Dear Students, Welcome to Cytology MCQ-05 (Cell Cycle and Cell Division MCQ). This MCQ set consists of Cell Biology / Cytology Multiple Choice Questions from the topic Cell Cycle and the Molecular Mechanisms of Regulation of Cell Cycle with Answer Key. These questions can be used for the preparation of […]
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MCQ on Cell Organelles
Dear Students, Welcome to Cell Biology / Cytology MCQ-04 (MCQ on Cell Organelles). This MCQ set consists of Cell Biology / Cytology Multiple Choice Questions from the topic Cell Organelles: Structure and Functions with Answer Key. These questions can be used for the preparation of all the competitive examinations in […]
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Philadelphia Chromosome and Oncogenic BCR ABL Gene Translocation in CML
Translocation is a Structural Aberration of Chromosome Translocation is a type of structural aberration of the chromosome where a segment of chromosome gets translocated to another chromosome. There may be two types of translocation based on the nature of the exchange. They are: (1). Homologous Translocation (2). Heterologous Translocation In […]
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Extrinsic Pathway of Apoptosis (Apoptosis Molecular Mechanism Part 2)
Extrinsic Pathway of Apoptosis (The Receptor-Mediated Programmed Cell Death Pathway) In the extrinsic pathway of apoptosis, the death-inducing signal for the programmed cell death is triggered by an external stimulus. For receiving such an external death-inducing signal, the cell possesses plasma membrane receptors specific to each stimulus and thus the […]
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Apoptosis: The Molecular Mechanism of Programmed Cell Death (Short Notes)
What is Apoptosis? Why apoptosis is known as the ‘Programmed Cell Death’? The total number of cells in an organ or organism is fundamentally fixed to a specific range in all multicellular organisms. In every multi-cellular organism, the cell number is effectively controlled by two strategies- (a) by regulating cell […]
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