Mitosis (AQA GCSE Biology): Flashcards
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Type of cell division for growth and repair
Type of cell division for growth and repair
Mitosis
Two purposes of mitosis in humans
Two purposes of mitosis in humans
Growth and repair
What chromosomes contain
What chromosomes contain
DNA molecules
Term for cells with two sets of chromosomes
Term for cells with two sets of chromosomes
Diploid
Three stages of the cell cycle
Three stages of the cell cycle
Interphase, mitosis, cell division (cytokinesis)
Longest stage of the cell cycle
Longest stage of the cell cycle
Interphase
What happens to DNA during interphase
What happens to DNA during interphase
It is copied
What divides during mitosis stage
What divides during mitosis stage
The nucleus
What happens during cytokinesis
What happens during cytokinesis
Cell membrane pinches in, cell splits into two
Number of daughter cells produced by mitosis
Number of daughter cells produced by mitosis
Two
Genetic relationship of daughter cells to parent
Genetic relationship of daughter cells to parent
Genetically identical
Why daughter cells are genetically identical
Why daughter cells are genetically identical
DNA is copied exactly
Three functions of mitosis
Three functions of mitosis
Growth, repair, asexual reproduction
Meaning of diploid
Meaning of diploid
Having two sets of chromosomes