lOMoARcPSD|11837912
BIO 1404 Full Proposal
Biology I (The University of Texas at San
Antonio)
, lOMoARcPSD|11837912
Cell Reproduction Rate Among Species
Introduction
The cell is the basic functional, structural, and biological unit of all living organisms. In
order for cells to undergo reproduction they need to go through the mitotic cell cycle which is
what our team research project will be analysing. We will be focusing on the rate of cell
division within each species from the mammal, reptile, and amphibian biological kingdom and
how they differentiate between each other. In addition, by knowing the different number of
chromosomes, the species with the least number of chromosomes will be classified as the fastest
rate of cell division since there is less DNA material being replicated. In spite of the cell being
the smallest unit of life, it is what makes up the basis of all living organisms.
Background and Significance
Cell reproduction is one of the most important concepts in biology because that is how a
species is able to grow and develop into an organism that is able to live in the ecosystem.
Without cell reproduction, life would simply not be possible. Bacteria would not be able to
divide, a zygote would not be able to grow into a complex organism and everything that is living
would not be able to pass on their genes to create new generations in the future. Knowing this, it
would be interesting to find out if the rate of cell reproduction varies between species. Does this
rate of reproduction affect how quickly an organism grows and divides? Does the rate even
differ between species or is it all the same throughout living organisms? There has been other
types of similar experiments done regarding this topic, like how different cell rates have distinct
terminal differentiation within them and how that affects evolution (Rodrigues et al. 2012). That
particular research found that the faster a cell divides the more likely it is to become the germline
in the
BIO 1404 Full Proposal
Biology I (The University of Texas at San
Antonio)
, lOMoARcPSD|11837912
Cell Reproduction Rate Among Species
Introduction
The cell is the basic functional, structural, and biological unit of all living organisms. In
order for cells to undergo reproduction they need to go through the mitotic cell cycle which is
what our team research project will be analysing. We will be focusing on the rate of cell
division within each species from the mammal, reptile, and amphibian biological kingdom and
how they differentiate between each other. In addition, by knowing the different number of
chromosomes, the species with the least number of chromosomes will be classified as the fastest
rate of cell division since there is less DNA material being replicated. In spite of the cell being
the smallest unit of life, it is what makes up the basis of all living organisms.
Background and Significance
Cell reproduction is one of the most important concepts in biology because that is how a
species is able to grow and develop into an organism that is able to live in the ecosystem.
Without cell reproduction, life would simply not be possible. Bacteria would not be able to
divide, a zygote would not be able to grow into a complex organism and everything that is living
would not be able to pass on their genes to create new generations in the future. Knowing this, it
would be interesting to find out if the rate of cell reproduction varies between species. Does this
rate of reproduction affect how quickly an organism grows and divides? Does the rate even
differ between species or is it all the same throughout living organisms? There has been other
types of similar experiments done regarding this topic, like how different cell rates have distinct
terminal differentiation within them and how that affects evolution (Rodrigues et al. 2012). That
particular research found that the faster a cell divides the more likely it is to become the germline
in the
