Cancer
What is cancer?
A disease in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues.
What is the phase before mitosis?
Interphase
Number of phases in Meiosis?
eight
What are specialized cells called?
differentiated cells
Is cytokinesis a phase in mitosis?
NO
What does benign mean?
Not cancerous. Do not spread to any other part of the body.
Where is mitosis located in the body?
All body cells
Where does Meiosis happen in the body?
cells in the reproductive system
Was has to be done to get hES cells?
An embryo has to die
How many chromosomes are in a diploid?
46 chromosomes
What is metastasis?
The ability of cells to move and grow in a different parts of the body
Is there a difference in DNA between parent an daughter cells?
NONE
How many chromosome are in a haploid?
23 chromosomes
Red blood cells must be filled with what kind of protein?
hemoglobin
What is leukemia?
Cancer that starts in the blood forming tissues
What is malignant?
Cancerous. Malignant cells can invade and destroy nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body
What occurs after Mitosis?
Cytokinesis
What do you have at the end of meiosis and cytokinesis?
four gametes
What does IPS mean?
induced pluripotent stem cells
What do prokaryotic cells undergo for cell division to occur?
binary fusion
What are the three types of biopsy?
What is the change in the chromosome numbers for Mitosis?
What is the tetrad and where is it found?
What is STAP?
When scientist test differentiated cells by stressing them to see if they will turn back into stem cells
What is genomic instability?
the mutation, deletion, addition, and copying of genes