APOPTOSIS Flashcards
1
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What is apoptosis
A
programmed cell death
2
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how does apoptosis occur and why ois a adnanta
A
- via a small series if biochemical events
- these biochemical events can lead to a tidy and clean cell death
- as a result there is no overall harm to the organism.
3
Q
how may divisions does a cell has to go through before apotosis occurs
A
50 cell division also called Haflick constant number
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