4. 4
All eukaryotic cells store genetic information in
chromosomes
Most eukaryotes have between 10 and 50
chromosomes in their body cells
Human body cells have 46 chromosomes or 23
identical pairs
Eukaryotic Chromosome
5.
6. Chromosomes vs. Chromatin
Chromosomes
• Tightly packaged DNA
• Found only during cell
division
• DNA is not being used for
macromolecule synthesis
Chromatin
• Unwound DNA
• Found throughout
Interphase
• DNA is being used for
macromolecule synthesis
9. Chromosome Duplication & Distribution During
Cell Division
1. A eukaryotic cell has multiple
chromosome, one of which is
represented here. Before
duplication, each chromosome
has a single DNA molecule.
2. Once replicated, a chromosome
consists of two sister chromatids
connected along their entire
lengths by sister
chromatidcohesion. Each
chromatid contains a copy of the
DNA molecule
3. Mechanical processes separate the
sister chromatids into two
chromosomes and distibute them
to two daughter cells.
Chromosomes DNA molecules
10. How Long is a Chromatid a Chromatid?
A chromatid is a chromatid as long as it is held in
association with a sister chromatid at the centromere
Homologous
Chromosome
Centromere
Sister Chromatid
Sister Chromatid
When two sister chromatids separate (after
metaphase) they go from being a single chromosome
to being two different chromosomes
16. The string of nucleosomes
compacted by factor of 6, then
coiled into an even denser
17.
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A picture of the
chromosomes from a
human cell arranged in
pairs by size
First 22 pairs are called
autosomes
Last pair are the sex
chromosomes
XX female or XY male
Karyotype
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Boy or Girl?
Y - Chromosome
X - Chromosome
The Y Chromosome Decides
23. SomeVocabulary Centromere
Centrosome
Centriole
Kinetochore
Kinetochore microtubules
Mitotic spindle
Nonkinetochore microtubles
Spindle apparatus
Spindle fibers
Keep in mind that the term
centriole is not an exact synonym
of centrosome and that
centrosome is not a synonym of
the term centromere
Recall that these consist of
microtubules and that a pair
makes up a centrosome
31. Eukaryote Cell Cycle
Primary growth
phase
1st growth stage after
cell division
Cells mature by making
more cytoplasm &
organelles
Cell carries on its
normal metabolic
activities
34. Eukaryote Cell CycleSecondary growth phase
2nd Growth Stage
Occurs after DNA has been
copied
All cell structures needed
for division are made (e.g.
centrioles)
Both organelles & proteins
are synthesized
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What the cell looks like
Animal Cell
What’s occurring
Summary - Interphase
36. Eukaryote Cell Cycle
M phase
Division of the nucleus
Also called karyokinesis
Only occurs in eukaryotes
Doesn’t occur in some cells
such as brain cells
37. Mitosis is conventionally divided into four phases:
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis is well
underway by late
telophase
MITOSIS
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Used for growth and repair
Produce two new cells identical to
the original cell
Cells are diploid (2n)
Chromosomes during
Metaphase of mitosis
Prophase Metaphase Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
Eukaryotic Cell division
40. Mitosis (First half)
Nucleus defined, Nucleoli present, Replicated Centrosomes,
Asters present, DNA duplicated, DNA still chromatin
1. G2 of Interphase
1.
41. Mitosis (First half)
Chromatin in nucleus condenses to form visible
chromosomes
Mitotic spindle forms from fibers in cytoskeleton or centrioles
(animal)
2. Early Prophase
2.
42. Mitosis (First half)
Nuclear membrane & nucleolus are broken down
Chromosomes continue condensing & are clearly visible
Spindle fibers called kinetochores attach to the centromere of each
chromosome
Spindle finishes forming between the poles of the cell
3. Prophase
3.
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The mitotic spindle form from the microtubules in
plants and centrioles in animal cells
Polar fibers extend from one pole of the cell to
the opposite pole
Kinetochore fibers extend from the pole to the
centromere of the chromosome to which they
attach
Mitotic Spindle
49. Mitosis (Second half)
Chromosomes, attached to the kinetochore fibers, move
to the center of the cell
Chromosomes are now lined up at the equator
4. Metaphase
4.
53. Mitosis (Second half)
Sister chromatids at opposite poles
Spindle disassembles
Nuclear envelope forms around each set of sister chromatids
Nucleolus reappears
Chromosomes reappear as chromatin
6. Telophase
6.
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Have the same number of chromosomes as
each other and as the parent cell from which
they were formed
Identical to each other, but smaller than parent
cell
Must grow in size to become mature cells (G1 of
Interphase)
Daughter cell of mitosis
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Chromosome number the same, but cells
smaller than parent cell
What is
the 2n or
diploid
number?
2
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If mitosis is not
controlled, unlimited cell
division occurs causing
cancerous tumors
Oncogenes are special
proteins that increase
the chance that a
normal cell develops
into a tumor cell
Cancer cells
Uncontolled mitosis