When does Interphase take place?
Before Mitosis, for 90% of a cell‘s life.
What is the difference between a Dominant and a Recessive trait?
Dominant traits always show up, while Recessive traits are weaker and are usually hidden.
Mitosis is where cells ______ and make more _____.
Divide and make more cells.
What is a homozygous trait?
Where both genes/traits are either Dominant or Recessive.
DNA is really important because…
It has your genetic information
In the stage of Anaphase, what pulls the chromosomes apart?
Spindles from centrosomes.
What is the difference between Anaphase 1 and Anaphase 2?
In Anaphase 1 spindle fibers are pulling chromosomes away, but in Anaphase 2 they’re pulling chromatids.
Chill division helps us understand ______ and ______.
Growth and repair.
What is when chromosomes don’t separate correctly, and a cell can receive too many or too few chromosomes?
Nondisjunction
When cells reproduce, they will always be ________.
Identical, or exactly the same
Where do the chromosomes go in the Metaphase?
Is a pure dominant pair Heterozygous?
No, it’s Homozygous
When do cells duplicate their DNA?
Base pairs that make DNA can also be called WHAT?
Nitrogenous bases.
DNA replication, growth, and cell functions are all carried out during what?
The Interphase
In what stage are there two forming cells along with two nuclei?
Telophase
What is a heterozygous pair?
It is a hybrid pairing, one Dominant and one Recessive.
How many chromosomes do each person have?*
46 *There are some exceptions
Is Aa Homozygous or Heterozygous?
DNA forms condensed units called what?
Chromosomes
In what stage of PMAT is the (singular) nucleus still present?
Prophase
What is the process in Telophase called in where it splits the cytoplasm completely?
Cytokinesis
______ is uncontrolled cell growth, a.k.a. uncontrolled mitosis.
Cancer
Meiosis is an example of _______ _______ because you have a starting cell of 46 chromosomes but end with only 23 chromosomes.
Reduction Division
Challenge! What are the four components that can make up DNA?
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine