Mitosis I
Associated Reading: pg 232-248 in Campbell Biology; pg 276-293 in OpenStax
QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER:
- NOTE - This video contains a factual error. I incorrectly describe G1 phase as the "day-to-day" life of cell. In reality, the cell begins making preparations to divide during G1. The day-to-day life of a cell occurs during G0.
- Why does a body cell need DNA?
- What is duplicated during mitosis, and what organelle splits during mitosis?
- What is a scenario in which new body cells must be produced in an organism?
- How many DNA molecules are contained in one chromosome?
- How many DNA molecules are contained in each human body cell?