Mitosis and the Cell Cycle Mrs. Schenfield’s 8 th Grade Life Science.
Mitosis & Meiosis CHAPTER8. CHROMOSOMES Chromosome: DNA in a Eukaryotic cell that is tightly coiled and compacted in the cell nucleus Chromosome: DNA.
Section 10.2 The Process of Cell Division. What happens when you are done growing? Does cell division STOP?
Meiosis/ Karyotypes Unit 6. Differences among Species Each species has a characteristic number of chromosomes Potatoes, plums, and chimpanzees all have.
MUTATIONS
Proposition 6: Information Encoded in Genes Regulates Protein Synthesis.
DNA
The Cell Cycle. Your cells are dividing… You need new cells for: –replacing all of the cells that are dying. –Repairing injury –New growth (getting taller/wider)
CELLS. Robert Hooke Robert Hooke- 1 st person to view a cell under a microscope, given credit for naming cells.