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Mitosis Ss
Mitosis Ss
05/04
Why Would a Cell Divide?
As cells absorb nutrients and get larger, the
volume of the cell increases faster than the
surface area
Cell spends
about 90% of
the time in
interphase
Interphase
Divided into 3 phases:
G1 (1st gap) = small cell is absorbing nutrients,
growing & doing its job.
S (synthesis) = cell is continuing to grow &
duplicates its DNA.
G2 (2nd gap) = cell keeps growing & doing its
job.
Mitosis: A Closer Look
DNA is all twisted up into a
Chromosome.
(+) PLUS
Cytokinesis
Prophase
Chromatids condense
becoming visible.
Nuclear membrane
dissolves
The centrioles (an organelle
that makes microtubules)
appears and migrate to
opposite sides.
spindle fibers start to form
between them
http://www.biostudio.com/demo_freeman_dna_coiling.htm
Metaphase
Chromosomes
line-up on the
metaphase
plate
Centromeres
are attached to
spindle fibers
Anaphase
Spindle fibers contract
Centromeres divide
Sister chromatids are
pulled away from each
other towards the poles
Telophase
The chromosomes
reach the poles
Nuclear
membranes form
around the 2 new
nuclei
Cytokinesis
The cytoplasm
distributed equally Animal Plant
between the 2 new
cells
In animals, a
cleavage furrow
forms from outside in
In plants, a cell
plate forms from
inside out
What Mitosis Actually Looks Like
Interphase
Prophase Metaphase
Telophase
Anaphase
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/multimedia/mitosis/mitosis_gif2.html
http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm
What Happens After Mitosis?
The cell
returns to
interphase
Chromosomes
uncoil back
into chromatin
The cycle
repeats itself
over & over…
At What Stage Are Our Cells At In The Cell Cycle?
Mitosis is a
form of Mother
cell
asexual
reproduction
Runners produces by
strawberries
New
individuals are
produced by 1 Identical
daughter
Budding by hydra & yeast
parent & thus, cells
are identical
to their parent Cuttings from plants