Three Models for Contractile-Ring Positioning in Animal Cells Are Presented

question 54

Short Answer

Three models for contractile-ring positioning in animal cells are presented in the schematic diagrams below. Answer the following question(s) according to these models.

-In classic experiments carried out in the 1960s and schematized below, an egg of the sand dollar Echinarachnius parma was made into a torus shape using a glass bead on the end of a needle, to study the influence of microtubules on cleavage-furrow positioning. The cells were allowed to undergo two rounds of mitosis. After the second mitosis, an extra furrow (indicated by a red arrowhead) was observed between the two asters that did not have a spindle between them. Which of the models (1 to 3) is more consistent with this observation? Write down 1, 2, or 3 as your answer.

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