Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 10, Problem 1ITD
Biologists have long been interested in the effects of radiation on cells. In one experiment, researchers examined the effect of radium on mitosis of chick embryo cells growing in culture. A population of experimental cells was examined under the microscope for the number of cells in telophase (as a measure of mitosis occurring) before, during, and after exposure to radium. The results are shown in the Figure.
What is the effect of radium exposure on mitosis?
Source: R. G. Canti and M. Donaldson. 1926. The effect of radium on mitosis in vitro. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Containing Papers of a Biological Character 100:413–419.
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Ch. 10.1 - What are the three interrelated systems that...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 2SBCh. 10.1 - Prob. 3SBCh. 10.1 - Prob. 4SBCh. 10.2 - Compare the chromosome content of daughter cells...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 2SBCh. 10.2 - Prob. 3SBCh. 10.3 - How does spindle formation differ in animals and...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 2SBCh. 10.4 - Prob. 1SB
Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 2SBCh. 10.4 - What is an oncogene? How might an oncogene affect...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 4SBCh. 10.5 - Prob. 1SBCh. 10.5 - Prob. 2SBCh. 10 - During the cell cycle, the DNA mass of a cell:...Ch. 10 - A tumor suppressor protein, p21, inhibits Cdk1....Ch. 10 - A major difference between hereditary information...Ch. 10 - The major microtubule organizing center of the...Ch. 10 - Prob. 5TYKCh. 10 - Which of the following statements about mitosis is...Ch. 10 - Prob. 7TYKCh. 10 - Which of the following statements about cell cycle...Ch. 10 - Which of the following is not a characteristic of...Ch. 10 - Which of the following does not accurately...Ch. 10 - In bacteria: a. several chromosomes undergo...Ch. 10 - Prob. 12TYKCh. 10 - Discuss Concepts A cell has 38 chromosomes. After...Ch. 10 - Prob. 14TYKCh. 10 - Prob. 15TYKCh. 10 - Apply Evolutionary Thinking The genes and proteins...Ch. 10 - Biologists have long been interested in the...Ch. 10 - Prob. 2ITD
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