The Cell Lecture 3

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Prokaryotes divide by...
fission
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Cytokinesis
separates one cell into two
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Eukaryotes divide by...
mitosis or meiosis
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Chromosomes
in the nucleus, DNA molecules packaged into thread-like structures, not visible unless cell is dividing
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Centromere
constriction point, divides chromosome into two 'arms'
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Short arm
p arm
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Long arm
q arm
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Histones
proteins, provide energy to compact chromosomal DNA, family of small, positively charged proteins, H1, H2A, H2B, H3 + H4
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DNA-protein complex is called...
chromatin
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DNA
negatively charged
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Nucleosome
basic repeating structural and functional unit of chromatin
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Chromatin
mix of DNA, histones + other proteins that make up chromosomes, divided between heterochromatin (condensed) + euchromatic (extended)
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Functions of chromatin
package DNA, strengthen DNA, control gene expression + DNA replication
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Transcription and replication
require DNA strands to separate for template
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separates one cell into two

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Cytokinesis

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mitosis or meiosis

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in the nucleus, DNA molecules packaged into thread-like structures, not visible unless cell is dividing

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constriction point, divides chromosome into two 'arms'

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