Also, because cancer is a somatic genetic ... studies focused on the simplest eukaryotic cells. In yeast, unlike in multicellular organisms, the cell cycle lacks chromosome condensation and ...

Errors in these checkpoints can have catastrophic consequences, including cell death or the unrestrained growth that is cancer ... investigations. The eukaryotic cell cycle includes four phases ...

Dysregulation of proteins can throw a wrench into the cell cycle, with its disruption potentially leading to diseases like cancer ... cell is a great model for eukaryotic biology," said Litsios.