CAS BI 203 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Paclitaxel, Taxus Baccata, Pecan Pie
7 Dec 2017
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Taxines are a mixture of poisons from the seeds of taxus baccata. Part ii the lunch: most of the governor"s lunch party just ate pecan pie filled with taxines, a potent mixture of poisons, one of which is actually a powerful mitotic inhibitor. The specific cytoskeletal element that is most susceptible to mitotic inhibitors is the microtubules: describe the function of mitosis in animal cells. The function of mitosis in animal cells is to divide cells for the organism to grow. Mitosis is important because it helps maintain homeostasis. Watch the video of mitosis at http://youtu. be/c6hn3sa0ip0 and then answer the following: in the table below, draw the six major stages of the cell cycle. Be sure to label the following in each of your drawings where appropriate: chromosomes/chromatin/sister chromatids, mitotic spindle, asters, centromeres, microtubules, kinetochore, cleavage furrow, and nuclear membrane: in each stage, note the role of the microtubules.
