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20 Cards in this Set
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Cell Cycle
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The series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication.
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Mitosis
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Part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides.
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Cytokinesis
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Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
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Chromosome
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An organized structure of DNA and protein found in cells.
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Histone
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Package and order the DNA into structural units called nucleosomes.
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Chromatin
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The combination of DNA and proteins that make up the contents of the nucleus.
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Chromatid
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One of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome.
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Centromere
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Area where the chromatids of chromosomes are attached.
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Telomere
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Protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration.
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Prophase
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First and longest phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes become visible and the centrioles separate and take up positions on the opposite sides.
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Metaphase
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Second phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cells.
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Telophase
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Fourth and final phase of mitosis, during which the chromosomes begin to disperse into a tangle of dense material.
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Anaphase
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The third phase of mitosis, during which the chromosome pairs separate and move toward opposite poles.
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Apoptosis
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The process of programmed cell death.
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Cancer
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A disorder in which some of the body's own cells lose the ability to control growth.
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Benign
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A tumor that lacks the ability to metastasize.
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Malignant
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A tumor that can metastasize, or move throughout the body.
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Metastasize
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The movement of a tumor or cancer throughout the body.
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Asexual Reproduction
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A mode of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single parent.
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Binary Diffusion
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A diffusion coefficient.
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