Chromosomes
Reproduction
Cancer/Stem Cells
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Miscellaneous 2
100
what must occur to chromosomes before cell division
What is they must replicate/duplicate
100
type of reproduction best suited for stable environmental conditions
What is asexual
100
Name 3 ways to treat cancer
What is radiation, chemotherapy, surgery
100
division of the cytoplasm
What is cytokinesis
100
type of tumor that spreads to other parts of the body
What is malignant tumor
200
A parent cell with 4 chromosomes normally will produce 2 daughter cells that each have __ chromosomes
What is 4
200
reproduction that increases genetic diversity in its offspring
What is sexual
200
stem cells have yet to undergo _____ ______________
What is cell differentiation
200
division of the nucleus
What is mitosis
200
proteins that regulate when a cell grows and divides
What are cyclins
300
phase of cell cycle when chromosomes replicate
What is S phase
300
reproduction that occurs rapidly but limits the prevalence of population adaptation
What is asexual
300
gene in charge of fixing mutated DNA and is often damaged in cancer cells
What is p53
300
small microtubules that move to opposite ends of the cell during metaphase
What are centrioles
300
must occur in order for cancer to develop
What is a mutation
400
phase of mitosis when chromosomes become visible
What is prophase
400
Large cells have trouble moving materials in and out of the cell. this is due to stress on the....
What is cell membrane
400
type of embryonic stem cells gathered from the inner mass of the blastocyst; can become almost any type of somatic (body) cell
What is pluripotent
400
each duplicated chromosome is connected at the ______
What is centromere
400
most important external regulatory control in determining whether a cell divides or not. cancer cells do not respond to this
What is other cells
500
The reason DNA is coiled into chromosomes
What is so it will fit in the nucleus and divide evenly.
500
The cell's ______ increases faster than the cell's ________; as a result, a cell divides to increase the __________ ratio
What is volume (cytoplasm); surface area (cell membrane) surface area/volume ratio.
500
the most common type of stem cells are controversial because they involve the death or damage of ______
What is embryos
500
______ ___________ are the two individual parts of a duplicated chromosome before it splits
What are sister chromatids
500
common type of cell division in prokaryotes
What is binary fission
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