The First Culture of Human Cells Was Begun by George

question 6

Multiple Choice

The first culture of human cells was begun by George and Martha Gey of Johns Hopkins University in 1951) .The cells were obtained from a malignant tumor and named ______ cells after the donor,_________.

• A)HeLa,Herbert Lane
• B)HeLa,Henrietta Lacks
• C)Roberts,John Roberts
• D)MaLe,Martin Lewis
• E)HeLa,Helen Lassiter

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Definitions:

M Phases

The phase in the cell cycle where mitosis and cytokinesis occur, leading to cell division.

Kinetochores

Protein complexes that assemble on the centromere of a chromosome, playing a crucial role in chromosome segregation during cell division.

Spindle Fibers

Protein structures that divide genetic material in a cell by pulling chromosomes apart during cell division.

Cytokinesis

The process during cell division in which the cytoplasm of a single eukaryotic cell is divided to form two daughter cells.