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key questions to know for chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many sets of chromosomes does a diploid cell have? | 2 |
| How many sets of chromosomes does a haploid cell have? | 1 |
| How many cells does meiosis make? | 4(divides twice) |
| What is chromatin? | unwound chromosomes |
| Mitosis is the division of the _____? | nucleus |
| what happens in s phase of interphase? | sister chromatids are formed |
| What is cyclin? | a molecule that tells CDK what to do |
| Transformation is when normal cells convert to ______ cells. | Cancer |
| what is a benign tumor? | when abnormal cells reamain at tehir original site and it can be removed completley by surgery |
| What is a malignant tumor? | When the cell becomes so invasive that it impairs the function of 1 or more organs |
| Metastasis is the ___a____ of ___b____ cells to parts away fro their original site. | a: spreading b: cancer |
| What is a genome? | every piece of DNA in your body |
| Somatic Cells are _________. | diploid |
| Gamete Cells are _________. | haploid |
| Diploid cells are formed by ______. | Mitosis |
| Haploid Cells are formed by _______. | Meiosis |
| Sister chromatids are _________ pieces of DNA. | identical |