PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

CELL DAMAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A cell that undergoes repeated mitosis without cytokinesis would have
A
many daughter cells
B
fewer chromosomes
C
many nuclei
D
cancerous properties
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mitosis without cytokinesis results in a cell with more than one nucleus but a connected cytoplasm (syncytium). A multinucleated cell is one with several nuclei. This might be a normal occurrence. Humans, for example, have multinucleated bone cells (osteoclasts) that originate in this manner.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: If a cell underwent mitosis but did not undergo cytokinesis, a single cell with two nuclei containing normal chromosomes will result. During telophase, the nuclear envelope begins to reform prior to cytokinesis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mitosis and each of the two meiotic divisions result in two separate nuclei contained within a single cell. Cytokinesis performs an essential process to separate the cell in half and ensure that one nucleus ends up in each daughter cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the completion of mitosis (telophase), two new nuclei form around the separated sets of daughter chromosomes (see Figure 8.29).

Detailed explanation-5: -Usually the cell will divide after mitosis in a process called cytokinesis in which the cytoplasm is divided and two daughter cells are formed.

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