Interleukins are associated primarily with which of the following? a. production of various lymphocytes b. immune responses c. inflammation d. all of the above
Bacterial Cell Division Bacteria is divided by binary fission o Bacterial chromosome is replicated o Replication begins at origin o Septum divides the cell in 2 Tubulin is the protein of microtubules o Fibers used to separate chromosomes in eukaryotic cell division Chromosomes become condensed to fit within the nucleus o Coiled Chromosome = condensed Chromatin = uncondensed A nucleosome is DNA wrapped around a core of 8 histone proteins Solenoid is a group of nucleosomes Solenoid is further compacted by protein complex condensin Heterochromatin is the portion of the genome not expressed Euchromatin is the portion of the genome that Is expressed Ploidy is the number of chromosomes in a cell o Diploid (2) or 46 o Haploid (1) or 23 Karyotype is how you view the particular array of chromosomes in an organism Replicated chromosomes are connected to each other at kinetochores o Cohesin holds the chromosomes together o Complex of proteins Sister Chromatids are 2 copies of the replicated chromosomes Homologous chromosomes are not attached Eukaryotic cell cycle has 5 phases: o G1 (gap phase) o S (synthesis) o G2 (gap phase 2) o M (mitosis) o C (cytokinesis)