Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
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Chapter 9, Problem 4TYU
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In cell cycle process, cell starts to divide and replicate itself. Two phases of cell cycle are: interphase, which includes replication of DNA, and M phase that includes mitosis. Replication of DNA occurs in interphase prior to mitotic phase of the cell cycle.
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Ch. 9.1 - WHAT IF? A chicken has 78 chromosomes in its...Ch. 9.2 - Compare cytokinesis in animal cells and plant...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.2 - Compare the roles of tubulin and actin during...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 9.3 - Compare and contrast a benign tumor and a...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 4CCCh. 9 - Through a microscope, you can see a cell plate...Ch. 9 - In the cells of some organisms, mitosis occurs...
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