Activity 3Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction

Activity 3: Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction

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Activity 3: Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction

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Asexual reproduction takes only one parent to produce offspring.

Mitosis occurs when a single cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells.

Read the Introduction

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If a genetically modified cell undergoes mitosis, how likely is it that the daughter cells will contain the inserted gene?

Challenge

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Procedure

shape position within the cell movement within the cell

As you watch the simulation, in each phase of mitosis note the chromosomes’:

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Modeling one pair of duplicated chromosomes

Activity 3: Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction

Procedure

In your discussion include:◦ chromosomes◦ parent cell◦ daughter cell◦ gene

What is the probability that a daughter cell will receive an inserted gene from a genetically modified parent cell that undergoes mitosis?

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Follow Up

A friend of yours claims that every genetically modified single-celled organism that reproduces asexually would pass along the inserted gene to its daughter cells. Based on your work in this activity, is that claim valid? Explain.

Analysis 3

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If a genetically modified cell undergoes mitosis, how likely is it that the daughter cells will contain the inserted gene?

Revisit the Challenge

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asexual reproduction centrioles centromere chromatid chromosomes cytokinesis daughter cell mitosis parent cell

Key Vocabulary