Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
Mitosis
healthy cells reproducing by cell division
Apoptosis
the death of cells
Tumor suppressor gene
genes that control growth in normal cells
Cyclin
protein that regulates the cell cycle.
Apoptosis
The death of cells which occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organisms growth
Cell Division
A process by which a parent cell divides into 2 daughter cells.
Cell Cycle
A series of events that place in a cell that cause it to divide
Chromatin
The material which the chromosomes of organisms (other than bacteria) are composed.
Chromosome
carry genetic information
Sister Chromatids
Identical copies formed by the DNA replication of a chromosome.
Mitosis
A type of cell division that results in 2 daughter cells
Parent and Daughter Cell
A parent cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
