BIOL 1107 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ribonucleoside, Semiconservative Replication, Helicase

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In eukaryotes, most dividing cells go through a cell that consists of four phases. After chromosomes are copied during s phase, they are moved to the middle of the cell during m phase (mitosis). One chromosome copy is distributed to each of two daughter cells. Mitosis and cytokinesis produce two cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell. Progression through the cell cycle is carefully controlled. In multicellular organisms, uncontrolled cell division may lead to cancer. Different types of cancer result from different types of defects in control over the cell cycle. Mitosis and cytokinesis are responsible for three events in multicellular eukaryotes: growth, wound repair, asexual reproduction. The purpose of mitosis is to distribute chromosomes to daughter cells during cell division. To this end, each chromosome is replicated prior to mitosis. As mitosis starts, the chromosomes condense from long, thin filaments into compact structures that can be moved around the cell efficiently.

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