Cell growth and division 2 Flashcards
Growth Factor
A protein that helps the cell grow and divide.
Cyclin
Regulates the cell cycle.
Apoptosis
Programed cell.
Cancer
Uncontrolled cell growth.
Tumor
Mass of rapidly dividing cells.
Embryo
Stage of development
Differentiation
The process by which cells develop specific functions.
Totipotent
Can develop into anything.
Blastocyst
In mammal reproduction,a hollow ball of cells .
Pluripotent
A cell that is able to develop into many different types of cells or tissues in the body.
Stem cell
cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body.
Multipotent
Ability to divide into MOST but not all cells.
Cell Division
when a parent cell divides into two or more cells called daughter cells.
Asexual Reproduction
Cell Division from one cell
Sexual Reproduction
Cell division from two cells.
Chromosome
A structure in the nucleus made up of proteins and DNA.
Chromatin
A mixture of DNA and proteins.
Cell cycle
A series of events that take place in a cell as it grows and develops.
Interphase
Stage of cell cycle where cell prepares for division.
Mitosis
Cell splitting into two identical cells.
Cytokinesis
Process of cell division in which cytoplasm separates into two cells.
Prophase
1st phase of mitosis.
Chromatid
Half of a duplicated chromosomes.
Centromere
Links a pair of sister chromatids together during cell division.
