In which phase do the microtubules attach to each kinetochore, chromosomes line up at their plate, and centrosomes are at opposite poles?
What is Metaphase
The cell cycle consists of ___ phases of interphase and mitosis.
alternating
These are body cells?
What are somatic cells.
Nucleus divides
What is mitosis.
The most important.
What is G1.
In which phase do chromosomes become less condensed, nuclei reappear, and two daughter nuclei form?
What is Telophase and Cytokinesis
Throughout the cell cycle there are _____.
Reproductive cells.
What are Gametes cells .
What is kinetochore.
Cell completes the whole cell cycle
What is Go signal
What is anaphase.
If damage cannot be repaired the cell will undergo ____.
Apoptosis.
This cell divides on an average 20-50 times in culture.
What are normal cells.
A mass of cancerous cells that loose their anchorage dependly and can leave the tumor site.
What is a malignant tumor.
Cell enters a nondividing state known as G0 phase.
What is stop signal
In what phase do chromatin condense, nucleoli disappear, duplicated chromosomes appear as sister chromatids, centrosomes move away from each other.
What is prophase.
Normal cells become ____ through DNA mutations.
cancerous.
These cells evade apoptosis and continue dividing even with errors.
What are Cancerous cells.
Condensed chromatin after DNA replication
What is a chromosome.
Checks microtubule attachment to chromosomes at the kinetochores at metaphase.
What is M (spindle) checkpoint.
In what stage do nuclear envelope fragment and microtubules enter nuclear area and some attach to kinetochores.
What is prometaphase.
Cells receive ________ signals.
Stop/ Go
These cells divide by meiosis.
What are gametes cells.
When cells sperate from the tumor and spread elsewhere in the body.
What is metastasis.
Cells can stay in this phase forever.
What is G0 checkpoint.