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cells reproduce by a cycle of growing and dividing
What is cell cycle
100
1st stage of mitosis; stage of mitosis during which a dividing cell spends the most time
What is prophase
100
one of the specific proteins that regulate the cell cycle
What is cyclin
100
passed on from one generation to another
What is gene
100
structure that contains genetic material
What is chromosome
200
the stage that the cell grows, carries out cellular functions, and replicates
What is interphase
200
chromosome reaches poles of cell, nuclear envelopes re-form, nucleolus reappears, chromosomes decondense
What is telophase
200
uncontrolled growth and division of cells
What is cancer
200
a cell with n number of chromosomes
What is haploid
200
structures that contain identical copies of DNA.
What is sister chromatid
300
the stage of the cell cycle during which the cell's nucleus divides
What is mitosis
300
microtubules shorten, moving chromosomes to opposite poles
What is anaphase
300
substances and agents that are known to cause cancer
What is carcinogen
300
a cell with 2n number of chromosomes
What is diploid
300
spindle fibers, centrioles, and aster fibers
What is spindle apparatus
400
method by which a cell's cytoplasm divides, creating a new cell.
What is cytokinesis
400
chromosomes attach to mitotic spindle and align along equator of cell
What is metaphase
400
programmed cell death
What is apoptosis
400
process by which one haploid gamete combines with another haploid gamete
What is fertilization
400
enzyme to which cyclin binds during interphase and mitosis
What is cyclin-dependent kinase
500
the relaxed form of DNA in the cell's nucleus
What is chromatin
500
structure at the center of the chromosome
What is centromere
500
unspecialized cells that can develop into specialized cells when under the right condition
What is stem cell
500
gametes are formed during a process called _______
What is meiosis
500
process during which chromosomal segments are exchanged between a pair of homologous chromosomes
What is crossing over
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