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No, because prokaryotes are unicellular, so apoptosis would essentially be self-destruction.
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How apoptosis can prevent abnormal cells from becoming tumors?
Apoptosis might be seen as part of the body's overseeing/managing/protecting mechanism. Apoptosis is associated with cell death; a programmed cell death, where "abnormal" cells, which either cannot function properly (aged, injured, etc), or are potential threat to the organism (infected, mutated), have to die. By activating apoptosis of those cells, the body stops their proliferation. If this mechanism gets impaired (for example tumour suppressor genes, like p53, cannot promote apoptosis), the uncontrolled proliferation of the abnormal cells could lead to malignancy.
Explain how apoptosis can prevent abnormal cells from becoming tumors?
Apoptosis might be seen as part of the body's overseeing/managing/protecting mechanism. Apoptosis is associated with cell death; a programmed cell death, where "abnormal" cells, which either cannot function properly (aged, injured, etc), or are potential threat to the organism (infected, mutated), have to die. By activating apoptosis of those cells, the body stops their proliferation. If this mechanism gets impaired (for example tumour suppressor genes, like p53, cannot promote apoptosis), the uncontrolled proliferation of the abnormal cells could lead to malignancy.
What are the best characterization of apoptosis?
Apoptosis is a programmed cell death mechanism that helps maintain tissue homeostasis by removing damaged or unnecessary cells. It is characterized by cell shrinkage, chromatin condensation, DNA fragmentation, and formation of apoptotic bodies. Apoptosis plays important roles in development, immune response, and prevention of cancer.
What forms use phagocytosis?
it is a apoptosis process. it involves in the acquisition of nutrient for some cells and in the immune system it is the major mechanism used to remove pathogen and cell debris..
What is decreased apoptosis?
Apoptosis is programmed cell death. Decreased apoptosis would be a lower level of programmed cell death.
Whether chemotherapy causes cell death by degeneration or apoptosis?
apoptosis
What do polar bodies use to self destruct in meiosis?
Apoptosis.
During apoptosis do a cell turn black?
During apoptosis do a cell turn black?
Apoptosis is tissue growth through cell multiplication?
No Apoptosis is the timed death of a cell
What does the cell proceed to do once apoptosis is triggered?
after apoptosis is triggered the cell procedes to die
Do Prokaryotes have Prokaryotes?
yes prokaryotes have prokaryotes
What might happen if apoptosis did not occur in cells that have significant DNA damage?
Most likely cancer would arise if apoptosis did not occur in cells that have significant DNA damage.
