Chapter 12 - Cell Cycle Flashcards
Bi
= two
Centro
= center
Cyclo
= circle
Cyto
= cell
Kinet
= move
Gamet
= a wife or husband
Gen
= produce
Inter
= between
Mal
= bad or evil
Meio
= less
Meta
= between
Pro
= before
Soma
= body
Telos
= end
Anaphase
Fourth stage of mitosis.
Chromatids of each chromosome have separated and the daughter chromosomes are moving to the poles of the cell.
Anchorage Dependence
The requirement that to divide, a cell must be attached to the substratum.
Benign Tumor
A mass of abnormal cells that remains at the site of origin.
Cell Cycle
An ordered sequence of events in the life of eukaryotic cells. From its origin in the division of a parent cell until its own division into two.
M,G1,S, and G2 phases.
Cell Plate
A double membrane across the midline of a dividing plant cell, between which the new cell wall forms during cytokinesis.
Centromere
The centralized region joining two sister chromatids.
Centrosome
Material present in the cytoplasm of all eukaryotic cells, important during cell division.
The microtubule-organizing center.
Checkpoint
A critical control point in the cell cycle where stop and go-ahead signals can regulate the cycle.
Chromatin
The complex of DNA and proteins that makes up a eukaryotic chromosome.
Chromosome
A threadlike, gene-carrying structure found in the nucleus. Each chromosome consist of one very long DNA molecule and associated proteins.
Cleavage
The process of cytokinesis in animal cells, characterized by pinching of the plasma membrane.
Cleavage Furrow
The first sign of cleavage in an animal cell. A shallow groove in the cell surface near the old metaphase plate.
Cytokinesis
The division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells immediately after mitosis.
Density-dependent Inhibition
The phenomenon observes in normal animal cells that causes them to stop dividing when they come into contact with one another.
G1 Phase
The first growth phase of the cell cycle, consisting of the portion of interphase BEFORE DNA synthesis begins.
G0 Phase
A nondividing state in which a cell has left the cell cycle
G2 Phase
The second growth phase of the cell cycle, consisting of the portion of interphase AFTER DNA synthesis occurs.
Gamete
A haploid cell, such as an egg or sperm.