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BIOLOGY M&L 10

Cell Growth and Division

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Cell Division The process by which a cell divides into new daughter cells
Asexual Reproduction The production of genetically identical offspring from a single parent cell. No sharing of DNA.
Sexual Reproduction The production of genetically unique offspring through the fusion of parent cells and sharing of DNA.
Chromosomes Threadlike structure of DNA and proteins that contains genetic information
Chromatin DNA tightly coiled around histones
Cell Cycle Series of events in which the cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells
Interphase Period of cell cycle between mitotic divisions
Mitosis Division of a Eukaryotic cell's nucleus
Cytokinesis Division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells
Centromere Region of a chromosome where sister chromatids attach
Chromatid One of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome
Centriole Structure in an animal cell that helps to organize cell division
Cyclin One of a family of proteins that regulates the cell cycle in eukaryotes
Growth Factor One of a group of external regulatory proteins that stimulates growth and division of cells
Apoptosis Process of programmed cell death
Cancer Disorder in which some of a body's cells lose the ability to control growth
Tumor A mass of cells
Embryo Developing stage of a multicellular organism
Differentiation Process in which cells become specialized
Totipotent Cells that are able to develop into any type of cell in the body
Blastocyst Stage in the early development of mammals that consists of a hollow ball of cells
Pluripotent Cells that are able to develop into most, but not all cell types of the body
Multipotent Cells with limited potential to develop into differentiated cells
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