Ebook: The cell cycle : principles of control

Cell division is a central biological process: it yields the cells required for development and growth, and supplies the replacement cells to repair and maintain old or damaged tissue. This book provides an overview of the process of cell division - from chromosome division, through mitosis, cytokinesis, and meiosis. 1. The cell cycle -- 2. Model organisms in cell-cycle analysis -- 3. The cell-cycle control system -- 4. Chromosome duplication -- 5. Early mitosis : preparing the chromosomes for segregation -- 6. Assembly of the mitotic spindle -- 7. The completion of mitosis -- 8. Cytokinesis -- 9. Meiosis -- 10. Control of cell proliferation and growth -- 11. The DNA damage response -- 12. The cell cycle in cancer