MITOSIS
MITOSIS• Divisionofthenucleus• Alsocalledkaryokinesis• Onlyoccursineukaryotes• Hasfourstages• Doesn’toccurinsomecellssuchasbraincells• Usedforgrowth,repairorreplacementofcells.
Daughtercells/CLONESofparentcell
MetaphaseAnaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
Prophase
4MainMitoticStages
1. Prophase
2. Metaphase
3. Anaphase
4. Telophase
Chromosomescondense
Chromosomesalign
Sisterchromatidsarepulledapart
Cellmembranebeginstoformaroundsplitchromosomes
KinetochoreFiber
Chromosome
MitoticOrganelles• Centrioles:Thefishingpole• SpindleFibers:Thefishingline• Kinetochore:Thehook
Centriole#2
SpindleFibers
SpindleFibers
Centriole#1
BeforeProphaseacouplethingshavetohappen…• Chromatininnucleuscondensestoformvisiblechromosomes• Mitoticspindleforms,Nuclearmembrane&nucleolusarebrokendown• Spindlefibers&kinetochoresattachtothecentromereofeachchromosome• Spindlefinishesformingbetweenthepolesofthecell
Chromosomes
Nucleolus Cytoplasm
Nuclear Membrane
Chromosomes
Nucleolus
NuclearMembraneisdisappearing
Cell in Interphase
Mitosis- Prophase
• Nuclearmembrane&nucleolusarebrokendown• Chromosomescontinuecondensing&areclearlyvisible• Spindlefiberscalledkinetochoresattachtothecentromereofeachchromosome• Spindlefinishesformingbetweenthepolesofthecell
Mitosis- Metaphase
• Chromosomes,attachedtothekinetochorefibers,movetothecenterofthecell• Chromosomesarenowlinedupattheequator
EquatorofCell
Mitosis- Anaphase• Occursrapidly• Sisterchromatidsarepulledaparttooppositepolesofthecellbykinetochorefibers
SisterChromatids
beingseparated
Mitosis-Telophase
ComparisonofAnaphase&Telophase
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CYTOKINESIS
Cytokinesis• Meansdivisionofthecytoplasm
• Divisionofcellintotwo,identicalhalvescalleddaughtercells
• Inplantcells,acellplate formsattheequatortodividecell
• Inanimalcells,acleavagefurrow formstosplitcell
Cleavagefurrowinanimalcell
Cellplateinanimalcell
Mitotic Stages
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MitosisWrap-Up
• The“daughtercell”ofmitosis:• Havethesamenumberofchromosomesaseachotherandastheparentcellfromwhichtheywereformed• Identicaltoeachother,butsmallerthanparentcell• Mustgrowinsizetobecomematurecells(G1ofInterphase)
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Chromosomenumberthesame,butcellssmallerthanparentcell
Whatisthe2nordiploidnumber?
UncontrolledMitosis• Ifmitosisisnotcontrolled,unlimitedcelldivisionoccurscausingcanceroustumors
• Oncogenesarespecialproteinsthatincreasethechancethatanormalcelldevelopsintoatumorcell
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Cancercells