The nucleus is an essential part of a cells life. It helps in multiple processes that your body needs to do in order to carry out normal daily activates.
DNA:
The Nucleus is where your DNA and chromosomes are stored for safe keeping. It helps the the processes of making proteins by storing the DNA that make the proteins. In each nucleus there are 46 chromosomes. The nucleus also stores the nucleolus too.
Eukaryotic:
The nucleus is only in eukaryotic cells not in prokaryotes. It is in both the animal cell and plant cell.
Mitosis/Meiosis:
In mitosis and meiosis the nucleus is the first thing to disintegrate and let the chromosomes duplicate. Always is where the DNA replicates before the cell splits.
Random Facts:
Most of the time a cell only has one nucleus but in special occasions there can be two nucleus's in one cell. This happens when the nucleus divides but the cytoplasm does not grow.
Reflection:
There is a lot of information about the nucleus that I did not put in the post but I tried my hardest. In conclusion the nucleus is a very vital and important part of the cell and of the body. If we did not have a nucleus we would not be able to carry out everyday activities. What I found interesting is that there can be more than one nucleus in one cell.
Citations:
"Cite A Website - Cite This For Me". Upload.wikimedia.org. N.p., 2017. Web. 27 May 2017.
"Nucleus | Biology". Encyclopedia Britannica. N.p., 2017. Web. 27 May 2017.
I loved that you related the nucleus to meiosis and mitosis. Overall your blog was in a nice format/easy to read. As mentioned in your reflection, I would love to know how a cell functions with more than 1 nucleus. The only thing I would add if I were you is a video such as: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSyAehMdpyI ..... it is a crash course video on the nucleus and goes pretty in depth for a relatively short video.
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