Unit 3 List 2 Cell Cycle Flashcards
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Anaphase
the stage of the cell cycle in which duplicated chromosomes separate and move towards opposite poles of the cell.
cancer
Cancer is a large group of diseases that can start in almost any organ or tissue of the body when abnormal cells
Cancer Checkpoints
help keep immune responses from being too strong and sometimes can keep T cells from killing cancer cells.
Cell Cycle
the name we give the process through which cells replicate and make two new cells.
Cell Differentiation
The process during which young, immature (unspecialized) cells take on individual characteristics and reach their mature (specialized) form and function.
Centrioles
paired barrel-shaped organelles located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope.
Centromere
a constricted region of a chromosome and plays a key role in helping the cell divide up its DNA during division (mitosis and meiosis).
Chromatid
one of the two identical halves of a chromosome that has been replicated in preparation for cell division.
Chromatin
A highly organized condensed structure made up of DNA, RNA, and proteins that forms the chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell.
Chromosomes
A structure found inside the nucleus of a cell.
Cytokinesis
divides the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells.
Interphase
the stage in the life cycle of a cell where the cell grows and DNA is replicated.
Metaphase
a stage during the process of cell division (mitosis or meiosis).
Mitosis
a process of cell duplication, in which one cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells.
Stem Cells
They continuously renew and divide to make exact replicas of themselves.
Nucleolus
An area inside the nucleus of a cell that is made up of RNA and proteins and is where ribosomes are made.
Prophase
the first phase of mitosis,
