Cell Reproduction

Mitosis and Binary Fission

Three
Schemes

Major Events in Mitosis

Vocabulary
Mitosis = division of the cell nucleus and
its contents
Cytokinesis = the division of cell
cytoplasm into two identical daughter
cells
Chromatin = the combination of DNA
and histone proteins
Diploid = Two copies of each
chromosome, one paternal, one maternal

Chromosomes
in the
Larger
Scheme

Chromosome
Structure

1
2
3
4

Chromatid
Centromere
Short arm
Long arm

Telomeres

Do not code for genes

Keep ends of chromosomes
from sticking to each
other
Prevent loss of genes

The Cell Cycle

Prophase

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telophase

Cytokinesis

Mitosis in Onion Root Tip

Binary Fission
The primary method of
reproduction for
prokaryotes
Does not require a
mate
Is asexual
reproduction
Does not increase the
variation in a population

Binary Fission
Central growth

Apical growth