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Gene |
A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristics of the offspring |
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Chromosome |
A threadlike structure of nuclic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes |
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Chromatin |
The material of which the chromosomes of organisms other then bacteria |
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Chromatid |
Each of two threadlike strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally during cell division |
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Centromere |
The point on a chromosome by which it is attached to a spindle fiber during cell division |
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Cell Cycle |
A series of events that takes place in a cell as it grows and divides |
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Interphase |
The resting phase between seccessive mitotic divisions of a cell, or between the first and second divisions of meiosis |
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Mitosis |
A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth |
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Cytokinesis |
The cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells |
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Spindle |
Composed of microtubules, that form near the cell nucleus during mitosis or meiosis and, as it divides, draws the chromosomes to opposite poles of the cell |
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Cancer |
A disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue |
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Tumor |
A swelling or part of the body, generally withought information, caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether binign or malignant |
