cell division

Cdks bind with ____ , enabling the Cdks to function as enzymes.

cyclins

The term "homologous chromosomes"

means a pair of chromosomes of the same kind

The condensation of the chromosome portion containing the rRNA genes causes the disappearance of the

nucleolus

A particular plant species has a diploid chromosome number of 20. A haploid cell of that species at mitotic prophase contains a total of ________ chromosomes and ________ chromatids.

10; 20

A cleavage furrow forms in animal cells during

M (cytokenisis)

A mutation results in a cell that no longer produces a normal protein kinase for the M phase checkpoint. Which of the following would likely be the immediate result of this mutation?

The cell would never leave metaphase.

A chiasma links a pair of:

homologous chromosomes at late prophase I.

T/F: At the end of mitotic cell division, each daughter cell has the same number of chromosomes but half the amount of DNA that the parent cell had when it was in G2 of the cell cycle.

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