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Summary list for 1.6 Cell division
Mitosis is division of the nucleus into two genetically identical daughter nuclei.
Chromosomes condense by supercoiling during mitosis.
Cytokinesis occurs after mitosis and is different in plant and animal cells.
Interphase is a very active phase of the cell cycle with many processes occurring in the nucleus and cytoplasm.(including: G1 - cell growth, S - synthesis of DNA, G2 - organelles divide).
Cyclins are involved in the control of the cell cycle.
Mutagens, oncogenes and metastasis are involved in the development of primary and secondary tumours.
Skills
Skill: Identification of phases of mitosis in cells viewed with a microscope or in a micrograph.(prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase).
Skill: Determination of a mitotic index from a micrograph.
Application: The correlation between smoking and cases of cancer.