cells that are receptive to a secreted hormone.

an ion or molecule attached to a metal atom by coordinate bonding

A biochemical process that involves the addition of phosphate to an organic compound.

chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into biological systems.

e intracellular signaling molecules released by the cell in response to exposure to extracellular signaling molecules

an increase in the intensity of a signal through networks of intracellular reactions

he transmission of molecular signals from a cell's exterior to its interior

a change in the organism resulting from the detection of a stimulus.

it is the control of a biological reaction by the end products of that reaction.

a response that is the reverse of the change detected

the enhancement or amplification of an effect by its own influence on the process that gives rise to it.

a type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes.

series of events that take place in a cell that cause it to divide into two daughter cells.

the resting phase between successive mitotic divisions of a cell, or between the first and second divisions of meiosis.

a part of the cell cycle in which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei

abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to metastasize (spread)

a family of proteins that controls the progression of a cell through the cell cycle by activating cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) enzymes or group of enzymes required for synthesis of cell cycle.

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Unit 4

AP Biology Unit 4 Vocabulary-Lara

Term	Definition
Target Cell	cells that are receptive to a secreted hormone.
Ligand	an ion or molecule attached to a metal atom by coordinate bonding
Phosphorylation	A biochemical process that involves the addition of phosphate to an organic compound.
Receptor protein	chemical structures, composed of protein, that receive and transduce signals that may be integrated into biological systems.
Secondary Messenger	e intracellular signaling molecules released by the cell in response to exposure to extracellular signaling molecules
Signal Amplification	an increase in the intensity of a signal through networks of intracellular reactions
Signal Transduction	he transmission of molecular signals from a cell's exterior to its interior
Response	a change in the organism resulting from the detection of a stimulus.
Feedback	it is the control of a biological reaction by the end products of that reaction.
Negative Feedback	a response that is the reverse of the change detected
Positive Feedback	the enhancement or amplification of an effect by its own influence on the process that gives rise to it.
Asexual Reproduction	a type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes.
Cell Cycle	series of events that take place in a cell that cause it to divide into two daughter cells.
Interphase	the resting phase between successive mitotic divisions of a cell, or between the first and second divisions of meiosis.
Mitosis	a part of the cell cycle in which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei
Cancer	abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to metastasize (spread)
Cyclin	a family of proteins that controls the progression of a cell through the cell cycle by activating cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) enzymes or group of enzymes required for synthesis of cell cycle.

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