Regulation of Cell Cycle

AP Biology· difficulty 4/5

A cell line is engineered to express cyclin B continuously rather than degrading it at the metaphase-to-anaphase transition. The most direct effect is

  • A

    Cells arrest at the G1/S checkpoint

  • B

    Cells skip mitosis entirely and replicate DNA continuously

  • C

    Cells arrest in mitosis because anaphase requires cyclin B destruction

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  • D

    Cells exit the cell cycle and enter senescence

Explanation

The APC/C ubiquitinates cyclin B at metaphase; degradation inactivates Cdk1 and lets sister chromatids separate. If cyclin B can't be destroyed, anaphase doesn't initiate — mitotic arrest.

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