PATHOLOGY

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PATHOLOGY MCQ

CELL DAMAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Leukemia is cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues. A leukemia patient’s bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells which do not function properly. A pharmacology company is trying to develop drugs to regulate the production of abnormal white blood cells.Which of the following processes is most likely affected by this new drug?
A
Cellular respiration
B
Transport of molecules
C
cellular differentiation
D
cell division
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The result of mitosis is two identical daughter cells, genetically identical to the original cell, all having 2N chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitosis creates two identical daughter cells that each contain the same number of chromosomes as their parent cell. In contrast, meiosis gives rise to four unique daughter cells, each of which has half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prophase is the first stage in mitosis, occurring after the conclusion of the G2 portion of interphase. During prophase, the parent cell chromosomes-which were duplicated during S phase-condense and become thousands of times more compact than they were during interphase.

Detailed explanation-4: -The process of mitosis generates new cells that are genetically identical to each other. Mitosis helps organisms grow in size and repair damaged tissue.

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