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Non-Anchorage dependant cells and Human chromosomes?

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  • 22-01-2014 12:15pm
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    FruityCake
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭


    Hello would like to pick peoples brains.... have two questions for ye!

    * Are blood cells the only cells in the human body which are non-anchorage dependant?

    * Why do humans have less chromosomes than a potatoes, or other organisms? Ie. Dog, tobacco


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    kc90
    Registered Users Posts: 364 ✭✭kc90


    FruityCake wrote: »
    * Are blood cells the only cells in the human body which are non-anchorage dependant?

    I'm open to correction, but I believe so. Generally, cells which are hematopoietic in nature will be anchorage independent. But, adherent cells can be transformed or stimulated to grow in suspension.
    FruityCake wrote: »
    * Why do humans have less chromosomes than a potatoes, or other organisms? Ie. Dog, tobacco

    To keep it simple, because they're different species. We would be subject to different accumulations of chromosome fusions/deletions/duplications. It doesn't necessarily indicate complexity, or even more genetic material.


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    FruityCake
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭FruityCake


    Thank you very much ;)


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