Cell Division

Question 0

Gene

Answer 0

Section of DNA that contains the instructions for the formation of a protein

Question 1

Chromosome

Answer 1

Coiled thread of DNA and protein

Question 2

Cell continuity

Answer 2

New cells develop from pre existing cells

Question 3

Haploid cell

Answer 3

One set of chromosomes

Question 4

Diploid cell

Answer 4

Two sets of chromosomes

Question 5

Homologous pair

Answer 5

Two chromosomes of similar size with the same sequence of genes

Question 6

Cell cycle

Answer 6

Changes that take place in a cell during the period between one cell division and the next

Question 7

Interphase

Answer 7

Phase when the cell is not dividing

Question 8

Mitosis

Answer 8

Form of nuclear division where one nucleus divides into two identical nuclei

Question 9

Meiosis

Answer 9

A form of cell division that produces four genetically different daughter cells, each of which has half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell

Question 10

Cancer

Answer 10

Group of disorders in which certain cells lose their ability to control both the rate of mitosis and the number of times mitosis takes place

Question 11

Chromatin

Answer 11

Name given to chromosomes when they are not dividing