Biology Chapter 8
Article Summary (2.5 pts)
Title: What are Cyclins?
Link: https://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/What-Are-Cyclins.aspx
This article went into detail on cyclin and what it is and what it does. It was found by Timothy Hunt, Leland Hartwell, and Paul nurse. They won a nobel prize for their discovery. What was important about their findings was that it helped progress the sciences of psychology and medicine.
Chapter Connection (2.5 pts)
This chapter was about cells, what make them up, and their life cycle, which includes cell division and replication. The connection to the article is in Cyclin which is a type of protein that regulates the cell cycle. This also article covered the 4 stages of the cell cycle with an emphasis on gap 1 phase, interphase, and, mitosis.
Vocabulary (5 pts)
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Cell cycle Ordered Sequence of events Life cycle of a cellCell Division The reproduction of a cell When a cell undergoes reproductionCentromere Region of chromosome where two cell cecells are joined Spindle microtubules attach hereChromatin A combination of DNA and Proteins th that constitute chromosomes What chromosomes are made ofChromosomes A gene carrying structure thats found i in the nucleus Contains most of cells DNAGametes A sex cell Eggs and spermHistones A small protein molecule associated w with DNA Small protein moleculeInterphase Phase when cell is not dividing. Phase when cell is not dividingNucleosome The bead like unit of DNA packing in in a eukaryotic cell 8 Histones molecule- protein core.Sister chromatids 1 of the 2 identical parts of a bbbbbduplicated chromosome Joined, makes up one chromosome.