Our closest primate relative, the chimpanzee, has a diploid number of 2n =48. For each of the following stages of M phase, identify the number of chromosomes present in each cell.
mitotic metaphase
9. Mitosis and Meiosis
Mitosis
- Open Question
- Open Question
Our closest primate relative, the chimpanzee, has a diploid number of 2n =48. For each of the following stages of M phase, identify the number of chromosomes present in each cell.
early mitotic prophase - Open Question
Our closest primate relative, the chimpanzee, has a diploid number of 2n =48. For each of the following stages of M phase, identify the number of chromosomes present in each cell.
end of mitotic telophase - Open QuestionWhat role do the following cellular components play in the storage, expression, or transmission of genetic information: (a) chromatin, (b) nucleolus, (c) ribosome, (d) mitochondrion, (e) centriole, (f) centromere?
- Open QuestionDiscuss the concepts of homologous chromosomes, diploidy, and haploidy. What characteristics do two homologous chromosomes share?
- Open QuestionDescribe the organization of the interphase nucleus. Include in your presentation a description of chromosome territories, interchromatin compartments, and transcription factories.
- Open QuestionIf two chromosomes of a species are the same length and have similar centromere placements and yet are not homologous, what is different about them?
- Open QuestionDescribe the events that characterize each stage of mitosis.
- Open QuestionHow are chromosomes named on the basis of their centromere placement?
- Open QuestionContrast telophase in plant and animal mitosis.
- Open QuestionDescribe the phases of the cell cycle and the events that characterize each phase.
- Open Question
Describe the role of the following structures or proteins in cell division:
microtubules - Open Question
Describe the role of the following structures or proteins in cell division:
synaptonemal complex - Open Question
Describe the role of the following structures or proteins in cell division:
kinetochores - Open Question
Describe the role of the following structures or proteins in cell division:
cohesin protein