T A what will the complementary strand read reminder A goes with T and C goes with G
A A T T G C G T A T
DO NOT USE