In the Event of DNA Damage During Mitosis, P53 Is

Multiple Choice

In the event of DNA damage during mitosis, p53 is phosphorylated and prevents mitosis from continuing until the damage is corrected. If the damage cannot be corrected, what happens?

A) cell returns to G1 and mitosis stops with excess DNA being degraded
B) cell repeats S phase
C) cell repeats G2 phase
D) cell proceeds through mitotic division and the daughter cell with the damaged DNA is destroyed
E) apoptosis