Cell Division Flashcards

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Cell continuity

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All cells develop from pre-existing cells

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Chromosomes

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Coiled threads of protein and DNA that become visible in the nucleus at cell division

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Gene

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Section of DNA that contains the instructions to make a protein

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Homologous pair

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Two chromosomes of similar size with the same sequence of genes

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Mitosis

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Form of nuclear division in which one nucleus divides to form two nuclei

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Cell cycle

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Changes in a cell between cell divisions

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Interphase

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Period when the cell is not dividing

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Cancer

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Group of disorders in which certain cells lose their ability to control the rate of mitosis and the number of times it occurs

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Meiosis

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Form of nuclear division in which the four daughter nuclei contain half the chromosome number of the parent nucleus

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Centromere

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Point at which chromosomes are attached

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