Cell Structure and Function

Leukemia is a type of blood cancer that is caused mainly due to an increase in the number of white blood cells in your body. It works by causing abundant malfunctioning white blood cells. It begins in blood-forming tissues, typically in the bone marrow. Leukemia is distinct from other types of cancer that usually originates […]

The cell is the smallest unit of life, also considered the structural and functional unit of all living organisms. Cells can be prokaryotic or eukaryotic and are composed of various organelles such as mitochondria, nucleus, plastid, ribosome, and cell membrane. All these organelles perform different functions that are essential to life. When one cell (parent

Cell division is a vital process that occurs in all living organisms. DNA replication and growth of cells take place during the process of cell division. The complete process of cell division occurs cyclically and in a very coordinated way to ensure that every cell division occurs correctly.  The cell cycle process involves a cell

In the cell division theory, we have two types of cell division namely mitosis and meiosis. In meiosis, the haploid cells are formed in many phases. In those phases, we have a stage called prometaphase in eukaryotic cell division. Prometaphase happens in both meiosis 1 and meiosis 2.  We will discuss what happens in prometaphase

The process of cytokinesis plays a vital role in cell division. If there are any alterations in the process, there will be negative consequences, long-lasting to the individual. It is defined as the physical process through which the cytoplasm of the parental cell is divided into two daughter cells. Let us learn more about the

Elec­tricity is the movement of electric charges, and it is responsible for the generation of electric current in the world. With the rapid development of technology, electricity has become increasingly crucial to human beings; from a small room fan to massive industrial machinery, everything is powered by electricity these days. Electric Potential is a term

Plasmodium is a parasitic protozoan genus that belongs to the Apicomplexa family, the Aconoidasida class, and the Coccidia sporozoan subclass. Plasmodium has been shown to infect red blood cells in mammals such as humans, birds, and reptiles. P. knowlesi is the plasmodium species that causes Malaria, an infectious disease. Malaria is spread via the bite

Cells act as the building blocks of living organisms as they make up the whole framework of the body. Therefore, the cell as the basic unit of life is recognised. Both plants and animals possess cells as microscopic units. They are easily visible under a light microscope with 1 to 100 micrometres of dimensions. An

Cleavage happens in the zygote or parthenogenetic egg, and it is a very fast process with smaller daughter cells and no growth, whereas typical Mitosis occurs in most somatic cells for a longer time and daughter cells created enter the growth phase. Cleavage is defined as the division of cells in the early embryo in

Karyokinesis and cytokinesis are two stages in the division of cells in the cell cycle. Karyokinesis is the separation of the simulated genetic material in an identical way between two daughter nuclei. A sequence of actions occurs during karyokinesis which is jointly discussed as mitosis. Generally, during mitotic cell partition, karyokinesis is trailed by cytokinesis which