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ELSTP Case #3 Vocab2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis | identify the nature of an illness |
| Tumor | abnormal cell growth |
| Benign | not cancerous |
| Malignant | cancerous |
| Cells | basic unit of life |
| Cell cycle | the life cycle of a cell |
| Interphase | the stage in a cell cycle where a cell grows, replicates its DNA, and prepares for cell division; longest phase |
| Mitosis | the stage in a cell cycle where a cell replicates itself and makes a daughter cell |
| S-phase | the stage in a cell cycle where DNA is replicated |
| G-1 | the stage in cell cycle where cell grows, makes more organelles, checkpoint before S phase |
| G-2 | the stage in cell cycle where it checks to make sure that DNA replication was done correctly before mitosis |
| Check points | pausing points where the cell makes sure that the cell is healthy and ready for the next step |