8 HOW CELLS REPRODUCE Chapter Outline IMPACTS, ISSUES: HENRIETTAʹS IMMORTAL CELLS 8.1 OVERVIEW OF CELL DIVISON MECHANISMS Mitosis, Meiosis, and the Prokaryotes Key Points about Chromosome Structure 8.2 INTRODUCING THE CELL CYCLE The Wonder of Interphase Mitosis and the Chromosome Number 8.3 A CLOSER LOOK AT MITOSIS 8.4 CYTOPLASMIC DIVISION MECHANISMS How Do Animal Cells Divide? How Do Plant Cells Divide? Appreciate the Process! 8.5 WHEN CONTROL IS LOST The Cell Cycle Revisited Checkpoint Failure and Tumors Characteristics of Cancer SUMMARY SELF‐QUIZ CRITICAL THINKING How Cells Reproduce 1