D 2.1 Cell and nuclear division

Syllabus statements

D2.1.1 Generation of new cells in living organisms by cell division

D2.1.2 Cytokinesis as splitting of cytoplasm in a parent cell between daughter cells

D2.1.3 Equal and unequal cytokinesis

D2.1.4 Roles of mitosis and meiosis in eukaryotes

D2.1.5 DNA replication as a prerequisite for both mitosis and meiosis

D2.1.6 Condensation and movement of chromosomes as shared features of mitosis and meiosis

D2.1.7 Phases of mitosis

D2.1.8 Identification of phases of mitosis

D2.1.9 Meiosis as a reduction division

D2.1.10 Down syndrome and non-disjunction

D2.1.11 Meiosis as a source of variation

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D2.1.12 AHL Cell proliferation for growth, cell replacement and tissue repair

D2.1.13 AHL Phases of the cell cycle

D2.1.14 AHL Cell growth during interphase

D2.1.15 AHL Control of the cell cycle using cyclins

D2.1.16 AHL Consequences of mutations in genes that control the cell cycle

D2.1.17 AHL Differences between tumours in rates of cell division and growth and in the capacity for metastasis and invasion of neighbouring tissues