Chromosomes
The number of chromosomes (not pairs!) that a human somatic cell has
What is 46?
The phase in which cells spend most of their lives
What is interphase?
The phase of mitosis in which chromosomes are lined up in the middle of the cell
What is metaphase?
A type of tumor that typically stays in one location
What is benign?
Identical daughter cells are formed
What is mitosis?
The number of chromosomes (not pairs!) that a human gamete has
What is 23?
Within interphase, the checkpoint in which DNA is copied
What is S? [Synthesis also works]
The phase of mitosis in which the cell plate forms in plants
What is telophase?
A type of tumor that breaks away from the mass and can spread to other parts of the body
What is malignant?
Resulting cells are haploid
What is meiosis?
Half of a replicated chromosome. Two of these come together to make a full chromosome
What is a chromatid?
What is G1? [Gap 1 also works]
The phase in mitosis in which the genetic material can be found as chromatids
What is anaphase?
Name 3 ways cancer can be treated
Answers vary but may include: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, laser surgery, or general wellness
The DNA copies itself
What is both?
The center of a chromosome that holds together both halves
What is a centromere?
What are nerve cells? [can accept an example]
The phase in meiosis in which crossing over occurs
What is prophase 1?
Objects or materials that increase the risk of developing cancer
What are carcinogens?
Synapsis occurs
What is meiosis?
The form that genetic material is found in for most of the cell cycle
What is chromatin?
The process of cell division that happens almost simultaneously with telophase
What is cytokinesis?
The phase of meiosis in which independent assortment occurs
What is anaphase 1?
Special, often mutated genes that can increase the risk of cells dividing uncontrollably
What are oncogenes?
Egg and sperm come together to form a zygote
What is neither?