mitosis
what is mitosis?
a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus
what is meiosis?
a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
what is a nondisjunctions
Failure of homologous chromosomes to separate
What is also known as down syndrome?
Trisomy 21
how does mitosis work?
Mitosis is a method of cell division in which a cell divides and produces identical copies of itself
what are the steps in meiosis?
Since cell division occurs twice during meiosis, one starting cell can produce four gametes (eggs or sperm).
What is one way to slow cancer down?
Kemo
what is another name for turner syndrome?
monosomy X
what is prophase in mitosis?
Prophase is the first phase of mitosis, the process that separates the duplicated genetic material carried in the nucleus of a parent cell into two identical daughter cells
how many steps are in meiosis?
there are 8 steps in meiosis
What is a tumor?
A mass of cells in one area
what is another name for jacobs syndrome?
YY syndrome