CELL CYCLE & MITOSIS

• Reproduction• Growth• Development• Tissue renewal

Functions of Cell Division

Chromosomes

• Chromatin: DNA is wound around proteins

• Condensed chromatin: Chromosomes

• Sister chromatids

• Centromere

http://www.johnkyrk.com/chromosomestructure.html

Cell Cycle

Mitotic Spindle @ Metaphase

Mitosis in an Animal Cell

Cytokinesis

Mitosis in a Plant Cell

http://www.johnkyrk.com/mitosis.html

Binary Fission

G2 Checkpoint

Growth Regulation & Cancer

Outline (what you need to know)

CELL DIVISION

– Structure of chromosomes

– Mitosis in plants and animals

– Cytokinesis in plants and animals

– Control of cell division