A biologist finds a cell with what appears to be two nuclei (plural of nucleus). What conclusion might you?

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A biologist finds a cell with what appears to be two nuclei (plural of nucleus). What conclusion might you?

make about why this cell appears to have two nuclei?

2007-09-20 13:48:32 · 3 answers · asked by Noname 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science

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Just a wild guess. Twins?

2007-09-20 13:52:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Possible reasons:

1. Some kinds of big cells sometimes have more than one nucleus.
2. The cell may be toward the end of the cell cycle. The nucleus has divided, but the cytoplasm hasn't been divided yet.
3. Something has prevented the cytoplasm from dividing (no cytokinesis for some reason).

2007-09-20 13:53:57 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

If it is from a fungus, it might actually have two nuclei. Otherwise, it may be in the process of dividing. Or it may be part of a syncytium.

2007-09-20 13:53:32 · answer #3 · answered by mathematician 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋