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The Key Roles of Cell Division • Essential for perpetuation of life: Reproduction of unicellular forms • Development, Growth, & Repair of multicellular forms The Mitotic Cycle • Interphase 90% – G = Grow, normal fx. 1 – S = Synthesis of DNA – G2 = Prepares for cell division • Mitosis – PMAT • Cytokinesis –cell pinches in 2 Interphase • Nucleus is well defined in a nuclear envelope • DNA is in the form of loosely packed chromatin fibers • Accounts for 90% of cell cycle • Chromosomes become visible • The nucleoli and nuclear envelope begin to disappear • Spindle forms Prophase Metaphase • Chromosomes line up along the Middle Anaphase • chromosomes move to opposite poles of the cell. Telophase • Nuclear envelope forms at each pole • Chromosomes uncoil • Cleavage furrow • http://www.cellsalive.c om/cell_cycle.htm • http://www.cellsalive.c om/mitosis.htm Conjoined Twins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzZYKg grB34&feature=fvsr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM82Hs 0LEpc 5.4 Cell Cycle Control and Mutation Controls in the Cell Cycle • Checkpoints exist in the cell cycle • Cell determines if cell is ready to enter next part of cell cycle http://highered.mcgrawhill.com/olc/dl/120082/bio 34a.swf 5.1 What Is Cancer? • Cancer begins when the proteins that regulate the cell cycle don’t work, the cell divides uncontrollably – Mutations can be inherited or induced by exposure to U.V. radiation or carcinogens that damage DNA and chromosomes Cancer: Uncontrolled cell growth • Tumor – Malignant vs benign • Metastasis • Types of cancer – Carcinoma (epithelials) • Melanoma (melanocytes) – Sarcoma (muscle/connective) – Osteogenic (bone) – Leukemia (blood forming organs) ↑ WBC’s – Lymphoma (lymphatic) • Malignant cells trigger angiogenesis Mutations to Cell-Cycle Control Genes • Proto-oncogenes: Normal genes on many different chromosomes regulate cell division • When mutated, they become oncogenes • Many organisms have proto-oncogenes, so many organisms can develop cancer From Benign to Malignant • Angiogenesis – growth of blood cells caused by secretions from cancer cells – Increases the blood supply to cancer cells: more oxygen and nutrients • Cancer cells can divide more • Tumors develop, sometimes filling entire organs From Benign to Malignant • Contact inhibition in normal cells prevents them from dividing all the time, which would force the new cells to pile up on each other • Anchorage dependence in normal cells keeps the cells in place Multiple Hit Model • Many changes, or hits, to the cancer cell are required for malignancy • Mutations can be inherited and/or can stem from environmental exposures • Knowledge of cancer risk factors is important • Earlier detection and treatment of cancer greatly increase the odds of survival Detection Methods: Biopsy • Different cancers are detected by different methods, including high protein production possibly indicating a tumor • Biopsy, the surgical removal of cells, tissue, or fluid for analysis is performed • Under a microscope, benign tumors appear orderly and resemble other cells in the same tissue • Malignant tumors do not resemble normal tissue 5.6 Meiosis • • • • Occurs within gonads (testes:ovaries) Meiosis produces sex cells – gametes (sperm:egg) Gametes have half the chromosomes (23) that somatic cells do (46) Meiosis reduces the number of chromosomes by one-half Meiosis contributes to Genetic Variation • There are millions of possible combinations of genes that each parent can produce because of: – Random alignment of homologous pairs – Crossing over – Random Feritlization (70 trillion) Birth = paused at prophase I Puberty = finishes meiosis I Fertilization = finishes meiosis *somatic cells *divide once diploid *forms identical cells http://highered. mcgrawhill.com/sites/0 072437316/stu dent_view0/ch apter12/animat ions.html# *gametes *divide twicehaploid *forms different cells (crossing over)