CAMPBELL BIOLOGY V.1 W/MAST BIOL >CI<

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ISBN: 9781323740477

Author: Reece

Publisher: Pearson Custom Publishing

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Chapter 12.2, Problem 4CC

Compare the roles of tubulin and actin during eukaryotic cell division with the roles of tubulin-like and actin-like proteins during bacterial binary fission.

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CAMPBELL BIOLOGY V.1 W/MAST BIOL >CI<

Ch. 12.1 - How many chromosomes are drawn in each part of...Ch. 12.1 - WHAT IF? A chicken has 78 chromosomes in its...Ch. 12.2 - How many chromosomes are shown in the illustration...Ch. 12.2 - Compare cytokinesis in animal cells and plant...Ch. 12.2 - During which stages of the cell cycle does a...Ch. 12.2 - Compare the roles of tubulin and actin during...Ch. 12.2 - A kinetochore has been compared to a coupling...Ch. 12.2 - MAKE CONNECTIONS What other functions do actin...Ch. 12.3 - In Figure 12.14, why do the nuclei resulting from...Ch. 12.3 - How does MPF allow a cell to pass the G2 phase...

Ch. 12.3 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Explain how receptor tyrosine...Ch. 12 - Differentiate between these terms: chromosome,...Ch. 12 - In which of the three phases of interphase and the...Ch. 12 - Explain the significance of the G1, G2, and M...Ch. 12 - Through a microscope, you can see a cell plate...Ch. 12 - Vinblastine is a standard chemotherapeutic drug...Ch. 12 - One difference between cancer cells and normal...Ch. 12 - The decline of MPF activity at the end of mitosis...Ch. 12 - In the cells of some organisms, mitosis occurs...Ch. 12 - Which of the following does not occur during...Ch. 12 - Cell A has half as much DNA as cells B, C, and D...Ch. 12 - The drug cytochalasin B blocks the function of...Ch. 12 - VISUAL SKILLS The light micrograph shows dividing...Ch. 12 - DRAW IT Draw one eukaryotic chromosome as it would...Ch. 12 - EVOLUTION CONNECTION The result of mitosis is that...Ch. 12 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Although both ends of a...Ch. 12 - WRITE ABOUT A THEME: INFORMATION The continuity of...Ch. 12 - SYNTHESIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE For selected answers,...

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