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Bio Exam two

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Proteins that signal the cell cycle control system to stop cell division or to continue it? Growth Factiors
When cancer has spread through the circulatory system to other parts of the body metastasized
an identical copy of a chromosome sister chromatids
the most common type of cancer in the US Skin Cancer
Skin, organ, and intestinal cancers(such as lunch, breast, prostate, and colon cancer are. carcinoma
The _____ celel cycle control checks to make sure DNA has replicated correctly, forming identical sister chromatids. If not, cell division stops. G2 Checkpoint
The longest stage of the cell cycle, when cell grows and duplicates their chromosomes. Interphase
Once your DNA has condensed from chromatin into ________ mitosis has begun. Chromosomes
When cell divides in an uncontrolled fashion and looks distinctly abnormal. Displasia
The _____ cell cycle control checks to make sure spindle fibers are attached correctly to each sister chomatid. If not, cell division stops. M Checkpoint
this stage of mitosis is essentially the reverse of prophase. telophase
the state of mitosis when spindle fibers pull sister chromatids apart Anaphase
The specific type of cancer that is caused by uncontrolled division of abnormal white blood celles Leukemia
Damaged DNA is referred to as a ______. As a result your DNA does not produce proteins correctly. mutation
the life cycle of a cell cell cycle
the stage of the cell cycle immediately after G2 ( when the cells nucleus divides) mitosis
the stage when spindle fibers attach to each sister chromatid prophase
the stage when sister chromatids line up in the middle of the cell metaphase
a tumor that remains at its original location(where is forms) benign
this carinogen causes more types of cancer and more cases of deadly cancer than any other carcinogen tobacco
during cell division, an animal cell pinches inward to form a _____ this eventually splits the parent ell into two new cells Cleavage furrow
if a cell is in the G1 stage of the cell cycle, your dna is in the form of? chromatin
the stage of the cell cycle when the cytoplasm dvidies, creating 2 new cells cytokenesis
a pair of chromosomes that carry the same types of genes homologous pairs
tiny organelles responsible for making spindle fibers that move chromosomes during mitosis centrioles
because cell division is ________ your cells stop dividing when they come in contact with one another or become crowded density dependent
a photographic inventory of a persons chromosomes karyotype
uncontrolled cell growth in which cells divide repeatedly to produce a mass of cells(a tumor) hyperplasia
a cancer causing agent these are external factors that alter your DNA (cause genetic mutations) carcinoger
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