The document discusses the process of cell division through mitosis. It begins with how a single fertilized egg cell multiplies through repeated cell division to form a multicellular organism. It then explains the steps cells take to duplicate their DNA and divide, including DNA replication, chromosome formation, and the stages of mitosis - prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis. The end result is two daughter cells that are identical clones of the original parent cell.
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24 Dna Mitosis
1. Biology is the only subject in which multiplication is the same thing as division 2006-2007
3. Where it all began You started as a cell smaller than a period at the end of a sentence
4. And now look at you How did you get from there to here?
5. Going from egg to baby. the original fertilized egg has to divide and divide and divide and divide Getting from there to here
6. Why do cells divide for reproduction one celled organisms (clones) for growth & development from fertilized egg to multi-celled organism for repair replace cells that die from normal wear & tear or from injury amoeba starfish
7. Dividing cells What has to be copied DNA organelles cell membrane lots of other molecules enzymes animal cell plant cell
8. Copying DNA A dividing cell duplicates its DNA creates 2 copies of all DNA separates the 2 copies to opposite ends of the cell splits into 2 daughter cells But the DNA starts loosely wound in the nucleus If you tried to divide it like that, it could tangle & break nucleus cell DNA
9. Organizing & packaging DNA nucleus cell DNA nucleus cell 4 chromosomes in this organism DNA in chromosomes in everyday working cell DNA in chromosomes in cell getting ready to divide DNA has been wound up
17. DNA replication Enzyme DNA polymerase adds new bases DNA polymerase DNA bases in nucleus
18. Copying DNA DNA Polymerase Build daughter DNA strand use original parent strand as template add new matching bases synthesis enzyme = DNA polymerase
19. New copies of DNA Get 2 exact copies of DNA to split between new cells DNA polymerase DNA polymerase
21. Copying & packaging DNA When cell is ready to divide copy DNA first, then coil up doubled chromosomes like thread on a spool now can move DNA around cell without having it tangle & break Copying DNA Coil DNA into compact chromosomes
23. DNA must be duplicated nucleus cell DNA in chromosomes nucleus cell duplicated chromosomes chromosomes in cell 4 single-stranded chromosomes duplicated chromosomes 4 double-stranded chromosomes
24. Mitosis: Interphase Dividing DNA & cells Stage 1: cell copies DNA nucleus cell DNA Copy DNA!
25. Mitosis: Prophase Stage 2: DNA winds into chromosomes DNA is wound up into chromosomes to keep it organized nucleus cell duplicated chromosomes Wind up!
26. Mitosis: Metaphase Stage 3: Chromosomes line up chromosomes line up in middle attached to protein cables that will help them move duplicated chromosomes lined up in middle of cell Meet In Middle!
27. Mitosis: Anaphase Stage 4: Chromosomes separate chromosomes split, separating pairs start moving to opposite ends chromosomes split & move to opposite ends Apart!
28. Mitosis: Telophase Stage 5: Cell starts to divide cells start to divide nucleus forms again Divide!
#7: Unicellular organisms Cell division = reproduction Reproduces entire organism& increase population Multicellular organisms Cell division provides for growth & development in a multicellular organism that begins as a fertilized egg Also use cell division to repair & renew cells that die from normal wear & tear or accidents