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세포분열과 염색체

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  • Purpose of cell division

    • Cell division means one cell divides into two.
    • An organism’s growth does not just happen when a single cell gets larger.
    • Growth occurs because the number of cells increases through cell division.
    • Cells obtain materials by exchanging substances with the outside through the cell surface.
    • If a cell becomes too large:
      • the surface-area-to-volume ratio decreases
      • substance exchange becomes less efficient
    • Therefore, organisms grow largely by increasing cell number rather than by continuously making cells larger.

  • What chromosomes are

    • Chromosomes are rod-shaped structures visible during cell division.
    • A chromosome is made of DNA and proteins.
    • Each chromosome has two strands called chromatids.

  • Homologous chromosomes

    • In body cells, chromosomes form pairs.
    • A homologous chromosome pair:
      • consists of chromosomes with the same size and shape
      • contains identical genetic information at the chromatid level because the two chromatids are produced by DNA replication before cell division
      • still differs genetically between the two homologs because:
        • one homolog comes from the mother
        • the other comes from the father
      • so the pair contains different genetic information overall (maternal vs paternal).

  • Chromosome number and organism identity

    • Different organisms can have different numbers and shapes of chromosomes.
    • Members of the same species have the same chromosome number and shape.
    • However, same chromosome count does not automatically mean the same organism.
      • Example: a pear and a telephone door both have 24 chromosomes, but they differ in chromosome shape, so they are treated as different organisms.

  • Human chromosome structure and types

    • Human body cells contain 23 pairs of chromosomes (a total of 46).
    • Human chromosomes include:
      • Autosomes: the 22 pairs common to both sexes (chromosomes 1–22)
      • Sex chromosomes: the remaining pair that determines sex and differs between males and females
    • Differences between sexes:
      • Women (XX): homologous chromosomes are the same size/shape (expressed as XX)
      • Men (XY): in the sex chromosome pair, one chromosome is slightly larger (expressed as XY)

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