Why is a rapidly growing tissue, such as the root tip of a plant, a good model for studying the effects of a drug on cell division?

Q: a) Identify the major checkpoints in a cell and its function.  b)Explain the role of the growth…

A: The cell cycle is the ordered sequence of events that occur in a cell prior to cell division. It…

Q: Which of the following cell types will most likely reach cell senescence after many rounds of…

A: Introduction: Senescence is the gradual deterioration of functional characteristics with age.

Q: axol® is an example of a drug that prevents mitosis phase from occurring. How this Taxol useful as a…

A: Taxol is one of the most commonly used and effective chemotherapy drugs for cancer. One of the main…

Q: Sometimes a cells "deal with" damaged DNA by just killing off the cell. This special cellular…

A: The process of apoptosis is important for the normal functioning of the immune system of the body.…

Q: Discuss the connection between cell division and cancer cells? How do cancer cells divide…

A: Cancer is the disease of cells in which the controls that normally restrict cell proliferation do…

Q: Why do most cancer treatments at present target microtubule formation of the cell? What are the most…

A: Cancer is a systemic disease which occurs within the body cells and tissues and eventually spreads…

Q: Vinblastine is often used to treat cancer because it interferes with microtubules. Which of the…

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Q: According to the picture above, the cell shown is going through [Select ] and is in the [Select ]…

A: Ans- In the picture above, the cell is going through the meiotic cell division. Meiosis is the…

Q: Describe how growth factors trigger cell division.

A: Growth factors are naturally occurring molecules that have an ability of stimulating wound healing,…

Q: What signal causes cells to divide to produce new cells?

A: Cells division takes place for many reasons. Mitosis and meiosis are the two types of cell division…

Q: Since the formation of new DNA is an energy draining process, the cell undergoes a second growth and…

A: Above question is related to cell cycle. Cell cycle is a peocess where cell gets maturity and…

Q: Identify the main phases of interphase in the correct order. Select one:

A: Answer is option b.) growth1,synthesis,growth2.

Q: In your own words, explain what happens during each of the following events of cell migration: A)…

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Q: Why are both cell division and apoptosis necessary for the development of an organism?

A: Cell Division : It is necessary to produce large number of cells to form the individual. Cell…

Q: Which of these is a characteristic of cancer cells? a. They do not exhibit contact inhibition. b.…

A: Cancer cells are specialized cells that possess the ability of uncontrolled division, leading up to…

Q: Explain the difference between asymmetric and symmetric cell division. When the pool of stem cells…

A: Stem cells are the unspecialized cells that can specialize themselves into any type of cells. These…

Q: "Agent V" is the name of an anticancer (chemotherapy) drug.  This drug works against cancer cells by…

A: Microtubules are one among the three types of cytoskeletons of eukaryotes. Microtubules are composed…

Q: What would happen if apoptosis (cell death) did not occur in cells that have significant DNA damage?

A: All living organisms are made up of cells. The cells are the basic structural and functional unit of…

Q: Explain the theory behind how a normal cell turns into a malignant tumor cell and forms metastases.

A: Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal growth of cells, which tend to proliferate in an…

Q: The “Hayflick limit” is the number of times cells growing in tissue culture will divide before cell…

A: Introduction  Ageing of cells can be attributed to several factors such as degradation of cellular…

Q: One important biological effect of a large dose of ionizing radiation is to halt cell division. How…

A: Radiation causes DNA damage, which activates ph3 and p21, causing the cell cycle B to be arrested.…

Q: How is the cell division of cancer cells misregulated? What genetic and other changes might have…

A: The cell cycle posses various phases which include mitosis and cytokinesis causing nuclear and…

Q: Synthesis phase in the cell cycle is called so, because of the synthesis of more: A. RNA B. RNA and…

A: A cell cycle is considered as a set of events and these events take place in the cell and the cell…

Q: Review the image below. What cell division process is the image demonstrating? Provide evidence to…

A: Given: With reference to the diagram, need to find the process and should explain it. Cell division…

Q: Describe how tumor suppressors function to stop the cell cycle until certain events are completed

A: Normal genes that delay cell division, repair DNA errors, or tell cells when to die are known as…

Q: Cell cycle can be controlled by chemical messages and regulate any error by control system?

A: A cell cycle is the series of events through which cell grow and divides. The regulation of the cell…

Q: How do cells overcome this problem?

A: Glycolysis is breakdown of glucose into pyruvate or lactate. Endergonic reactions are those…

Q: You are studying some animal cells undergoing cell division. You add a chemical which interferes…

A: The process of producing new cells from the parent cell is called cell division. The dividing cell…

Q: In which phase of the cell cycle does hydroxyurea produce its main effect

A: Hi, Thanks For Your Question.  Answer : There Are 3 Main Phase Of Cell Cycle Interphase :  Growth…

Q: What is the first thing that happens when a healthy cell detects damage to DNA? A. It stops the…

A: correct answer = A) It stops the cell cycle Cell cycle proceed only when cell is in good condition…

Q: If a drug interferes with the formation of microtubules , its effectiveness must be related to…

A: Microtubules Microtubules are the microscopic hollow tubes made of proteins – alpha and beta…

Q: Give the possible results if cells won’t undergo cell division or if the cell cycle happens rapidly…

A: Cell division is the process in which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells. There…

Q: What would be the effect on the cell cycle of a drug that inhibited each of the following? a. MPF b.…

A: Cell division is a natural process in which a parent cell divides into two daughter cells. Cell…

Q: The cell death encompasses all but the following: A. activation of cellular enzymes B. lysis of cell…

A: A cell is the basic structural and functional key of life. A cell has multiple organelles that carry…

Q: Explain in your own words why cancer is often referred to as a disease of the cell cycle.

A: Cell Cycle is an event that controls the cell division. It is divided into following four phases- G1…

Q: If there is inhibition to the DNA synthesis, what specific cell cycle will be affected? Will the…

A: DNA replication is important because without it the new cells that are produced during mitosis or…

Q: What is the relationship between the cell cycle and cancer production?

A: A cell is the fundamental, structural, and functional unit of the living cell bounded with a cell…

Q: The cell cycle is a set of coordinated events that culminate in the formation of two cells from one…

A: Cell cycle is the process through which the cells of any organism divide, and new cells are formed.…

Q: what are the differences between Cell differentiation and cell growth

A: All living organisms have a specific organization of cells, tissues, organs, etc. The structures…

Q: A tumor suppressor gene (TSG) codes for a protein that is part of the system that regulates cell the…

A: Answer :- Option (C) is correct. - The TSG is downregulated due to hypermethylation which may lead…

Q: All of the following promote cell division EXCEPT activated MPE extracellular growth signals Rb cell…

A: Cell cycle process involves so many proteins and factors that regulates cell division. There are…

Q: The cell death encompasses all but the following: A. activation of cellular enzymes B. lysis of cell…

A: Cell death or programmed cell death is known as apoptosis. It is a cell triggered process that…

Q: You are working on a project in which you want to transform exocrine cells into endocrine cells…

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Q: What is the significance of the cell cycle control system and checkpoints? Explain step by step in…

A: A cell's growth and division are accompanied by a sequence of processes known as a cell cycle. A…

Q: During cytokinesis in plant cells, The phospholipid bilayer separates. The nucleus splits into two A…

A: The final stage in cell division in which the cytoplasm divides at the region between the two newly…

Q: In cell growth, how does the normal allele of BRCA1 work? Is it an oncogene or a tumor suppressor…

A: Cell growth is a very complex and orderly process in which various enzymes cell signaling pathways…

Q: Compare and contrast the processes of cell cycle and apoptosis and give an example of a drug or…

A: * cell cycle cell shows a series of events which takes place in a cell as it divides and grows. *A…

Q: There are anticancer that are used to prevent the formation of spindle fibers. Why do you think this…

A: Hello! Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you…

Q: If a starfish sustains damage to an arm, it often grows a new one, as long as part of the central…

A: The phenomenon of regeneration involves the renewal, restoration and regrowth of cells and tissues…