Chapter 10 – How Cells Divide
42. You are conducting a genetic screen using Caenorhabditis elegans embryos to isolate
mutations affecting anaphase (A). Therefore, you need to look for embryos in which
43. What stage of mitosis is essentially the reverse of prophase?
44. The drug Taxol, or Paclitaxel, is used to treat patients with a variety of cancers, including
breast, lung and ovarian cancers. The drug works by stabilizing microtubules, and preventing
their disassembly. The goal of the drug is to prevent dividing cells from being able to
complete mitosis. As a result, cancerous cells can no longer divide. In a cell treated with
Taxol, at what stage of mitosis will the cells arrest?