... "mesokaryotic" because of their unusual nuclear organization. While the DNA of most other eukaryotes forms fibrils that are 10nm wide, the DNA of dinomastigotes is only 2.5 nm wide. Also, eukaryotic DNA usually only condenses during mitosis, but the DNA of organisms in this phylum is always condensed. This is ... this means the genome is turned off, but the genes of dinomastigotes continue being expressed even though their DNA is condensed. Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase do not occur during mitosis in these organisms. ... of Class Hematozoa. Apicomplexans repr...

• Word Count: 3806
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... when cells are unable to produce necessary proteins needed to change certain chemicals into others or to carry substances from one place to another. The cell's inability to carry out these functions often results in mental retardation. Almost 1 in every 5000 children is born with defective enzymes resulting in this ... include cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, and obesity. Chromosomes are structures made up of DNA and protein. They are located in the nucleus of each cell. Because chromosomes are carriers of the genome, such abnormalities in chromos...

• Word Count: 354
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... are very complex and complicated machines but definitely not as complex as the human body, which is made up of cells! Every living thing is made up of DNA. When you make a copy of DNA you have a clone! A Clone is an organism, or group of organisms, derived from another organism by an asexual reproduction, reproduction without sex. Genes would come from a body ... cell of a single individual: The word clone has been applied to cells as well as to organisms, so a group of cells stemming from a single cell is also called a clone. Usually the ... members of a clone are identical in their i...

• Word Count: 369
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate