Unit 3 List 2 Cell Cycle Flashcards
Anaphase
the stage of the cell cycle in which duplicated chromosomes separate and move towards opposite poles of
Cancer
hey happen when normal cells become cancerous cells that multiply and spread.
Cancer Checkpoints
engage when proteins on the surface of immune cells called T cells recognize and bind to partner proteins on other cells, such as some tumor cells
Cell Cycle
series of events that takes place in a cell as it grows and divides.
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 DNA molecule that contains the genetic information for an organism.
Cytokinesis
he cytoplasm is partitioned by the construction of a new cell wall, the cell plate, inside the cell.
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.
Nucleolus
An area inside the nucleus of a cell that is made up of RNA and proteins and is where ribosomes are made.
