Mitosis and Cancer Cell Dynamics

What is the process called when one parent cell splits into two daughter cells?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Cytokinesis

• Binary fission

How long does mitosis typically take?

• 30 minutes

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 24 hours

What university's scientists discovered the built-in stopwatch for timing mitosis?

• University of California San Diego

• Harvard University

• Stanford University

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

What is the role of the protein p53 in cell division?

• Stops damaged cells from dividing

• Promotes cell growth

• Initiates mitosis

• Repairs DNA

What happens if the mitosis stopwatch is broken in cancer cells?

• Cancer cells can survive even when mitosis takes too long or happens incorrectly

• Cells stop dividing completely

• Cells divide at a normal rate

• Cells repair themselves

How long did researchers follow the stopwatch system to track problems in cell division?

• 48 hours

• 24 hours

• 72 hours

• 12 hours

What could the status of the mitosis stopwatch be used as in cancer diagnosis and treatment?

• Biomarker

• Therapeutic agent

• Vaccine

• Antibiotic