Cancer
Cancer cells do this uncontrollably
What is multiply?
The part of mitosis where the duplicated chromosomes or sister chromatids line up in the middle of the cell
What is metaphase?
The first part of the cell cycle involves growth and the first check point
What is G1
The gamete that contains genes from the mother.
What is egg?
Compared to mitosis, meiosis produces cells with ____________ the number of chromosomes.
What is half?
The type of cancer that causes the most deaths
What is lung cancer?
A body cell has 30 chromosomes and undergoes mitosis, how many chromosomes will each daughter cell have?
What is 30 chromosomes?
Cells in interphase are doing this:
What is growing, making proteins, and duplicating DNA
The number of cells produced in meiosis
What is 4?
The stomach cell for a domestic cat contains 38 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would be found in a cat's sperm cell?
What is 19?
This type of tumor is more aggressive and spreads
What is malignant?
The part of the chromosome that the spindle fiber attaches to during metaphase
What is the centromere?
This occurs during the S part of the cell cycle
What is DNA replicating
The phase of meiosis in which pairs of chromosomes line up in the middle
What is metaphase I ?
The number of chromosomes in a diploid human body cell?
What is 46?
This type of chemical agent causes cancer by mutating DNA
What are carcinogens?
The sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite pole in this phase.
What is anaphase?
The cell will have this many sets of chromosomes at the end of interphase
What is 2 full sets?
The phase of meiosis in which chromatids separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
What is anaphase II?
When a sperm and egg fuse together to create a zygote
What is fertilization?
Cancer cells look abnormal due to _______, _________, and _____________
What is multiple nuclei, abnormal shape/size, and little cytoplasm?
The two reasons cells do mitosis
What is repair injury and growth
What occurs in the M part of the cell cycle
What is mitosis or cell division?
When a sperm fertilizes an egg what is the cell called...
What is zygote?
Sperm and eggs cells are genetically unique. Describe HOW they become unique:
What is crossing over?