Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis Observe: 1. Organisms have a number of chromosomes in each of their body or somatic cells that is unique for that organism. This is called their diploid or 2n number. 2. Cells go through a cell cycle‚ whereby‚ much of the cycle does not include division‚ but at the end of this interphase in their cycle‚ they go through mitosis. 3. Cells replicate their DNA in the S phase of the cell cycle. 4. In the process of mitosis‚ cells replicate their DNA in the nucleus‚ form
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Meiosis is the separation of a diploid cell in which results in the production of four haploid daughter cells containing half the number of chromosomes that were found in the parent cells. For example‚ the starting number of chromosomes is 46‚ which are paired into groups of two making 23 pairs of chromosomes. The process of meiosis is broken down into two courses: meiosis I and meiosis II. Before the stage of meiosis‚ a cell must undergo a phase described as interphase. Interphase consists of three
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made out of chromatin. Chromatid: Half of a duplicated chromosome. One of two identical attached copies of a replicated chromosome. Centromere: A small region of a chromosome where sister chromatids attach to each other. Important for mitosis and meiosis. The relationship is that each chromosome consists of chromatin. Once replicated‚ a chromosome consists of two identical chromatids‚ which are attached to a section of the DNA called the centromere. 3. List the phases of mitosis and describe what
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Mitosis and meiosis are both important biological processes that happen within eukaryotic cells. These two processes are slightly different from one another‚ but have a lot of similarities. Before each of these processes can be performed‚ the cell first has to go through interphase. Interphase is considered the primer for mitosis or meiosis and consists of: G1‚ S‚ and G2 phases. These phases prepare the cell for either mitosis or meiosis by causing the cell to grow‚ copy the DNA‚ and copy the cell’s
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Julie Lake November 8‚ 2012 BIO 111‚ C11- Online Villalpando‚ Shawn Lab 8 Title: Mitosis and Meiosis Exercise 1: Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells Questions: A.) What is the purpose of mitosis? The purpose of mitosis is to create or produce more cells for a living organism. Mitosis occurs when genetic substance in the nucleus divides or separates in order to create more cells. Cytokinesis normally occurs next and the single cell develops into two separate cells. This same process continues
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Normal cell division meiosis and gamete production via meiosis. Explain why the process of mitosis and meiosis are both important to a living organism. When would an organism need to undergo the process of mitosis? Meiosis? What would happen if meiosis did not occur? Mitosis is the cell process of growth and division whereas meiosis is the process of developing reproductive cells. The sperm and egg are critical components for almost all living organisms. Every living organism begins with one
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through mitosis resulting in diploid‚ identical cells and meiosis provides for genetic variability along with haploid daughter cells‚ gametes‚ or sex cells. Most of the cells observed on the root tip were in interphase. Table 3.1 helped analyze the number of cells that are going through each phase of the cell cycle and helped estimate the amount of time it took for each cell to complete that phase. Table 3.2 compared and contrasted mitosis and meiosis. Conclusion: There are five stages in Mitosis‚ which
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Meiosis and Genetic Diversity in Sordaria Biology 110 Lab Results Individual Data: Non-recombinant | Recombinant | Total # of Asci | Total # Recombinant Asci(B + C) | Frequency of Recombinant Asci(B + C)/total # asci) | Frequency of Type B Asci(B/total # asci) | Frequency of Type C Asci(C/total # asci) | Ratio B/C | # of Type A Asci(4:4) | # of Type B Asci(2:4:2) | # of Type C Asci(2:2:2:2) | | | | | | | Tan Spore Color | | | | 14 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 12 | (6+6)/26= 6/13 | 6/26=
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mitosis and meiosis. Many people often get confused with the two about their functions. They both serve as mechanisms for cell division. However‚ quite significantly‚ they are very much different in fact and occur in different situations. Mitosis and meiosis take place in different places. This is one of the first major differences between the two. Mitosis takes place within somatic cells (cells that make up the body)‚ while meiosis takes place within gamete cells (sex cells). As such‚ meiosis produces
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ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION HUMAN BIOLOGY Explaining the role of mitosis & meiosis IN GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION Table of Content Page Number Cell division 1 Why do we need cell division? 1 Chromosomes 1 What is a chromosome? 1 The Cell Cycle 2 Process of Mitosis 3 What is Mitosis? 3 Stages of Mitosis 3 Interphase 3 Prophase 4 Prometaphase 5 Metaphase
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