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Dictionary » C » Cell line Cell lineCell line (Science: cell culture) a cell line is a permanently established cell culture that will proliferate indefinitely given appropriate fresh medium and space. lines differ from cell strains in that they have escaped the Hayflick limit and become immortalised. Some species, particularly rodents, give rise to lines relatively easily, whereas other species do not. No cell lines have been produced from avian tissues and the establishment of cell lines from human tissue is difficult. Many cell biologists would consider that a cell line is by definition already abnormal and that it is on the way towards becoming the culture equivalent of a neoplastic cell. ![]()
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Results from our forumConditional knockout mouse... mouse where my gene of interest is floxed. When I cross this mouse line with Tamoxifen inducible Cre line, CAGGCre-ERTM, I get mice with with ... plan was to isolate myoblasts from these mice and induce Cre in cell culture by addition of Tamoxifen. To my surprise, the cells isolated ...
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Refutation of Evolution theory... system arises piece by piece, not all at once. There were probably many cell-like structures that were quasi-alive, possessing some of the characteristics ... alive in the traditional sense. I guess what I'm saying is that the line between life and non-life is not as clear as some would make it ...
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Re:... as chemical (DDT, CCL4), radiation, ionizing etc. It mutate the DNA in cell. If only a single is mutated, it can be replicated as usual in mitosis. ... but THAT system isn't functioning, and mutations accumulate in the cell line. I suspect that if you did a literature search, you would find that ...
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Genetics with Mitosis and MeiosisFellow bio-online members, please correct me if I got anything wrong. Anaphase (in any type of division) is after the genetic material has separated and is being pulled toward the ends of the cell. The cell cycle: G-1 S-phase G-2 M-phase (division) Mitosis: Before S-phase, each chromosome ...
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Re: Mitosis and meiosis!... are the meiosis is the reduction of chromosomes number compared parent cell. In Meiosis Prophase I is different from Prophase in mitosis where there ... Metaphase I, the homologous chromosomes are aligned at the equatorial line while metaphase in mitosis not. In Anaphase I, the homologous chromosomes ...
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