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Gecko Tail Regeneration

1. Gecko Tail Regeneration. By: Tyler Cianela and John Borkowski. Classification of the Gecko. The gecko is in the Animalia kingdom which means the animals in this kingdom are multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs. The genus is Geckoninae and it is a species of reptile.

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Gecko Tail Regeneration

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  1. 1. Gecko Tail Regeneration By: Tyler Cianela and John Borkowski

  2. Classification of the Gecko • The gecko is in the Animalia kingdom which means the animals in this kingdom are multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs. • The genus is Geckoninae and it is a species of reptile. • The scientific name of the gecko is Gekkonidae. 2.

  3. Mitosis Mitosis is the simple replication of a cell and all of its parts. It replicates its DNA and the two daughter cells have the same genetic code and pieces. Two exact copies come from one original so that basically means you start with one and two more are replicated from the one you started with.

  4. Steps of Mitosis • Prophase • In this phase the cell gets ready to divide. • Metaphase • The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell and they divide so now there will be two copies of each one. • Anaphase • Now there are duplicates and it separates the chromosomes so that each new cell will be an exact copy of the old one. • Telophase • Now the cell is ready to reconstruct a nucleus at the end of each cell. The chromosomes are set to be enclosed in a nucleus and the spindles begin to disappear.

  5. 3. The Impact Geckos have the uncanny ability to shed their tails for things like escaping predators. They are able to replace it with epimorphic regeneration that is very similar to the original tail with nerves, skeletal support, and blood vessels. Epimorphic regeneration is the restoration of lost tissues and structures. While scientists have been studying on how to implement this on humans, they have still not figured out how to make it work. However if they ever do implement this into humans then it would be a huge breakthrough. People could have the chance to regenerate a lost limb if they can figure out how to make it work.

  6. Works Cited Gecko. (2013). Retrieved from http://a-z- animals.com/animals/gecko/ Kingdom animalia. (2013). Retrieved from http://schoolworkhelper.net/kingdom-animalia-general characteristics-of-animals/ Rader, A. (2012). Mitosis. Retrieved from http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell2_mitosis.html Viau, E. (2003). Mitosis asexual reproduction. Retrieved from http://www.world-builders.org/lessons/less/les4/mitosis.html Tail regeneration in lizards. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.devbio.biology.gatech.edu/?page_id=2641 Pictures: • http://www.doc.govt.nz/pagefiles/2832/wstlnd-green-gecko-351.jpg • http://events.nationalgeographic.com/media/images/photos/Giant_Day_Gecko_Bill_Love-tp_jpg_610x343_crop_upscale_q85.jpg • http://www.devbio.biology.gatech.edu/?page_id=2641

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