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22 Cards in this Set
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Cell Cycle
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The regular pattern of growth, DNA duplication, and cell division that occurs in eukaryotic cells
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Mitosis
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The division of the cell nucleus and its contents
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Cytokinesis
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The process that divides the cell cytoplasm
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Chromosome
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One long thread of continuous DNA that consists of numerous genes along with regulatory information
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Histones
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A group of proteins that DNA wraps around at regular intervals, similar to beads on a string
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Chromatin
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The loose combination of DNA and proteins
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Chromatid
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One half of the duplicated chromosome
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Centromere
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A region of the condensed chromosome that looks pinched
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Telomeres
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The ends of the DNA structures made of repeating nucleotides that do not form genes
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Growth factor
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A broad group of proteins that stimulate cell division
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Apoptosis
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Programmed cell death
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Cancer
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The common name for a class of disease characterized by uncontrolled cell division
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Benign (tumor)
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Cancer cells usually remain clustered together
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Malignant
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Cancer cells that break away and spread (metastasize)
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Carcinogens
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Substances known to produce or support the development of cancer
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Asexual reproduction
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The creation of offspring from a single parent and does not involve the joining of gametes
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Binary fission
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The asexual reproduction of single-celled organisms by division into two roughly equal parts
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Tissues
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Groups of cells that work together to perform a similar function
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Organs
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Groups of tissues that work together to perform a specific function or related functions
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Organ systems
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Organs that carry out similar functions
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Cell differentiation
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The process by which unspecialized cells develop into their mature their mature forms and functions
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Stem cells
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Unique type of body cell that have the ability to 1) divide and renew themselves for long periods of time 2) remain undifferentiated in form 3) develop int oa variety of specialized cell types
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