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Gene |
a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring. |
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Chromosome |
a threadlike structure of nucleic 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 than bacteria (i.e., eukaryotes) are composed. It consists of protein, RNA, and DNA. |
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Centromere
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the point on a chromosome by which it is attached to a spindle fiber during cell division. |
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Cell Cycle |
he cell cycle, or cell-division cycle, is the series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication (replication) that produces two daughter cells. In cells without a nucleus (prokaryotic), the cell cycle occurs via a process termed binary fission. |
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Interphase |
the resting phase between successive 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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Sipndle |
a slender rounded rod with tapered ends used in hand spinning to twist and wind thread from a mass of wool or flax held on a distaff. |
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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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Cancer |
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells are also called malignant cells. |
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Tumor |
A tumor, also known as a neoplasm, is an abnormal mass of tissue which may be solid or fluid-filled. A tumor does not mean cancer - tumors can be benign |
