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phase

Any one of the varying aspects or stages through which a disease or process may pass.

Origin: Gr. Phasis = an appearance


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Cell counting question

... error rate even in the between), because almost always there's some element like pipetting error, cell sedimentation, counting error, bad moon phase or all those combined that affect the outcome. That being said, it does give a good rough estimation of cell numbers, which is often well enough. ...

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by biohazard
Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:05 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Cell counting question
Replies: 7
Views: 141

chromosome 2 replication.

the chromosome duplication is considered the replecation phase of the cell cycle, specifically distinct from the mitosis phase when the cell splits the replicated chromosomes. There is a whole phase inbetween the two (G2). But that's beside the point. ...

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by Eous
Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:23 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: chromosome 2 replication.
Replies: 4
Views: 160

E. coli numbers

... times the weight of earth in 24 hrs which actually will not happen n not possible too , and such a growth takes place only during exponantial phase of growth as soon as nutrients become limiting the cells will enter into stationary phase thats y bacterial growth curve r sigmoid. So here u ...

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by mayoorraj
Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:13 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: E. coli numbers
Replies: 3
Views: 303

Re: Cancer and Cell cycle - cyclins/cdk/mutated genes?

... affects the cell cycle it will be that it has mutated the proteins that keep it tightly regulated. Whether or not it speeds up the individual cell phases of the cycle I do not know, but if the regulatory proteins are mutated to be permanently activated/"on" then it will proceed thru the ...

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by kolean
Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:08 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cancer and Cell cycle - cyclins/cdk/mutated genes?
Replies: 1
Views: 171

Cancer and Cell cycle - cyclins/cdk/mutated genes?

General questions about how cancer affects the cell cycle... 1) Does cancer actually speed up the individual phases of mitosis (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase) ... ie metaphase occurs 100x sooner following prophase in a cancer cell compared to a normal cell? or does ...

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by hydralisks
Sun Jul 05, 2009 4:28 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cancer and Cell cycle - cyclins/cdk/mutated genes?
Replies: 1
Views: 171
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