Genetics- Chromosomes, Mitosis, Meiosis, Cancer Study Guide
1. What happens during or how would you describe each phase?
G0
G1
S
G2
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
(which of these is the longest)
2. What do spindles do?
3. Proteins called cyclins regulate the cell cycle. What do they bind to to activate?
4. What are cyclins called during Mitosis and Interphase?
5. What is cancer
6. What is contact inhibition
7. What is crossing over and when does it happen?
8. What is the point of Meiosis?
9. Meiosis I results in what kind of cells? Meiosis II?
10. Describe what each of the following germ layers creates
Endoderm
Mesoderm
Ectoderm
11. Where is DNA contained in prokaryotes? Eukaryotes?
12. Know the difference in telocentric, acrocentric, submetacentric, and metacentric
13. p arm vs q arm
14. What is a tumor suppressor gene? Know the 4 examples we discussed.
15. What is a proto-oncogene and an oncogene?
16. Difference between malignant and benign.
17. Apoptosis
18. What is a kinase
19. Diploid vs Haploid
20. Define:
Autosomes
Sex chromosomes
Somatic cells
gametes