MCAT Question of the Day


  • Q:

    A scientist is looking to study mouse cells in various stages of mitosis. He obtains a culture of cells and treats them with a chemical that arrests the cells during DNA replication. What is the most likely result of the experiment?

     

    A

    He will successfully have arrested the cells in various stages of mitosis for observation.

    B

    The cells will complete mitosis and be arrested during the S phase of interphase.

    C

    The cells will complete mitosis and will be arrested upon entry into G1.

    D

    The cells will be unaffected by the chemical entirely.



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