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Biology

11.2-11.3

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Chromosome: A threadlike structure within the nucleus of a cell that contains genetic information that gets generationally passed on
Chromatin: A substance found in eukaryote chromosomes that consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones
Interphase The period of the cell cycle between cell divisions when the cell grows.
Mitosis the process by which the nucleus divides.
Centriole A structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division
Centromere: The region of the chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach.
Chromatid One of the two identical sister parts of a copied chromosome.
Prophase The first and longest part of mitosis is when the genetic material inside the nucleus of the cell condenses and the chromosome becomes visible.
Metaphase The place of mitosis where the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell.
Anaphase The phase of mitosis when the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell.
Telophase: The phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin.
Cytokinesis division of the cytoplasm
Cancer: A disorder in which some of the body's cells lose the ability to control growth
Tumor: A mass of rapidly dividing cells that can damage surrounding tissue.
Benign Tumor: A tumor that stays in its primary location without invading other sites of the body.
Malignant Tumor: A tumor that has cells that grow uncontrollably, the cells are spread locally or to distant sites.
Metastasis The development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer.
Stem Cell: An unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells.
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