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Gene |
The molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. |
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Chromosome |
Packaged and organized chromatin, a complex of macromolecules found in cells, consisting of DNA, protein and RNA. The main information-carrying macromolecule is a single piece of coiled double-stranded DNA, containing many genes, regulatory elements and other non-coding DNA |
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Chromatin |
A complex of macromolecules found in cells, consisting of DNA, protein and RNA. The |
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Chromatid |
One copy of a duplicated chromosome, which is generally joined to the other copy by a single centromere |
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Centromere |
A region on a chromosome that joins two sister chromatids. |
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Cell Cycle |
The series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication (replication) that produces two daughter cells |
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Interphase |
The phase of the cell cycle in which the cell spends the majority of its time and performs the majority of its purposes including preparation for cellular division |
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Mitosis |
Is the cell cycle process by which chromosomes in a cell nucleus are separated into two identical sets of chromosomes, each in its own nucleus. |
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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 |
The spindle-shaped achromatic structure, composed of microtubules, along which the chromosomes are distributed in mitosis and meiosis. |
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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 neoplasm, is an abnormal mass of tissue which may be solid or fluid-filled |
