Cell Cycle Steps
The first phase of the Cell Cycle
Interphase
The long continuous thread of DNA that consists of thousands of genes and regulatory information
Chromosome
External
Uncontrolled cell division
Cancer
Can cause cancer (give one of the 4)
Biological factors (age, inherited mutations)
Lifestyle choices (Diet, activity levels, UV radiation)
Viruses and other infections (HPV causing cervical cancer)
Exposure to carcinogens (chemicals that mutate DNA)
The second phase of the Cell Cycle
Mitosis
A specific section of DNA with instructions for making a protein
Gene
The type of regulation that comes from the inside of the cell
Internal
Clumps of cells that divide uncontrollably
Tumors
A process that creates special structures and functions
Differentiation
The 3rd phase of the Cell Cycle
Cytokinesis
One half of a duplicated chromosome
Chromatid
A critical point where 'stop' and 'go' signals can regulate the cell cycle
Checkpoint
Abnormal cells that remain clustered together
Benign
An undifferentiated cell that has never been differentiated and can become any type of cell
Embryonic stem cell
The phase where the cell grows and makes proteins, part of Interphase
G1 or Gap 1 phase
Region of the condensed chromosomes that look pinched together
Centromere
Programmed cell death
Apoptosis
Cancer cells that break away from the tumor, and move to other parts of the body to create more tumors
Malignant
An undifferentiated cell found in adult bone marrow that can only be differentiated into certain types of cells
Adult stem cells
The acronym used to list the steps of Mitosis
PMAT
The number of chromosomes each human has
46
This macromolecule plays a key role in regulation of the cell cycle
Proteins
Spreading of disease from one organ to others
Metastasize
The order of the organization of life, starting at smallest
Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism