Cell Cycle
The phase of the cell cycle where the cell grows and performs normal functions.
What is Interphase?
The stage of mitosis where chromosomes condense and the mitotic spindle begins to form.
What is Prophase?
The type of cell division that produces gametes.
What is Meiosis?
The term for the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes.
What is crossing over?
A protein that fluctuates in concentration during the cell cycle
What is cyclin?
Non-reproductive cells in the body.
What are somatic cells?
The phase of interphase in which DNA replication occurs.
What is the S phase?
The stage where sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles.
What is Anaphase?
The term for cells with half the normal number of chromosomes.
What is haploid?
The random arrangement of homologous chromosome pairs during metaphase I.
What is independent assortment?
The checkpoint where the cell checks to see if DNA replication has been completed correctly.
What is the G2 checkpoint?
The name for the structure that connects sister chromatids
What is a centromere?
The name given to the dividing phase of the cell cycle.
What is the M phase or Mitotic phase?
The name of the structure that divides the cell in half during cytokinesis in plant cells.
: What is a cell plate?
The stage of meiosis where homologous chromosomes line up in pairs.
What is Metaphase I?
The number of possible gamete combinations in humans due to independent assortment.
What is 8 million?
A growth factor released by blood cell fragments to stimulate cell division
What is Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)?
: Reproductive cells (sperm and egg).
What are gametes?
The percentage of the cell cycle spent in interphase.
What is 90%?
The term for the division of the cytoplasm.
What is cytokinesis?
The number of cell divisions in meiosis.
: What are two? (Meiosis I and Meiosis II)
: The result of fertilization between two genetically unique gametes.
What is genetic variation?
The term for when crowded cells stop dividing.
What is density-dependent inhibition?
The spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body.
What is metastasis?
What is the site called where crossing over occurs?
What is Chiasmata?