Chapter 3, Problem 3AYKA

Summary Introduction

To review:

The impact of a hypothetical poison on mitosis, which prevents transcription factors from binding (or attaching) to the gene for tubulin proteins.

Introduction:

Mitosis represents the division of chromosomes (or genetic material) between two daughter cells. It needs a structure termed as mitotic spindle, which is made of microtubules arranged into spindle fibers by the centrosomes of a cell.