Tag: centromere

DNA in numbers

Post author By Konstantina Louka
Post date October 21, 2020

In previous articles, we talked about the two types of cell division, mitosis, and meiosis. We also described the differences between the terms chromatin, chromosome, and sister chromatid. However, if at this point someone asked you to find the number of chromosomes, chromatids, DNA molecules, and others, would you still have difficulty answering? If your […]

Tags base pairs, cell division, centromere, chromatid, chromatin, chromosome, diploid, DNA, DNA molecules, haploid, homologous chromosomes, meiosis, mitosis, replication, sister chromatid

Cell Biology

Mitosis

Post author By Konstantina Louka
Post date October 10, 2020

Mitosis is a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells that are identical to each other and their parent cell as well. Mitosis is an important process for many organisms since it serves different purposes. The zygote, the first cell of a new organism, undergoes a series of mitotic divisions to give […]