Unit 7 Flashcards
cell division
the process by which a parent cell divides into two daughter cells
cell overload
when cells don’t have enough space to grow and they split
stage 1 of the cell cycle
G1 Phase
stage 2 of the cell cycle
S Phase
stage 3 of the cell cycle
G2 Phase
stage 4 of the cell cycle
M Phase
G0 stage
The stage that cells which don’t divide stay
mitosis
when cells divide into 2 daughter cells
benign tumors
Tumors that stay in one place
malginant tumors
Tumors that move throughout the body
cancer treatments
Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy
chromosome
a package of DNA with part or all of the genetic material of an organism.
chromatid
one half of a duplicated chromosome.
centromere
the link between two sister chromatids
PMAT
Order of mitosis
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase