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 Article Evaluation of Cell Division:  Cell division

Lead Section

o   The lead section includes an introductory sentence that would concisely and clearly describe the article’s topic if it were not for the syntax mistake in the sentence.

o   The lead section includes a brief description of the article’s major sections and explains some of their main concepts. It also gives an introduction that prepares the reader to understand the concepts in the rest of the article.

o   The lead section does not include information that is not present in the article.

o   The lead seems to be overly detailed in some paragraphs.

Content

o   Everything in the article is relevant to the article topic, which is cell division.

o   All the information is up to date. Moreover, the sources referenced are recent enough and the article was last edited in 2022.

o   All the content seems to belong in the article. However, there should be an image of the steps of meiosis added to the article. There should also be an image explaining the cell cycle stages (G1, S, G2, M).

o   The article does not deal with one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps. It also does not address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics. The only section of this article that could incorporate more equity is the History section.

o   There seems to be information missing about asynthetic division in zebrafish skin cells in the article’s “Cell Division in Eukaryote” section. Moreover, the article’s section on “Phases of eukaryotic cell division” needs to rely more on secondary and tertiary sources than primary ones.

Tone and Balance

o   The article seems to be neutral.

o   There are not any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position.

o   There are no real viewpoints (that are overrepresented or underrepresented) because the article focuses on explaining the process of cell division. Therefore, there are no minority or fringe viewpoints mentioned. Moreover, the article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another. It is purely explanatory and neutral.

Sources and References

o   Many facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. However, the article’s section on “Phases of eukaryotic cell division” needs to rely more on secondary and tertiary sources than primary ones.

o   Many of the sources seem to be thorough and reflect the available literature on the topic. Each fact seems to be referenced with an appropriate, reliable, and neutral reference.

o   Most of the sources are current (between 1989 and 2022).

o   The sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors. Some sources include historically marginalized individuals.

o   As mentioned previously, there are better sources available (more appropriate or helpful). There should be more secondary or tertiary articles. However, there seem to be no random websites referenced.

o   The links seem to work when clicked on and the sources seem to support the claims/information in the article.

Organization and Writing Quality

o   The article is well-written. It is generally concise, clear, and easy to read. However, the article should probably be broken down a little more and be made even easier to read because non-scientists (or the general public) may not understand every paragraph adequately.

o   The article contains very few grammatical and spelling errors. There are a few commas and “s” missing in some sentences. Some capitals are missing in the section titles (inconsistency in the capitalization of the titles).

o   The article is well-organized and broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic. However, I recommend that they be broken down even more. The explanations and steps for mitosis and meiosis should be separated, instead of explained in the same paragraph and steps.

Images and Media

o   The article includes images that enhance understanding of the topic. However, there should be more images included for further understanding, such as images of the cell cycle and meiosis.

o   The images are well-captioned.

o   All images adhere to Wikipedia’s copyright regulations.

o   The images are laid out in a visually appealing way.

Talk Page Discussion

o   Behind the scenes, there are conversations about how to represent this topic better by potentially adding more topics or information that might be missing, correcting content and grammar errors, and adding secondary citations.

o   The article is rated as Star-Class on the project’s quality scale but has not received a rating on its importance scale by the WikiProject group. The article is part of the WikiProject Molecular Biology. However, this article is marked as Top-importance by the Molecular and Cell Biology task force.

o   We have not talked bout cell division much in this class because it is an upper-level course (Cell Biology). However, when compared to my General Biology class, the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differs a bit from it. We did not specifically discuss the different forms of mitosis in depth. Moreover, we were taught about the different steps and processes of mitosis and meiosis separately (not in one joint paragraph as presented in the article).

Overall Impressions

o   The article’s overall status is Top-importance and Start-Class.

o   The article’s strengths are that its content is mostly complete and well-organized. Moreover, it contains illustrative and helpful images.

o   In sum, the article can be improved by correcting the grammar and spelling mistakes. Moreover, the article’s section on “Phases of eukaryotic cell division” needs to rely more on secondary and tertiary sources than primary ones. Also, more information about asynthetic division in zebrafish skin cells should be added in the article’s “Cell Division in Eukaryote” section. Furthermore, the article should examine mitosis and meiosis separately and provide images for each, as well as for the cell cycle (to clearly show which step of the cell cycle cell division is a part of).

o   The article is quite complete and well-developed. All the important topics of cell division are included and well-explained.