This page contains resource questions and discussion points designed to further conversation on the subject of breast cancer and biotechnology.
1. What are the key differences between mitosis and meiosis?
2. The diagram below shows the cell cycle. Explain the purpose of each of the processes in this cycle.
3. What is the name that scientists use for programmed cell death? What are some of the reasons why this may occur?
4. DNA replication is a semi‐conservative process. Explain what this means and why it is advantageous.
5. Protein synthesis is a two-stage process involving transcription and translation. Explain what happens in each stage of protein synthesis.
6. Scientists talk about coding and non-coding DNA. What do these terms mean?
7. What does the term gene expression mean?
8. You have learnt about mutations. Review the following terms relating to mutations:
| Adenine | Allele | Amino acid |
| Anti-codon | Apoptosis | Cell culture |
| Chromosome | Codon | Cytosine |
| DNA | DNA synthesis | Gel electrophoresis |
| Gene | Gene expression | Gene profiling |
| Genetic code | Genome | Genome analysis |
| Guanine | Human genome project | Karyotype |
| Meiosis | Microarray | Mitosis |
| Mutagen | Mutation | Nucleic acid |
| Nucleotide | PCR | Polypeptide chain |
| Protein | Protein synthesis | Reverse transcriptase |
| RNA | Semi-conservative replication | The cell cycle |
| Thymine | Transcription | Translation |
| Triplet | Uracil |
