Cell Cycle

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Cell Cycle: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as DNA Replication, Cell Division, Cell Cycle, Cell Cycle and Cell Division, Phases of Cell Cycle, Chromatids, Interphase, Kinetochores, G1 Phase, M Phase, S Phase, G2 Phase, G0 Phase and, Cell Growth

Important Questions on Cell Cycle

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Amount of DNA becomes double in which phase of cell cycle?

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At the root tip, the number of divisions to produce 100 cell would be

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Why are DNA copying mechanisms precise enough to make variation a fairly slow process?

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What is meant by cytokinesis?

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If number of chromatid in G1, phase is 10 then number of chromosomes is _____ in G2.

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The kinetochore is a region in the DNA to which spindle fibres get attached.

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The kinetochore is a protein complex associated with the replication of DNA.

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What is the name of the disc-shaped protein complex associated with duplicated chromatids during mitosis or meiosis that helps in their separation?

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Which among the following is a function of kinetochore.

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Define the kinetochore and mention its role in cell division.

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Cell growth results in disturbing the ratio between

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Although cell growth is usually a continuous process, DNA is synthesized during only one phase of the cell cycle.

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The cell growth is a continuous process in terms of increase of _____ in a cell.

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Define cell growth.

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Cell division is a continuous process.

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Why is cell growth important?

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At what phase of cell cycle the grown up cell divides? (Mitotic / Interphase)

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If a cell has twice as much DNA as in a normal functional cell, it means that the cell:

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It is said that the one cycle of cell division in human cells (eukaryotic cells) takes 24 hours. Which phase of the cycle, do you think occupies the maximum part of the cell cycle, whether it is M phase or interphase?

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Which of the following does not occur in the interphase of eukaryotic cell division?