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19 Cards in this Set
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Metaphase |
Spindle fibers align the chromosomes along the middle of the cell nucleus |
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Centromere |
The point on a chromosome by which it is attached to a spindle fibers during cell division |
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Centriole |
Structure in an animal cell that helps to create the spindle and organize cell division |
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Mitosis |
Type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes |
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Telophase |
Chromatids or chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell two nuclei are formed |
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Anaphase |
Chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle |
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Cancer |
Abnormal growth of cells |
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Chromotid |
Two thread like strand into which chromosomes divide |
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Prophase |
Separates the duplicated and genetic material carried in the nucleus of a parent cell into two identical daughter cells |
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Cytokinesis |
Divide the cytoplasm of a parent cell into two daughter cells |
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Tumor |
Abnormal mass of tissue |
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Apoptosis |
The death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organisms growth or development |
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Asexual reproduction |
Formation of a new individual that has the same genetic information as its parents |
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Sexual reproduction |
Production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types |
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Cell division |
A parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells |
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Cyclin |
Proteins that controls the progression of a cell |
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Chromosomes |
Thread like structure of nucleic acid and proteins found in the nucleus of most living cells |
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Interphase |
Getting ready for mitosis |
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Growth factors |
Naturally occurring substance capable of stimulating |
