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Multicellular organisms  begin  as  a  single  cell ? Mitosis ? Cell  division ? Also  used  in  repair ? Asexual  reproduction p Cell Size ? Bacteria ? E. Coli  doubles  every  30  minutes ? Heart  &  nervous  system  cells  rarely  divide,  if  at  all ? Skin  cells  and  digestive  tract  cells  divide  throughout  life ? Some  every  6  hours ? Grow  to  a  certain  size  and  stop ? Controls  are  turned  on  and  off ? During  injury,  cells  are  stimulated  and  rapidly  divide  and  grow   †“ produces  new  cells,  Ã‚  . i. e. ealing ? After  healing,  cell  growth  slows  and  returns  to  normal ? Uncontrolled  cell  growth  results  in  cancer Surface Area (length x width x 6) Volume (length x width x height) Ratio of Surface Area to Volume ? Surface  area  and  volume  do  not  increase  at  the  same  rate ? Larger  cells  have  difficulty  exchanging  oxygen  and  waste  in and  out  of  the  cell ? Before  cell  becomes  too  large  it  undergoes  cellular  division   and  forms  2  daughter  cells 1 11/9/2011 Cell Cycle includes G1 phase Two  G  phases   and  S  phase   make  up   Interphase Interphase M phase (Mitosis) M phase S  phase is divided into is divided into G1 phase S phase G2 phase Prophase MetaphaseAnaphase Telophase G2 phase The  cell  has  several  systems  for  interrupting  the  cell  cycle   if  someth ing  goes  wrong†¦ ? Check  point  at  end  of  S  phase ? Monitor  for  presence  of  Okazaki  fragments  on  lagging  strand during  replication ? Cell  is  not  permitted  to  proceed  in  the  cell  cycle  until  fragments ? DNA  Overload ? must  be  enough  DNA  material  in  the  nucleus ? Larger  the  cell  =  information  crisis ? Materials  must  be  able  to  pass  through  the are  gone cytoplasm  quickly ? Speed  is  determined  by  size  of  cell ? Rate  at  which  food  and  oxygen  are  used  is ? DNA  Damage  checkpoints ? Sense  DNA  damage  before  cell  enters  S  phase  (G1 checkpoint) ? During  S  phase ? Read also Lab 2 BiologyAfter  DNA  replication  at  G2 checkpoint ? Spindle  Checkpoints ? Detect  any  failure  of  spindle  fibers ? Detect  improper  alignment  of  spindle  itself  and  block   cytokinesis ? Trigger  apoptosis  if  damage  is  irreparable determined  by  volume ? Volume  increases  faster  than  surface  area  as cell’s  size  increases ? Cell’s  DNA  no  longer  able  to  serve  the  increasing needs  of  the  growing  cell ? Cells  constantly divide ? Dead  cells  replaced   by  new  cells ? Cancer ? mistake  in  cell   cycle ? cancerous  cells   form  tumors   (masses  of  tissue) ? tumors  deprive   normal  cells  of   nutrients 2 11/9/2011 ? Mutagen ? A  factor  that  brings  about  a  mutation ? Genetic ? Mutations ? Oncogene Carcinogen ? Any  agent  that  causes  cancer ? Some  factors  whic h  can  increase  mutation  rates,  thus promoting  cancer ? Ionizing  Radiation:  Ã‚  Xrays,  gamma  rays  particles  from ? Environmental ? cigarette  smoke ? air  and  water  pollution ? UV  radiation  from  the  sun ? viral  infections ? Carcinogen ? Any  substance  that  can  induce  or  promote  cancer ? Most  carcinogens  are  mutagens  (change  in  genes) radioactive  decay? breakdown  of  DNA  strands ? Chemicals:  tobacco  smoke,  certain  dyes ? Virus  Infection:  Lymphoma,  Papilloma viruses ? Hereditary  predisposition  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ genetic  link ? Benign  Tumors  (tumours) ? Do  not  spread  from  their  site  of  origin  but  can  compress nd  displace  surrounding  tissues ? Warts,  ovarian  cysts,  some  brain  tumors ? Malignant ? Cancerous ? Dangerous  and  spread  throughout  the  body ? Invade  other  tissues  and  destroy  them ? Healthy ? Cancer  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ yellow  spots ? Staging  is  important  to  determine  if  the  patient  is potentially  in  a  curable  early  stage  or  otherwise: ? Stage  0  ? Cancer  in  Situ   ? Stage  I  ? Cancer  is  less  than  2  cm. ? Stage  II  ? Cancer  is  between  2  to  5  cm  with  or  without involvement  of  the  glands  in  the  armpit   i l    f   h    l d   i    h    i   ? Stage  III  ? Cancer  is  larger  than  5  cm  or  there  is  extensive involvement  of  the  glands  in  the  armpit ? Stage  IV  ? Cancer  has  spread  outside  the  breast  and nvolves  other  organs  in  the  body Cause  of  1  out  of  17  deaths  in  Britain  in  1990 1  in  13  deaths  in  men;  1  in  27  deaths  in  women ? Stage  I  &  II  are  consider ed  early  and  curable. ? Stage  IV  disease  is  not  curable. 3 11/9/2011 ? Chromosome ? two  identical  halves   connected  together  by  a   centromere ? Ch Chromatid tid ? half  of  one  chromosome ? Contains  one  complete  set   of  information ? Copies  itself  to  make  the   other  chromatid Centromere Two  chromatids,  each  made  of   identical  Ã‚  DNA  molecules ? The  karyotype of  a  normal human  female contains  23   pairs  of  homologous   chromosomes:   ? 22  pairs  of  autosomes ? 1  pair  of  X  chromosomes ? The  karyotype of  a  normal uman  male contains: ? the  same  22  pairs  of  autosomes ? Uncoiled  DNA  called  chromatin? between  cell  divisions ? Happens  during  cell  division ? DNA  wraps  tightly  around  proteins  called  histones ? one  X  chromosome   ? one  Y  chromosome 4 11/9/2011 Sex   chromosomes Spindle forming Centrioles Nuclear envelope Chromatin Centromere Chromosomes (paired chromatids) Centriole Interphase Cytokinesis Telophase Nuclear envelope reforming Prophase p Spindle Centriole Individual chromosomes Metaphase Anaphase ? Daughter  cells  genetically  identical  to  parent  nucleus ? Replacement  /  repair  of  tissues ? Skin ? Lining  of  gut A sample of cytoplasm is removed from a cell in mitosis.The sample is injected into a second cell in G2 of interphase. ? Basis  of  asexual reproduction As a result, the second cell enters mitosis. Cyclins  regulate  the  timing  of  the  cell  cycle  in  eukaryotic  cells 5 11/9/2011 Golgi apparatus produces vesicles ? haploid  (n)  and  diploid  (2n)  Ã‚  chromosomes Two  chromatids,  each  made  of   identical  Ã‚  DNA  molecules Centromere ? reduction  division  (meiosis)  prior  to  fertilization  in  sexual reproduc tion Chapter  Ã‚  17:  Ã‚  Meiosis,  genetics  and  gene  control  goes  into   more  detail Genetic  variation Crossing  over  in   Prophase  I 6 11/9/2011 Maternal set of chromosomes Possibility 1 Paternal set of chromosomes Possibility 2Two equally probable arrangements of chromosomes at metaphase I Metaphase II Prophase II Metaphase II Anaphase II Telophase II Meiosis II results in four haploid (N) daughter cells. Meiosis I results in two The chromosomes line up in a The sister chromatids haploid (N) daughter cells, similar way to the metaphase separate and move toward each with half the number of stage of mitosis. opposite ends of the cell. chromosomes as the original. Daughter cells Combination 1 Combination 2 Combination 3 Combination 4 Prophase I of meiosis Nonsister chromatids MITOSIS Parent cell (before chromosome replication) MEIOSIS Chiasma (site of crossing over) MEIOSIS I ProphaseProphase I Chromosome replication Chromosome replication 2n = 6 Tetrad Duplicated chromosome (two sister chromatids) Chiasma, site of crossing over Metaphase I Tetrad formed by synapsis of homologous chromosomes Metaphase Chromosomes positioned at the metaphase plate Tetrads positioned at the metaphase plate Metaphase I Metaphase II Anaphase Telophase Sister chromatids separate during anaphase Homologues separate during anaphase I; sister chromatids remain together Anaphase I Telophase I Haploid n=3 Daughter cells of meiosis I MEIOSIS II Daughter cells 2n Daughter cells of mitosis 2n n n n n Daughter cells of meiosis II Recombinant chromosomes Sister chromatids separate during anaphase IIGeneral Biology Ii Study Guide (Online Class)

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Tymaine McBee March 21, 2013 Personal Statement Essay My name is Tymaine McBee and I am currently a student/trainee at OBT (Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow). The reasons why I have enrolled in OBT are to obtain my GED, get enrolled on a good college, and to get a good job. The main reason why I’m here is because high school didn’t really work out for me. I was always getting into trouble and everything else you can imagine. I was just a problem child but I hope I can get through OBT. I have faith that I can.The first reason why I chose to enroll in OBT is to get my GED. I feel that high school really wasn’t for me. Why you ask? Well, when I was in high school, I used to get in lots of trouble like fighting, hanging around with the wrong crowd, and getting locked up. I feel that OBT will help me obtain my GED because the staff here no only help you with school work they help you get ready for the business world as well. I think these skills will help me surviv e because in the real world you need business skills and school smarts to survive.My second reason why I enrolled into OBT is to get a job. The reason why I want a job is to help my grandmother out around the house, with bills and rent. I’m also looking to get a job so I can support myself like buying stuff that I need. Another reason why I’m looking to get a job because this will be the first job I ever had. I had previous chances to work for summer youth but I messed those chances up by getting locked up. But the main and most important reason why I’m hoping to get a job is so I can take care of my grandmother because she is very sick.The third reason why I go enrolled in OBT was to get into a good college. I’ve always wanted to go to college but I wasn’t the brightest kid in the world. One of the colleges I would like to go to is Hunter College. I would like to go to college to study computer networking, law, and nursing. The reason why I want t o study computer networking is because I love computers and I want to learn how to network one. The reason why I want to study in law is because I’m a good speaker and I fight for what’s right also I know how to hold a good argument.The reason why I want to study in nursing is because I want to give back to the community like I want to help old people get better when they are sick. In conclusion, I enrolled in OBT to get my GED, get into a good college, and to get a good job. I just hope that I can make it through this program without any slip-ups or anything. I really have faith that I can make it through these 23 weeks and get my GED and do something productive with my life instead of doing wrong. I’m glad that I’m a student/trainee at OBT its going to open new doors and opportunities for me in the future. My Essay Tymaine McBee March 21, 2013 Personal Statement Essay My name is Tymaine McBee and I am currently a student/trainee at OBT (Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow). The reasons why I have enrolled in OBT are to obtain my GED, get enrolled on a good college, and to get a good job. The main reason why I’m here is because high school didn’t really work out for me. I was always getting into trouble and everything else you can imagine. I was just a problem child but I hope I can get through OBT. I have faith that I can.The first reason why I chose to enroll in OBT is to get my GED. I feel that high school really wasn’t for me. Why you ask? Well, when I was in high school, I used to get in lots of trouble like fighting, hanging around with the wrong crowd, and getting locked up. I feel that OBT will help me obtain my GED because the staff here no only help you with school work they help you get ready for the business world as well. I think these skills will help me surviv e because in the real world you need business skills and school smarts to survive.My second reason why I enrolled into OBT is to get a job. The reason why I want a job is to help my grandmother out around the house, with bills and rent. I’m also looking to get a job so I can support myself like buying stuff that I need. Another reason why I’m looking to get a job because this will be the first job I ever had. I had previous chances to work for summer youth but I messed those chances up by getting locked up. But the main and most important reason why I’m hoping to get a job is so I can take care of my grandmother because she is very sick.The third reason why I go enrolled in OBT was to get into a good college. I’ve always wanted to go to college but I wasn’t the brightest kid in the world. One of the colleges I would like to go to is Hunter College. I would like to go to college to study computer networking, law, and nursing. The reason why I want t o study computer networking is because I love computers and I want to learn how to network one. The reason why I want to study in law is because I’m a good speaker and I fight for what’s right also I know how to hold a good argument.The reason why I want to study in nursing is because I want to give back to the community like I want to help old people get better when they are sick. In conclusion, I enrolled in OBT to get my GED, get into a good college, and to get a good job. I just hope that I can make it through this program without any slip-ups or anything. I really have faith that I can make it through these 23 weeks and get my GED and do something productive with my life instead of doing wrong. I’m glad that I’m a student/trainee at OBT its going to open new doors and opportunities for me in the future. My Essay Tymaine McBee March 21, 2013 Personal Statement Essay My name is Tymaine McBee and I am currently a student/trainee at OBT (Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow). The reasons why I have enrolled in OBT are to obtain my GED, get enrolled on a good college, and to get a good job. The main reason why I’m here is because high school didn’t really work out for me. I was always getting into trouble and everything else you can imagine. I was just a problem child but I hope I can get through OBT. I have faith that I can.The first reason why I chose to enroll in OBT is to get my GED. I feel that high school really wasn’t for me. Why you ask? Well, when I was in high school, I used to get in lots of trouble like fighting, hanging around with the wrong crowd, and getting locked up. I feel that OBT will help me obtain my GED because the staff here no only help you with school work they help you get ready for the business world as well. I think these skills will help me surviv e because in the real world you need business skills and school smarts to survive.My second reason why I enrolled into OBT is to get a job. The reason why I want a job is to help my grandmother out around the house, with bills and rent. I’m also looking to get a job so I can support myself like buying stuff that I need. Another reason why I’m looking to get a job because this will be the first job I ever had. I had previous chances to work for summer youth but I messed those chances up by getting locked up. But the main and most important reason why I’m hoping to get a job is so I can take care of my grandmother because she is very sick.The third reason why I go enrolled in OBT was to get into a good college. I’ve always wanted to go to college but I wasn’t the brightest kid in the world. One of the colleges I would like to go to is Hunter College. I would like to go to college to study computer networking, law, and nursing. The reason why I want t o study computer networking is because I love computers and I want to learn how to network one. The reason why I want to study in law is because I’m a good speaker and I fight for what’s right also I know how to hold a good argument.The reason why I want to study in nursing is because I want to give back to the community like I want to help old people get better when they are sick. In conclusion, I enrolled in OBT to get my GED, get into a good college, and to get a good job. I just hope that I can make it through this program without any slip-ups or anything. I really have faith that I can make it through these 23 weeks and get my GED and do something productive with my life instead of doing wrong. I’m glad that I’m a student/trainee at OBT its going to open new doors and opportunities for me in the future.

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The effect of remuneration on productivity an appraisal of primark London - Research Proposal Example This paper defines the remuneration as the process of making an employee motivated by offering him a compensation or benefit. It is basically the gains he gets from the employers in exchange for services he performs in the workplace. It is a great way to increase the morale of an employee and boosting his performance level by keeping him motivated toward the job. Employee remuneration is a way to promote the well being of an employee by raising his status through paying salary to him in return for the services he provides for the employer. Employee remuneration can be characterized into two parts by naming them as time rate and piece rate method. The time rate method is characterized by measuring the time that worker spends on the job whereas piece rate method is related to the unit productivity as seen by the input given by employee to produce output. There are many advantages of time rate method of employee remuneration as it leads to producing quality products within a given time frame and the compensation is provided to employees keeping in view the time they spend on the job. For instance, the salary can be fixed based on hourly, weekly or monthly basis. Here the emphasis is more on the quality than quantity and supervision is tight as compared to piece rate method. It is a good method to make a new employee learn the basics of job without caring for the amount of salary he attains as it is based on the time spent on the task. However, the piece rate method is characteristic of the inputs the employee puts in to produce a specified number of outputs. In this type of method, an employee is more focused with quantity than quality and he is not being placed under strict supervision as he has just to produce the specified number of products at his pace. It is a good way to increase motivation among employees to strive for better pay by producing more outputs (Abrams, 2003). There are number of